Beauty & Spas in Ottawa

The knowledgeable staff members at Santa Fe Sun Tanning & Skin Care celebrate the positive effects moderate amounts of vitamin D can have on their clients. To help this process, they direct them to one of 10 tanning beds in four different levels so that they can safely imbue their bodies with the vitamin without going overboard. In addition to UV treatments, they cosset skin with Mystic spray tans and Hydrafacial treatments, both of which can foster more youthful glows.

Vitalglow Medical Aesthetics owner Candace Zimmer––a former student of Versailles Academy––aims to create a spa where visitors can relax as they rediscover their youth through noninvasive laser treatments. Prior to any of their physical makeovers, the expert medical aestheticians consult with each client to go over beauty goals and cater procedures to treat chronic conditions such as acne and other skin conditions. Helmed by a board-certified dermatologist, staff members then administer a lineup of customizable treatments, many of which were featured on CTV's Morning Live.

The team at Ottawa Wellness & Detox Centre focuses on holistic ways to rid the body of toxins. Clinic manager and cosmetologist Valerie Thornburg contours faces and bodies with galvanic treatments, and is certified in Matrix Energetics, a method designed to affect positive physical and emotional change. Hector Reyes, RNCP, corrects vitamin and mineral deficiencies and promotes weight loss with nutrition counselling, drawing upon years of experience in the health-food industry and traditional remedies discovered in his native Mexico.

Staffers point patrons towards better health with a variety of services, including a Power Eyes treatment for dark circles and fine lines, or far infrared therapy to increase circulation and melt chocolate bars forgotten in pockets.

At Oxygen MediSpa, techs bless clients with shinier facades and slimmer shadows through a suite of beautification services. Their nonsurgical facial rejuvenation stimulates collagen production, reduces fine lines and wrinkles, and tightens and contours façades. Microdermabrasion sessions remove two to four layers of skin, leaving the skin smoother and reducing the appearance of fine lines, pores, and shallow scarring. Teeth-whitening treatments use blue LEDs to break up stains caused by morning coffees, afternoon cigarette breaks, and late-night beet gorging.

In addition to sprucing up worn-down looks, Oxygen MediSpa's techs also reshape bodies with the help of ultrasonic liposuction treatments. Their ultrasound-spraying hand pieces send the waves deep into unwanted fat cells, destroying them and helping clients shuck layers of pudge without resorting to surgery.