Spa treatment products blog

You may return from holiday, feel relaxed and rejuvenated in mind and body but the opposite can be said for your skin.  Exposed to the combined rigours of sun, sea, sand and chlorine, your summer holiday can be a highly damaging and stressful experience for your skin. Whilst you’re away, you can alleviate the worst of this by using specialist high sun-protection during the day, showering away excess salt and chlorine at the end of each day, and by applying after-sun to soothe any burnt areas and/or a moisturiser to replenish dehydrated skin.

Back at home, some serious TLC is needed to preserve your tan and keep your skin looking and feeling soft, smooth and silky to touch. This is where Terraké’s ultra-moisturising Luxuriant Plant Life world comes into its own.

This world gains inspiration from precious oils, butters and exquisite essences taken from the rarest plants - it works to nourish dry, dehydrated skin on both face and body.

For the face, the Rare Essence Precious Nourishing Cream contains essences of Woad and Immortelle with known anti-ageing benefits alongside a rich yet delicate blend of fruit butters and essential flower essences.  It deeply nourishes the skin to leave it regenerated, soft, plumped up and radiant.   Use it twice daily, morning and evening.  Or for even more intense nourishment particularly on dry, flaky or sun-tightened patches, there is the Rare Essence Precious Nourishing Oil, which leaves skin looking velvety, plumped up and luminous.

For the body, quench thirsty skin with the Delectable Essence Delicious Nourishing Cream containing Cupuacu Butter and Passion Fruit Oil.  This firm, yet silky smooth body butter has a sublime scent of mouth-watering fruits and provides a deep nourishing action, to leave your skin supply, satiny and its thirst absolutely satiated.

The modern man about town has similar “beauty” concerns to his female counterpart – he is as concerned about first lines, wrinkles, and ageing in general, as she is.  He also cares about his physique; too, he considers it important to stay in shape for the challenges ahead.  Both of these factors he rightly knows can impact on his position in the workplace and how he appears to a potential partner, too. 

Terraké Men has been created with just such a discerning modern man in mind.  To address his ageing concerns, there is Mineral Force Regenerating Emulsion.  It delivers a wealth of mineral energy from Magnesium and Silicium to the skin to stimulate cellular activity and restructure weakened areas such as wrinkles.  The end result of regular use is skin that is smoothed, re-energised and lines are diminished.

Too much time behind a desk and too much good food can add up to a less-than-perfect stomach – without a six-pack in sight!  The powerful combination of Iron and Silicium in Mineral Force Abdo-Refining Gel gives double slimming and firming effectiveness.  After just a few days, the treated area is toned as if redefined, and the abdomen appears re-sculpted.

Also, within the Terraké Men range are two highly effective male grooming essentials:  Mineral Force Energising After-Shave Balm provides an active response to the dehydration and irritation of skin caused by shaving.  Mineral Force Anti-Fatigue Shower with its vibrant scent reawakens the senses - in a few minutes under the shower, all tension disappears and fatigue is forgotten.

As the temperature soars and we’re all quite literally wilting in the heat, re-discover the lightness of being with products from Terraké’s deliciously ethereal “of Air and Light” sensorial world, which takes as its inspiration the cool, pure and unpolluted mountain tops. 

“of Air and Light” works to both cleanse and detoxify..

For the body, there is On A Cloud of Weightlessness Relaxing Precious Oil, with essential oils of Mint, Ginger and Cardamom – use to scent a cool bath.   Stepping from the bath, you’ll feel refreshed.  Leaving the skin damp, hydrate with a light-as-air moisturiser such as Snow Breeze Fresh Detoxifying Gel, with Buddleia from the Alps and Fujian White Tea.  Taken to new heights, you will feel renewed and energised!

For the face, summer skin has its own specific problems and accordingly, requires special care.  Sun-parched skin requires intense hydration but without overly rich ingredients which can cause excess shine and make-up to slide, whilst it can also block pores and cause blemishes. 

The solution is gentle yet effective cleansing and exfoliation followed by a feather-light moisturiser which is also intensely thirst-quenching.  Try cleansing daily with Terraké’s Pure Light Delicate Cleansing Oil followed by Pure Light Tender Exfoliating Emulsion used twice-weekly.  Follow with a barely-there moisturiser such as Breath of Pure Air Protecting Detoxifying Light-As-Air Cream to leave skin glowing with freshness and radiance. 

Few women are 100% satisfied with their body shape – unless they’re a supermodel, that is.  Hang-ups about less than perfect legs, bottoms and stomachs come to the fore as the holiday season approaches with the unwelcome prospect of baring all in a bikini.

There is still time to seek a solution.  Now you can help to banish lumps, bumps and saggy bits without ever going near the gym with figure-firming products from new luxury spa brand, Terraké’s Terra Magica world.  Terra Magica takes its inspiration from earths, clays, minerals and precious stones. 

In the shower, improve the appearance of oft-exposed skin on upper arms and thighs by using Smoothing Sand – Rich Exfoliating Softening Cream which uses white sand from Polynesia to gently exfoliate away dead skin cells to reveal new, smoother and younger-looking skin beneath.  Apply Mineral Sculpt Intensive Firming Cream to problem areas like hips, bottoms and thighs whilst the skin is still damp.  The key active ingredient is Silicium which works to firm and densify the skin, re-defining contours. 

After a short period of time following this regimen, your skin will be smoother, your body will feel toned and firm and you’ll feel more confident to bare all on the beach this summer!