Do chocolate spa treatments leave you sticky?
After writing about the chocolate hotel room fantasy weekend and the chocolate spa treatments at the Hotel Hershey, I wondered about others. The idea of a chocolate treatment makes me feel sticky. I have had massages with oil. Those left me feeling slick. Jeannette of Intelligent Traveler who wrote the original post about the Godiva/Hotel Bryant fantasy weekend left a comment on my post that she has had a chocolate wrap and there is a temptation to lick oneself. I can see that.
I have never felt tempted to lick myself after a massage that involves regular massage oil. This chocolate beauty treatment has me curious about its merits. These treatments have been around awhile. In this 2005 article posted at FoxNews.com, Samantha Jonas-Hain writes about her chocolate body tour that took in Hershey, Pennsylvania as well as Ajune Spa (see Godiva Chocolate Body Wrap) and Charm Beauty Salon in Manhattan.
Jonas-Hain interviewed people who attested to the benefits of doing more than eating chocolate. For example, one person said that caffeine stimulates the circulatory system and tightens the skin. One benefit, another said, is that if you use chocolate as a beauty treatment, the smell alone can satisfy your cravings for the good stuff. You might not eat it which can help keep the weight off. So you see, don't eat the Godiva chocolate you received for Valentine's Day. Melt it and use it as a facial.
Here are some other places for chocolate spa treatments I came across.
The Spa at Norwich Inn - Norwich, Connecticut. Three chocolate inspired treatments from which to choose.
Four Seasons Hotel George V - Paris. Check out the chocolate body scrub or the chocolate body wrap.
Relâche, the Spa at Gaylord Opryland® Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tennessee has a chocolate spa treatment in February only. Hurry.
Poets Cove Resort and Spa-- Pender Island, British Columbia - For treatments with yummy sounding names.
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Feb 15th 2008 @ 2:22PM
Julia Rosien said...
I can personally attest to the fact that chocolate treatments do not leave you sticky - satisfied, yes - but not sticky.
The Little Inn of Bayfield in Ontario, Canada offers a sinfully sweet chocolate treatment for couples:
http://www.gogirlfriend.com/reviews/little-inn-bayfield-1340
I'm sure there are health benefits, but in all honesty, when presented with this kind of decadence - who cares!
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Feb 15th 2008 @ 3:45PM
Jen said...
"You might not eat it which can help keep the weight off. So you see, don't eat the Godiva chocolate you received for Valentine's Day. Melt it and use it as a facial."
Anyone see the biggest loser a few weeks ago where Bernie smeared the temptation chocolates all over his face instead of eating them "my goal was to be as close to the chocolate as possible without eating them"
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