Beauty & Spas in Graham

South Sugar Hill specializes in hair removal—but instead of relying on methods such as waxing, lasers, or the slow, entropic stomp of time that devours everything in its path, the staff uses all-natural sugar wax. This type of wax is free of harsh chemicals and artificial fragrances, making it ideal for the sensitive skin in bikini areas, under arms, and on faces. The sugaring process is also heat-free, ensuring that skin does not end up with burns.

The bubblegum-pink exterior of Picasso Salon & Day Spa houses a team of stylists, aestheticians, and licensed massage therapists overseen by Sonia Kim Scheer, a beauty-industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience. Stylists and colorists at different levels of experience—including director, master, senior, and archduke—consult with clients before reshaping their hairdo. Aestheticians also soften skin with Dermalogica products during four types of facials and three types of chemical peels. A sea-salt scrub or European rose mud wrap can help relax bodies as a technician washes off the nourishing ingredients in the spa's Vichy shower.

Since putting the finishing touches on the hairdo of their first customer more than 10 years ago, Attitudes Salon’s crew of talented stylists has worked diligently to foster a welcoming atmosphere while offering a slew of fashionable services. So dedicated is the team to both keeping their skills honed and remaining abreast of current trends that it regularly engages in training courses. Specializing in snipping chic styles, the stylists meet with each client for a pre-cut consultation to come up with a style that will flatter their features and express their personality. Throughout the day, the salon remains abuzz with staffers highlighting hair, waxing brows, and restoring radiance to fingers that have mistaken paint buckets for soap dispensers.

Saravidas Health & Wellness’ independent practitioners combine their holistic- and natural-healing talents to aid patients in need of relaxation. Licensed mental-health counselors Anne Merrill and Deanne Caron repair frazzled nerves with counseling sessions, and staff from Family Acupuncture & Wellness of Puget Sound bolster clients’ well-being with Chinese herbal remedies and acupuncture treatments. Other members of the cadre of caretakers also treat clients with skin services, massage appointments, infrared-sauna sessions, and body-wrap treatments.

The skilled technicians at New Leaf Hyperbarics help treat patients suffering from autism, dementia, and traumatic brain injuries through the use of hyperbaric chambers. Clients entering New Leaf’s office choose from four types of FDA-approved OxyHealth chambers, each designed to comfortably cradle them while increasing their oxygen and blood flow by way of increased atmospheric pressure. This encourages bodies to repair themselves from the inside out—reducing inflammation and repairing damaged cells—and to detoxify and strengthen the immune system. Lifts and platforms provide safe access to each chamber for every age and body type, and staff members answer questions about each device. New Leaf’s hyperbaric chambers have been used by athletes looking to make the most out of their abilities as well as by everyday folks wanting to feel and look younger than a kitten sucking on a pacifier.

Inside Little Red Dress Salon, the licensed massage therapist of Beautiful Health Massage draws on seven years of experience in order to bring clients relief. Her deep-tissue massages soothe tendons, ligaments, and joints that have constricted because of polka dancing too forcefully, while gentle Swedish massages calm nervous systems and induce a sense of well-being. View a full list of techniques here.