Nothing feels nicer than leaving a spa, polished, shiny, clean and smelling great. Clever spas in Bali have known that in order to keep that feeling with you it is the perfect time to indulge you in a little feel good retail therapy. Many spas have incorporated specialist retail areas where they stock not just their unique private labels products but gifts and gems that are consistent with the world of spa, wellness and relaxation.
At the Alila Spas in Ubud and Manggis, as well as at the soon to be opened Uluwatu location, spa retail showcases the divinely pure, chemically free and organically certified products that are created just for the Alila Spa experience.
Steve Jeisman, Director of Spas and Development for Alila Hotels and Resorts maintains in order to be well we need to use products that are themselves ‘well’. Unsprayed, pure and raw! All products from SPA ALiLA go to Singapore for testing through the Health and Science Authority for Cosmetic Control and they are certified in compliance with the highest consumer standards. While it is difficult and expensive to manage this process is creates a security and integrity of intention. As people in general are becoming more attuned to the benefits of complimentary and supportive medicines Steve believes that there is a need to have regulations that protect consumers against fraudulent claims of effectiveness that can not only waste time and money but can cause harm.
At Karma Kandara and Karma Jimbaran you will find not only products like their virgin coconut oils, the latest in Ayuvedic care from the KAMA range in India and teh exclusive men’s range SKINN, but also exquisite jewelry from the Oiishi and Aum Rudraksha collections. They stock books on spa and yoga, and also yoga mats to encourage you to continue in your pursuit of health and balance in your daily life. Buying items from a spa can have a positive effect on their use as each time you sue them you are reminded of the health giving experience of your spa treatment and this can be used to bring your mind into that calm space again.
At Kupu Kupu Barong’s Mango Tree Spa the products of L’Occitane are used in treatments so it is only natural that these lovely French products from Provence are available to take home with you. The Maya Ubud has recently introduced the Tropical Rejuvenation range by Pevonia Botanica, a world renown award winning spa product that you simply can’t buy anywhere but the best spas in the world. Over in Nusa Dua the St Regis Remede Spa uses their own international brand of Remede products in their treatments and offer for sale an even larger range of Remede Products including the excellent Remede Sun block range to preserve and re-moisturize sun exposed skin. Still in Nusa Dua The Laguna Resort Spa not only carries international brands like Thalgo they are the retail distributer for Windy Javanese Oil blends, the traditional Javanese perfumes are blended into delightful massage oils that make great gifts, and it is also a great way of taking the essence of Javanese healing with you when you return home.Martha Tilaar is famous not just for the spa treatments but also the products. Using ingredients from the traditional Royal Javanese “beauty secrets” Martha Tilaar have created products to suit all skin types. Their Dewi Sri Spa range and the Martha Tilaar cosmetics are known across Indonesia for their ability to enhance and maintain the beautiful and youthful looking skin of some of Indonesia’s most prominent women.
At the Tugu Hotel the traditional healings of Indonesia are very prominent on the spa menu and here not only can you purchase spa products you can take home with you bottles of the especially prepared elixirs of Jamu. Made fresh on request you can keep most of them in the fridge for up to ten days, each bottle comes with instructions and a list of ingredients, all you need to do is select the right one for you, from immune boosters to energy pick me ups you can discuss your needs with the Jamu ladies who will also add a pinch of their own magic into the mix.
At the Aman Resorts you can find exquisite, eclectic jewlery from Jean Francois Fichot, hand crafted in Bali and sourced from all over the world, absolutely magical gifts for very special people. At Bodyworks in Pettitenget you will find something for everyone, brightly coloured bindhis and bejeweled sandals from India, fascinating and brilliant jewelry from Shape Shifter. There are carved hair combs and a range of Bodyworks body products, including the creamy soaps of Republic of Soap that make perfect Bali gifts. At Jari Menari you can find enough spa retail to turn your own home into a spa, with oil burners, candles, mats and even entire yoga outfits you’d be able to transform a corner of any room into a sanctuary of calm and at GLO Salon the retail area is all about you, or your friends and loved one. Instant bronzer from Bonza Bronze, night time eyelashes, a great range of Creative and Opi nail varnishes, the newly launched Youngblood Mineral Makeup range and some very sexy intimates that we can only tease you with!