Garden Grove Spa and Massage

Celebrity aesthetician Leaine Dehmer describes herself as a “skin behaviorist.” Whether crafting her own professional line of skincare products or tending to clients with massages, facials, skin peels, or body exfoliations, she seems to intuitively know the components of a healthy, radiant complexion. You don’t have to take her word for it, though; Leaine’s reputation recently received a boost when her services were included in each of the celebrity swag bags handed out at the 2012 Academy Awards.

Regardless of their box-office draw, guests from all walks of life can indulge in the roster of relaxing services at Leaine’s Skinsations Spa, many of which derive their powers from natural or organic products. Private treatment rooms lull clients into relaxation with such calming touches as scented candles. Cascading waterfalls flood the rooms with amber light, while drifting moisture clings softly to the skin like a baby kitten in wet mittens.

The team at the Orange Coast Chiropractic Group specialize in therapeutic fibromyalgia massage. Because the staff's Keith Kausler has been a practicing chiropractor for more than 30 years, he can now proudly say that he treats several third-generation patients. His previous patients' children and grandchildren now come to him for the latest therapeutic treatments, which Dr. Kausler keeps abreast of during annual continuing-education seminars. In addition to helping kids feel better via chiropractic adjustments, he has served youth in the community as a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Tustin and the team doctor for several football teams in the Pop Warner program—a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating football and cheer programs for youths around the world.

Fellow chiropractor Ron Vaselenko is also backed by three decades of experience, specializing in areas including spinal trauma, homeopathy, and alternative nutrition. Licensed acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine expert Christine Lee can recommend herbal treatments for specific goals, such as losing weight or pogo-sticking faster to and from work.

Tropic Tan's equipment does more than just turn pale hides into bronze bodies with traditional beds. Their four levels of tanning beds, including a standup unit, are joined by custom spray tans and natural-looking Mystic tans. Beyond tanning, their red-light-therapy beds stimulate the production of collagen to help smooth wrinkles, treat depression, reduce scarring, or halt speeding cars. The staff also helps clients slim down quickly with infrared body wraps.

While both of its locations boast luxurious homes at the SeaCliff and Los Caballeros Country Clubs, Gem Day Spa extends its pampering services to the entire community, regardless of membership. Micro-current technology drives many treatments designed to fight aging on the face and whole body, relying on the power of gentle electrical stimulation to trigger cellular repair and lift and tighten the skin without surgery. Facials improve signs of aging and restore skin health with a combination of herbs, antioxidants, and fruit extracts, while a cold-laser high-frequency light system triggers lymphatic drainage while also treating rosacea, sun damage, and acne.

Before enjoying a pumpkin peel or exfoliating back facial, clients can slip into comfy robes and slippers or take a soothing soak in the Los Caballeros location’s complimentary jacuzzi. The SeaCliff location boasts a special gazebo room that lets clients breathe in rejuvenating sea breezes and makes a perfect setting in which to enjoy a relaxing massage or watch as the staff re-enact their favorite scenes from The Sound of Music.

Amid the spa’s earth-toned walls and certifiably alive greenery, Bella Vi's team of massage therapists and skincare specialists unshackle visitors from their daily grinds with facials as well as Swedish, deep-tissue, and pregnancy massages.

Seven days a week from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., women and men alike head into My Head 2 Toe for relaxing reflexology and massage services. A state-licensed therapist instills clients with relaxation via massages ranging from deep tissue to prenatal to shiatsu. Either inside My Head 2 Toe's general open area or inside a private treatment room, clients can enjoy reflexology packages incorporating techniques first used by ancient Egyptians that promote more blood and lymphatic flow than a rapping hematologist.