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In addition to the manicures, pedicures and Swedish massages, The Umstead Spa offers several unique treatments. One is The Umstead Body Ritual, a 75-minute treatment that uses many products from the spa’s signature line. It begins with a body exfoliation using Umstead Body Polish, which is rinsed off by the overhead Vichy shower. The rinse is followed by an application of Umstead Body Butter. Finally, you’ll be draped in sheets misted with Umstead Linen Mist and receive a scalp massage.

Another unique treatment is the 75- or 90-minute Red Flower Hammam Ritual. The treatment is based on the skincare practices of the Hammam bathhouses and uses essential oils. Your skin will be exfoliated with Lemon Coffee Blossom Scrub and then covered with warm white clay to cleanse and detoxify. Finally, you’ll receive a massage using cardamom amber oil.

A third signature treatment is the Red Flower Japanese Ritual, which blends layers of ingredients and scents on the body to stimulate blood flow. The treatment begins with a Ginger Grass Bamboo Scrub to exfoliate the skin. Next, your body is cleansed with Mimosa Sea Algae Wash and misted with Plum Soft Water Mist. The ritual ends with a massage of Kinmoxei Silk Oil to warm the body.

All three treatments are pure bliss.

• Jim Beley
• The Umstead Hotel and Spa
• General Manager

The Umstead Spa offers a selection of spa experiences that are uniquely ours. The Umstead Body Ritual, which is 75 minutes long, begins with a refreshing body exfoliation with our signature Umstead Body Polish, followed by a cascading rinse from the overhead Vichy Shower. Our nourishing Umstead Body Butter is gently applied with long, flowing massage strokes for hydration. Next you are draped in a sheeted misted with our Umstead Mist as your therapist performs a soothing scalp massage.

Another wonderful treatment is the Red Flower Hammam Ritual, lasting 75 or 90 minutes. This ritual is based on the skincare practices of the Hammam bathhouses, tracing back to the ancient Roman Thermae. This ritual uses essential oils and begins with an exfoliation. Next, the body is cocooned in warm white clay, which cleanses and detoxifies the skin. Rich aromas of Moroccan mint tea and orange quince mist abound. This ritual concludes with a massage of cardamom amber oil used to warm and relax the body.

A third signature treatment is the Red Flower Japanese Ritual. This is founded on the principal of stimulating blood flow through the body by blending layers of exceptional ingredients and pure scents deeply into the skin. Your journey begins with the use of ginger grass bamboo scrub to exfoliate, energize and firm the body. Next, the body is cleansed with mimosa sea algae wash, followed by a mist to nourish and soften the skin. This extraordinary ritual concludes with a massage using Kinmoxei Silk Oil, which warms the body.