Beauty & Spas in Hollins

The owners of Lava Tanning & Massage stock their storefront with premium UV beds, as well as offer UV-free spray tanning procedures, earning their Salem location a spot on Looking Fit magazine's list of the Top 250 tanning salons in 2009. During visits, staffers help guests fight cellulite with a botanically based body wrap, combat stress with a massage, or work to diminish wrinkles and ill-mannered comparisons to shar-peis with a red-light therapy session.

In some ways, Melanie Dowell is still living out the effects of the car accident she was in when she was 11 years old. When pain from the accident persisted, her parents took her to a holistic health center, where she was able to experience the healing benefits of massage firsthand—thus cementing her faith in bodywork. At Body Harmony Massage Therapy, she gives her clients the same experience; her massages alleviate the pain and tension that result from accidents, sports injuries, or pushing nerds into broom closets. She also performs body treatments that use herbs and flowers to treat skin. For instance, the lavender body treatment combines lavender, cornmeal, and essential oils of ginger and eucalyptus to regenerate cells and relax respiratory tightness, and the Hot Toddy for the Body warms skin with a cornmeal scrub before a massage with orange oil reduces tension.

The Tan Company's experienced tanning consultants harness the body-metallizing power of Helios and relocate it to customers' skin via spray tans and Sundash tanning beds. Rather than waiting for a high-five from King Midas, guests can instead gild their hides in five levels of UV tanning beds, including some with iPod hookups and AC systems.

HD Mystic Tan treatments simulate a bath in our nearest star’s beams with a DHA tanning solution suitable for nearly all skin types that contains no alcohol, perfumes, oils, or artificial preservatives. For a more individualized touch, staffers wield SunFX airbrushes to coat physiques in natural-looking bronzes that complement the client's unique curvature for up to 7 days. Tan-enhancing lotions from brands such as Australian Gold and Swedish Beauty prolong clients' new hues and infuse skin with a healthy dose of hydration.

Skilled aesthetician Teri Dawson draws on more than 20 years of experience in the medical, health, and fitness industries as she pampers skinscapes. She tailors each of her services to skin type, tackling blemishes with custom masks and catering to gentlemen and teens with manly and mall-scented facials, respectively. Her body scrubs lavish bodies below the neck to exfoliate expired skin layers and instill moisture in parched birthday suits. Permanent makeup services save time for clients, eliminating the need to harvest mascara from the community garden every morning.

The trained staff of Tan 'N Tone acquaints clients with indoor bronzing in one of the salon's beds, booths, or through UV-free spray tanning. Each member of the salon team gains accreditation after passing a written examination and successfully calculating the date of the next solar flare, then cheerily relays that knowledge to visitors. New clients can also take a tour of the salon, where experts discuss safe tanning practices while introducing their guests to Tan 'N Tone's equipment.

Clients may achieve an even UV tan across the body or a specific area using the salon's full complement of tanning beds and booths. The powerful Matrix bed grants deep, dark tans in short sessions, and standup tanners can savor the wide, open-air design of the X2 Maxx High Pressure booth. The Legacy focuses on darkening legs, and Pacifica leaves faces golden. For UV-free tans, the VersaSpa spray-tan booth releases gentle misting to let visitors emerge bearing a sun-kissed appearance without the gaudy hues of the sun's cut-rate lipstick.

Certified massage therapist Heather Riddle soothes aching muscles and stressed-out minds during each one of her custom Swedish or deep-tissue massages. Using aromatherapy oils as well as her skilled hands, she works out long-held tension and knots in her clients’ shoulders, necks, and backs.