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Day spas are like medicine for the soul

Brooke Nobles

Issue date: 4/22/05 Section: Culture
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Imagine this: sitting underneath the warm sun, soaking up the rays with black shades on, sipping a Mai Thai, listening to the roaring ocean and the seagulls squawking overhead. Then a calming voice that says, "Okay, time's up."

Now you too can be lost daydreaming and relaxing, while getting a massage, facial, body wrap or any number of procedures and treatments the salon/day spas offer. Bonus: There are quite a few near by!

1) Kathy's Oasis Salon and Day Spa
285 Liberty St., Suite 130, Salem
(503) 362-7488
Kathy@kathyoasis.com

What's offered?
Massages, facial services, body services (i.e. wraps, waxing, hair, nails, make-up.)
Prices:
$1/minute massages, deep-tissue for facial

Extra Mile Service:
For the facemasks, they have products that go with each skin complexion, (sensitive skin, oily, acne) and they use these specialty products right when they start.

2) Russell's Salon and Day Spa
4555 Commercial St. Salem
(503) 362-7488
Russellsalon@hotmail.com

What's offered?
Massages, facials, body wrap, hair, nails etc.
Prices:
Massages: 45 minutes-$50, 1 hour-$55
Facial: 1 hour-$65
Aloe Vera Body wraps: 45 minutes-$75

Extra Mile Service:
They take measurement before the Aloe Vera body wrap, then after 45 minutes they take body measurements again, because this body wrap is supposed to help with the toning of muscles, cellulite, inch loss and firming of the body.
After the process, they recommend drinking a total amount of a gallon of water each day, over the course of the next couple of days, because, just like after any massage, it's best to make sure all toxins are washed away.

3) Radiance Salon and Spa
3632 N. River Rd. Keizer
(503) 393-6800

What's offered?
Tanning, waxing, pedicures, manicure, hair styling, massages and hot stones.
Prices:
Massages- 30 minutes-$35, 1 hour-$60, 90 minutes-$90
Hot stones-$70.00 (The hot flat stones are placed on pressure points along the backside.)
Manicures- $25/$40 for Ultimate or Classic
Pedicures- $35/$50 for Ultimate or Classic

Extra Mile Service:
At Radiance, they offer Reflexology, another kind of massage that focuses on points in the hands and feet that lead to massaging internal organs.

4) Today's Hair Salon and Day Spa
511 Edgewater St. Salem
(503) 588-8886
info@today'shairsalon.com

Whats offered?
Full body massages, facials, body wrap, nails, hair, waxing.
Prices:
Massage: 1 hour-$65
Hot stones: 1 hour-$85, 90 minutes-$120

Extra Mile Service:
The body wrap offered at this salon is like a green mask all over the body, wrapped with black plastic that helps the body take in the heat. After the wrap, take a Swedish shower!

If you need to get away, need a relaxing weekend to de-stress, where better than a professional spa? Don't worry about what you look like, just come as you are, then you'll be ready to hop in and be beautified. Keep this information nearby in case you are feeling stress from school, roommates, work, etc. It would be a nice treat for yourself, because any kind of services at these places will instantly lift your mood. It's like medicine for the soul.

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