Richmond Hill Spa and Massage

The secret ingredient at Minus 417 Dead Sea Spa is Dead Sea salt, which is infused into many of the spa's skin, body, and nail treatments. Nails soak in the mineral-rich salt during a spa mani-pedi. Bodies benefit from Dead Sea salt's circulation-boosting abilities during a mud mask and a warming massage, where the much-touted element also helps firm, soften, and rejuvenate the skin.

Of course, the spa's experienced aestheticians also rely on other ingredients, including Thai herbs, vitamin A, and Jeunesse Advanced Skin Care products. Clients can choose from more than 20 types of facial treatments or enjoy a massage from a certified therapist capable of harnessing the powers of essential oils, honey, and green tea. The skin experts at Minus 417 are also well versed in a range of advanced aesthetic treatments, including LED light therapy that erases sun damage and IPL hair removal that rids bodies of unwanted hair and freshly sprouted grass.

Mee Skin Care's modern ambiance stems from its bright, geometric decor and its advanced anti-aging technologies. Two-storey glass windows flood the lobby with tidal waves of light. Inside private treatment rooms, aestheticians slow or reverse signs of aging or skin damage with laser light and botanical products by Babor and Swiss Line. In addition to warding off physical wear and tear, beauty pros also alleviate the hectic pace of life. During massages and facials, specialists lavish skin and muscles with nonstop attention, kneading away knots and renewing skin health.

Paradise Salon and Day Spa offers visitors a chance to take a vacation from everyday stress with a menu of full-body beautification services. Dry hair can take a permanent hiatus thanks to the salon's intense haircare treatment, which nourishes parched strands with a formula rich in plant and silk proteins. Dry skin is likewise tackled with a hydrating and brightening caviar facial or an aromatherapy body wrap that swaddles skin in cotton sheets after brushing it with soothing essential oils. If a change in scenery won't fit into your hectic schedule, change what you see in the mirror instead by booking a complete makeup makeover or sprucing up lifeless strands with luminous highlights. Waxing services provide all the fun of getting ready for the beach without the itchy sand or annoying sunshine, and mani-pedis extend sandal season year-round to show off colorful coats of regular, french-style, or shellac polish.

The technicians at Beauty Station harness high-tech forces such as microcurrents, radio frequencies, and laser energy to rejuvenate their clients from head to feet. Their facials help banish frown lines, while body treatments encourage slimming of thighs, bellies, and posteriors. The massage therapists on staff enhance their kneading sessions with aromatherapy, herbal salts, and hot stones, while wax experts defuzz upper lips, underarms, and legs. The beauty haven boasts eight total treatment rooms, including a steam room, a hydrotherapy room, a vanity room, and a room just for studying all the other rooms.

Complexions glow like fireflies amid Golden Rosewater Beauty's indoor forest of trees, reeds, and orchids. Here, trained aestheticians paint lips and eyelids with Vidi Vici makeup and soften wrinkles with Vagheggi phytocosmetics packed with healthy antioxidants. Essential oils fill a steam room with calming aromas, and candles cultivate a relaxing atmosphere in private treatment rooms, where massage therapists soothe sore muscles with Swedish strokes and stones as hot and smooth as a freshly ironed sunbeam. Staffers can also make skin as slick and hairless as the spa's marble countertops with waxing treatments for the eyebrows, legs, and underarms.

White walls span the entire length of Green Beauty's luxurious space, interrupted only with the phrase painted along one side: "Be Beautiful. Feel good about it." Not only do the aestheticians and stylists beautify patrons, they do it using a slate of eco-amicable products. Since beginning as online store in 2009, Green Beauty has grown into a full-service salon, spa, and boutique that was recently named store of the week by Now Magazine.