Planet Beach Contempo Spas Have What Men Want

Automated services, edgy décor and high quality products appeal to the guys

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Say the word “spa” and many people envision a frilly, feminine enclave where men dare not tread. Smart guys know better.

According to the International Spa Association, 30 percent of spa-goers are men. Demand among men for spa services is so great that some male-only spas are opening across the country. Conveniently for the guys – and Planet Beach Contempo Spa franchise owners, our spas offer the services that men want while still appealing to women – all for much less than a traditional day spa.

The male appeal of a Contempo Spa begins at the door, with the lively, edgy decor and continues with unscented products. “The unscented sprays are great so you don’t leave smelling like jasmine,” says Contempo Spa customer Bob Martin.

Men come to spas more for relaxation and rejuvenation than pampering and beauty care. However, the thought of being touched by a stranger often sends them out the door.

Our state-of-the-art, automated spa services allow men to feel rejuvenated without the awkward therapist encounter. Massages are not only hands-free, they are also private.

Like a female customer, a male customer is in control of his massage in the privacy of his own room at a Contempo Spa.

Our AquaMassage and Hydro-Massage beds use water jets and pressure to melt away stress while men remain dry and fully clothed. Our Therasage bed uses infrared heat and massage to relieve vital pressure points along the spine. The Cyber-Relax massage chair gives a customized massage based on his shape and posture. “It feels so good,” customer Frank Lovato says. “Totally relaxing.”

Cyber Relax Chair

Once men come to a spa for a massage, they are often open to trying other services such as tanning and weight loss. With Planet Beach, they can choose UV Therapy tanning either standing or lying down, as well as the UV-Free Mystic Spray Tan. And the SlimCapsule can help men lose weight by burning calories and increasing their metabolism.

Men generally take a practical view of spa services. They tend to see the benefits of services as routine maintenance. “I go in there for an oil change,” one male spa-goer told The New York Times.

Planet Beach customers appreciate the efficiency of choosing their own services and operating the equipment themselves. For a modest monthly fee that might buy one 90-minute massage at a traditional day spa, they get unlimited access to a suite of services.

At Planet Beach, the customer is in charge. And that’s what men want.

Gather some friends for a day of relaxation and rejuvenation

Time at the spa is restorative. Time at Planet Beach Contempo Spas with close friends is a party. Spa parties at Planet Beach combine relaxation, wellness and according to the International Spa Association, going to the spa with your friends is not only fun, but a great way to save money.

Whether you are gathering the ladies for engagement and bachelorette parties, anniversaries, a birthday or just a girl’s night out, Planet Beach Contempo Spas are making it easy to connect with your friends. Now until September 30, participating Planet Beach Contempo Spa locations are encouraging customers to book a Spa Party for four or more people before or after operating hours to ensure the ultimate in personalized spa experience.

“We want our customers to appreciate themselves and their friends, and a spa party is a great way to accomplish both of those goals,” says Mandy Bryant, Director of Spa Performance for Planet Beach. “Everyone needs to make time for pampering, and at Planet Beach they can do that and catch up with their friends at the same time.”

During the exclusive experience, each customer can receive two spa services and two individual product samples for $39 (a retail value of $100). A $20 upgrade to $59 will add two more services and a $30 upgrade to $69 will secure unlimited services during the scheduled Spa Party.

Customers will have their choice among facials, massage, detoxification, hydration station, meditation, skincare treatment, weight management services, red light therapy service, UV therapy, spray tan options, and a variety of skincare and nutrition products depending on the location.

“Sharing the spa experience with a group of friends is the perfect way to relax and reconnect,” says ISPA President Lynne McNees. “Recommendations from friends is one of the top motivators in deciding to go to the spa. With so many spas offering packages it’s easy to plan a girls retreat.”

Check www.planetbeach.com for store locations. Think of it as a trip to the beach, without the sand.

Review by Planet Beach Customer, Faith Shealy

After hearing about Planet Beach Contempo Spa and all of its services, I was very excited to experience it for myself.

Faith Shealy getting a Lumiere facial in the Cyber Relax Chair.

The relaxing spa atmosphere took over as soon as I entered the Contempo Spa on Corporate Boulevard in Baton Rouge. From the moment I walked through the door, the ladies at the front counter were very attentive. They were eager to tell me the benefits of the services and walked me through how each of the services worked. They also offered products that work with each service, explaining how the products and services worked together for maximum benefit.

I decided to try the Cyber Relax chair and the Lumiere facial.

First step: washing my make-up off and applying the lotion that works with the red lights in the facial. I sat down in the Cyber Relax chair and Jamie, the spa consultant, adjusted it to match my body. The foot rest moved, conforming to my feet as the leg rest was raised. The back of the chair reclined. The chair massaged all parts of my body – even my feet – and I could customize the pressure levels to get the massage I wanted.

The massage lasted 15 minutes but it was by far the most relaxing massage

 I’ve ever gotten. I wasn’t uncomfortable because someone was touching me; it was all automated. Such an easy service is perfect for someone in a hurry who just has a few minutes to spare – the benefits lasted all day and then some.The chair stopped the massage five minutes before the facial, giving me more time to relax so I didn’t feel rushed before the next service.

When the Lumiere facial started, my face became tingly for the first few minutes. The red light was extremely bright, which Jamie had told me about ahead of time, so I wore goggles. After the facial, which lasted about 20 minutes, I used the moisturizer they had given me to lock in the results of the red light. My face was smooth and I didn’t need to wear make-up for a week because my skin looked so smooth and flawless.

The convenience of the automated push-button services cannot be overstated. I didn’t have to worry about being self conscious with a massage therapist touching me or attempt awkward conversation during the massage and facial.

I want to go back. Planet Beach Contempo Spa is a great concept. The automated day spa franchise should have a location on every corner, with a line out the front door.

Far Infrared Therapy service detoxifies inside and out

If you’ve ever left a vacation spot and felt decompressed, cleansed and invigorated and wondered how to bottle that sunlight, researchers have figured out a way to do just that.

Unlike traditional and often uncomfortable sweat saunas, Planet Beach Contempo Spas’ Saunatox infrared sauna produces the same heat generated by the sun without the sun’s detrimental effects. It’s the wave of the future in health and wellness.

The Saunatox service uses a type of low light energy called Far Infrared Therapy that penetrates two-to-three inches into joints, muscles and tissue. This elevates the condition of the skin and the immune system, enhances detoxification and metabolism. Put simply, Far Infrared Therapy promotes general health and well-being.

Don’t just take our word for it. Clinical studies show that Far Infrared heat produces a radiance that can help not only with a sense of good health but also specifically improve function in the areas of depression, back pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. That’s just the inside stuff. Visual benefits include weight loss from a higher functioning metabolism and improved skin tone and texture.

Saunatox even gets Dr. Oz and Oprah’s stamp of approval. Dr. Oz says the high temperature helps lower blood pressure and increase blood circulation. “It gets your heart to beat faster, and it burns calories,” Dr. Oz says. “It raises your metabolism a little bit, and also when you sweat, you sweat out toxins through the skin.”

Planet Beach customers love Saunatox.

“This thing has been battling it out with the Hydration pod for 1st place in my heart,“ says Autumn H. from Santa Clara, California. “The Infrared Sauna heats your body and not the space around you, so it’s not unbearable to breathe in there. And the plus?  I can totally play with my Nintendo in there. Talk about an hour well spent.”

The transformation of light energy into heat energy increases circulation and promotes detoxification on a cellular level – specifically inside our fat cells where toxins and waste are stored. It’s a “systemic” cleansing done simply by sitting under Far Infrared lights. What could be better than that?

“With the use of Far Infrared Sauna, what you are actually doing is bathing your internal parts and getting rid of the dirt and grime,” says lifestyle blogger Michael Hastings.

Consider what a body comes into contact every day, including chemical cleaners and pesticides from food. Each day our lungs take in particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide and lead. That’s right. Lead. Don’t even ask what’s in our drinking water.

You get the idea. Help a body out.

Read more on Dr. Oz and Oprah:  http://www.oprah.com/health/Life-Extension-Technology-and-Tissue-Regeneration/6#ixzz1WRqJCjbh

Popular full body day spa service helps hydrate dry skin, burns calories

In today’s busy world, the majority of people don’t drink enough water or apply enough topical moisturizer, leaving skin rough and dry. Dry skin over long periods of time leads to premature signs of aging including wrinkles and stress lines.

Planet Beach Contempo Spas has a space-age remedy to this age-old problem. The Hydration Station is a full-body, automatic spa service that moisturizes the entire body and over time greatly diminishes wrinkles and other signs of aging.

Hydration Station at Planet Beach Contempo Spa

The Hydration Station has become one of the most popular services at Contempo Spas because people look and feel so much better when they use it. Few people drink enough water and their skin is thirsty for moisture. This service provides the surface of the skin with warm, topical, soothing moisture that creams and body lotions can’t always accomplish.

The Hydration Station looks like a full-body pod. Customers lay inside the pod for 20-minute sessions. The station uses infrared heat and nutrient-rich steam similar to a sauna, opening pores and hydrating the body from head to toe. The service deeply moisturizes skin, increases skin elasticity and collagen, cleans pores and improves skin tone and texture.

Planet Beach Contempo Spa is an automated day spa that provides unlimited access to spa services for an affordable monthly fee. The Hydration Station is one of several popular spa services that customers use including spray tanning, massages, LED facials and red light therapy. Automated day spas are increasing in popularity because they cost a fraction of what traditional day spas charge and deliver the same or better results.

Check it out. Often, customers don’t realize how dry their skin is until they try a few sessions in the Hydration Station. Large bottles of body lotion won’t give the same results. Once you see how your skin looks and feels with the right amount of moisture, you’ll see why this spa service is so popular.

Teeth whitening service is in high demand at Planet Beach Contempo Spas

Study after study shows it — when people look at us, the first thing they notice is our smile — and sometimes our eyes. Smiling is healthy and often makes us less stressed, more attractive and can even help us live longer.

Smiles are contagious and smiling is the human expression that connects us. Bright, white teeth give us confidence – and Planet Beach Contempo Spa owners return customers.

Who doesn’t like to smile? People are insecure about the color of their teeth. Yellowed teeth have become a social stigma and people worried about their teeth often feel less attractive and have higher stress levels.

Although teeth whitening has been around for several years, new products are making it a trend among men and women of every age. Most consumers choose between inexpensive and often less effective over-the-counter teeth whitening or expensive cosmetic dentistry. Day spas are now offering professional teeth whitening that offers the results of expensive dental work at a fraction of the price, and Planet Beach Contempo Spas meets this growing trend with the Whiter Image Teeth Whitening system.

With Whiter Image, customers can whiten their teeth by four to six shades in just one session. The system uses premium grade LED lights, peroxide and heat, and the process carries no medical risks or side effects. Access to Whiter Image service is part of Contempo Spa’s affordable monthly membership fee and is scheduled by appointment.

Teeth whitening is fast becoming a standard day spa treatment and Planet Beach Contempo Spas are well positioned to take advantage of the growth in demand. People want to look — and feel — their best.

This is only one of the many health and wellness services available at our spas.

It’s a great way to burn up to 500 calories in a 30-minute session.

Laying down inside a SlimCapsule feels a bit like entering a compact, Space Age-style sauna. Just like a traditional sauna, the device heats up the body’s core temperature so it will burn calories, not only while you are inside the heated “pod” but for several hours afterwards.

Unlike a traditional sauna, a SlimCapsule covers your body only and leaves your head comfortably out, making it possible to stay inside for longer than a traditional sauna allows for.

The SlimCapsule is a new – and immensely popular — service offered by many of the Planet Beach Contempo Spa franchises. It’s appropriate for anyone who wants to lose weight or reduce cellulite. It also can benefit people with injuries or physical limitations that complicate workouts and exercise.

Here’s how it works. The body is tucked inside the capsule and heated with LED bulbs and heating elements. The head sticks outside the unit, while a fan blows cool air on the face. Before getting into the SlimCapsule, you apply lotion and oil to your “trouble areas.” These two products help break down cellulite. You also wear a zip-up suit that helps your body reach top temperatures.

The first SlimCapsule sessions get you to about 150 degrees. The temperature is increased in following sessions until your body core reaches 175 degrees, which is tolerable because your head is outside the station.  Sessions in the capsule last from 20-30 minutes.

Is it too hot? Customers say absolutely not because the cooling fan is very effective. You do work up a sweat and your core temperature rises, but that just means your body is burning calories. Built-in massage, ionizing air and aromatherapy, plus relaxing music, combine for an immensely relaxing experience.

That’s not all. Like a traditional dry-heat sauna, the SlimCapsule helps decrease stress and reduce muscle aches and pains.

Benefits include reducing fine lines and wrinkles, improving moisture and reducing imperfections

Before and After Red Light Therapy

Red light therapy is a healing strategy that makes use of red tinted light in order to stimulate the body’s natural defense systems and bring relief from various ailments.  It’s popularity has boomed with Planet Beach’s Contempo Spa visitors because it produces fast results for people with a variety of skin issues.

Planet Beach’s Lumiere facial has been popular since its introduction and now we are adding full-body red-light beds. In some cases, it is even possible to convert UV-therapy beds to red light therapy.

Red light therapy  uses heat and concentrated light to stimulate circulation, boost collagen production and enhance skin’s natural ability to heal. For Contempo Spa members, it can produce dramatic results in just a  few visits. The Lumiere facial and full body red light beds have become the most sought-after services at Planet Beach Contempo Spas as a result.

It is non-invasive treatment and does not contain ultraviolet rays. Waves from the infrared spectrum to penetrate skin tissue to a depth of up to 10 millimeters. This extra energy helps skin cells increase production of new collagen and enhance turnover of collagen and elastin fibers – key components for skin renewal.

Red light acne therapy helps teens with skin problems, by helping to clear out clogged pores. Facial red light therapy helps with nervous tics. In the same way natural sunlight helps with mild depression, red light sessions can improve moods and diminish depression in the winter months. If that were not enough, there are even claims that the stimulation of ATP in the body can help with various forms of sexual dysfunction in both men and women.

Adding the full-body option the range of health and wellness services already available cements Planet Beach Contempo Spas as an industry leader and innovator. The benefits of the red light therapy bulbs include reducing fine lines and wrinkles, improving moisture and reducing imperfections.

Have you tried red light therapy?