6. The Clearing Factor – Mandarin Oriental, New York ($985)
While the Thai Yoga Experience offers you the deep-tissue balance massage and the Oriental Harmony is all about balance, the Clearing Factor focuses on detoxifying. Yup, Mandarin Oriental does not just offer you the luxury of spa treatments, but also different approaches to suit your need and preferences.
In this treatment, they will start with a full body exfoliation. For $985, expect this to be nothing like ordinary exfoliating scrub. They use a freshly-mixed blend of Dead Sea salts within the massage oil. Then, your therapist will perform lymph drainage therapy using soft-touch operating techniques. This is to get your body open and ready for the cleansing process.
After that, Swedish massage follows. Then, traditional cupping is used on your back to eliminate impurities by bringing them to the surface. Cupping is a common ancient method of body purification.
Heading towards the end of the nearly four-hour treatment, your body will be wrapped in antioxidant clay to soothe the skin. Then, it ends with a gentle moisturizing lotion to hydrate your skin. And wrap things up with a fresh squeezed detoxifying juice to optimize the cleansing.
