‘Hand facial’ has broad appeal, helps with aging skin and seasonal changes
Umo Hand Treatment
They say you can tell the age of a woman by the look of her hands.
That’s because thin skin on the hands can reveal much more than the skin on her face and neck. Numerous treatments, including those at Contempo Spas, revive and renew delicate facial skin. When Planet Beach talks about all-over relaxation and rejuvenation, we don’t leave out the hands. UMO Hand Therapy specifically targets the delicate skin of the hands and can help attract new clients interested in maintaining soft skin as the seasons change.
“As we age, our hands tend to lose their firmness and volume and the veins and tendons become more pronounced,” said dermatologist Dee Anna Glaser, MD, FAAD, at the American Academy of Dermatology’s Summer Academy Meeting in New York last month. “In addition, changes in texture where the skin appears crinkled or is marked with spots, commonly called ‘liver spots’ or ‘age spots,’ are the hallmarks of an aging hand.”
Designed to moisturize deep beneath the skin’s surface, UMO Hand uses Gamma PGA, which has a hydrating effect 10 times stronger than hyaluronic acid. Creating a cool mist to hydrate and lock in moisture, the system encourages cell renewal and clears, repairs and revitalizes skin in just one session.
Members love the service. Just ask Janie, P., who uses UMO Hand at the Irvine Center Drive Planet Beach in Irvine, Calif. “My hands truly benefit by my using UMO Hand Spa,” Janie says. “My skin was dry and cracking and lotion alone wasn’t doing the job. Now my hands are smooth, moisturized and more youthful.”
Men benefit from the UMO Hand service as well. After a summer of sun and outdoor projects, the fall is a great time to try the treatment and get happy hands.
“The hands are often overlooked because we put so much emphasis on our face,” Dr. Glaser said at the gathering of dermatologists. “But our hands can be even more susceptible to the effects of aging.”
We are always looking for products and services that provide ways for women and men to look better and feel more relaxed? Interested in learning more, contact any of our 300 Planet Beach Contempo Spas. When we talk about head-to-toe service, we don’t kid around.
One-month deal includes skin, massage, body detox treatments at automated day spa
Skin and moods take a beating as the weather cools, summer fun fades and time demands seem to double. Planet Beach has a relaxation package to relieve stress and make the transition a rejuvenating one.
For $99, new Planet Beach Contempo Spa customers receive a month of total relaxation that includes push-button massages, UV therapy, guided meditation plus full-body hydration and detoxification treatments. The promotion also includes an exclusive product from among Planet Beach’s proprietary lines.
“Our ‘Relaxation’ promotion will help with skin care and all the stress that the season brings – back to school, holidays and juggling the demands of our busy lives,” Melissa Sire, Spa Performance Consultant says. “The primary reason people go to spas is to get massages to relieve stress, and stress management is a top goal of our members.”
Chronic stress has broad implications for individuals, their families, friends and coworkers. Consider these findings from the 2010 annual “Stress in America” survey by the American Psychological Association:
- One-third of parents report that their stress levels are extreme.
- More than four in 10 said stress kept them awake at night in the past month.
- Nearly half reported irritability because of stress.
Planet Beach's Aquamassage
“Other common symptoms of stress are fatigue and lack of energy or motivation,” says Sire. “Our 1-month membership is an easy, affordable way to check out Planet Beach Contempo Spas without the commitment.”
Planet Beach is a popular and unique international day spa franchise company that created the Contempo Spa concept; which is unlike any other day spa. High-tech, automatic equipment in private rooms perform the services.
Customers purchase memberships like a health club, which allows more frequent massages, spray tans, facials and other services. The system appeals to today’s cost-conscious consumers looking for massages and other stress-relief treatments.
“At most traditional day spas, $99 might buy one massage and a candle,” says Sire. “Planet Beach aims to make stress-busting spa services more broadly and regularly available.”
The “Relaxation” promotion begins Oct. 1 and runs through Dec. 31 at participating Contempo Spa locations. For more information, visit www.planetbeach.com or www.myplanetbeachfranchise.com.
Love DS line at Contempo Spas appeals to young demographic
Flirty and romantic never go out of style, and a new indoor tanning lotion line at Planet Beach Contempo Spas captures this timeless trend.
The Love DS Collection will appeal to high school 
and college-aged customers who love the glow they receive from UV Therapy and enjoy staying on top of the latest trends in tanning products and services. This new collection, by Designer Skin, an industry leader, uses advanced skincare ingredients, including silicone, to create what it calls “nutrition for the skin.”
Love DS is a more affordable option but still delivers Designer Skin’s high-end feel, allowing Contempo Spa owners to tap into a growing younger demographic for spa products and services. All five products are free of hemp and gluten.
Planet Beach Contempo Spas already has an impressive selection of its own proprietary skin care, UV Therapy and spray-tanning product lines. Adding a collection from Designer Skin broadens the potential member base for products as well as services. Love DS is a great back-to-school collection and also makes and fabulous holiday gift package.
Five products comprise the Love Designer Skin line: Royal Flush, a non-DHA bronzer with a silicone base for even coverage and good moisture; Purple Reign, a dark bronzer that uses DHA, Erythrulose and Tyrosine plus aloe and carrot oil in the silicone base; At First Sight, a fragrance-free intensifier that combines amino acid, algae, minerals and Vitamin C for a healthy natural glow; Love Notes, a hydrating intensifier with deep sea minerals that provides intensely dark color; and Sweet Romeo, a blend of DHA-free bronzers, accelerators and intensifiers that ensure dark, even color.
At First Sight and Sweet Romeo work for young men as well as young women; the products either have no scent or a unisex
one. At First Sight also is ideal for some customers because it is free of nuts, paraben and aloe, in addition to gluten and hemp.
Planet Beach Contempo Spas puts a unique spin on day spas. Unlike a traditional – and often expensive – day spa, high-tech automatic equipment in private rooms performs the services. Customers purchase monthly memberships like a health club, which allows them to have more frequent massages, spray tans, facials and other services. The approach gives customers privacy and appeals to those who prefer hands-off spa services and lower costs.
The Contempo Spa model and the product lines it offers both appeal to young consumers, a growing demographic of spa-goers. The beauty of Planet Beach is that it works for customers off all ages, backgrounds and needs.
For more information, visit www.planetbeach.com and myplanetbeachfranchise.com.
Stress management helps a body inside and out
We all know carving out time for ourselves is crucial for stress relief – we’ve built Planet Beach automated spas on that very foundation. What is less well known is the toll stress takes on skin, and a trip to our Spa can help with that, too!
Breakouts are a bummer. So are itchy dry patches, flares of rosacea and bouts of psoriasis. These occasional, and sometimes chronic, skin conditions can elevate stress levels.
Yet new research shows that the relationship between the mind and the skin is so complex that managing stress in the rest of your life can actually help improve the look of your skin, according to the American Academy of Dermatology,
“Stress is personal, so what might be stressful for one person may be a non-stressor or even exhilarating for someone else,” Dr. Richard Fried, dermatologist and clinical psychologist with the AAD said in a new release.
“In terms of how stress can exacerbate or even initiate a skin condition, we are talking about distress, such as feelings of anger, anxiety, depression or tension, and how these emotional states translate to physiological problems,” Dr. Fried said.
Planet Beach can help untangle these stressors with several self-automated spa services. Members have access to more frequent massages, spray tans, facials and other services for a fraction of the cost at a traditional day spa. All the push-button services are in private, attendant-free rooms.
Those looking for some guided meditation can plug in with our Cloud 9 system to ease into relaxation and use creative visualization and reduce stress. With insulated headphones and dark glasses, choose a meditation session for immediate relief that also helps build up more healthy sleep patterns.
Our variety of massage options also work to relax the mind and body. The Hydro-Massage relieves stress, decreases tension and targets the body’s vital pressure points. As a whirlpool massage that incorporates heat with water pressure, the Hydro-Massage bed provides all of the therapeutic benefits of massage in a fraction of the time. For a little more pressure, the Aqua Massage works from three angles at once. With water temperature, pulsating jets and firm pressure to work key pressure points along your back and the sides of your body, the AquaMassage will get you in a state of bliss in just minutes.
Finally, designed for the ultimate in relaxation, the Cyber-Relax massage therapy chair uses a Point Navi Sensor that scans body shape, size and posture, creating a customized massage with 509 different combinations. Like most of our spa services, the client has a wide choice of music to help increase relaxation and decrease stress.
How can such relaxing experiences not make an entire body feel better?
In fact, Dr. Fried noted that stress management makes patients feel more empowered and in control, which can make them more likely to stick with a plan that also translates to better skin. “Alleviating or minimizing stress goes a long way in improving their overall health,” he said.
Sure, the stress reduction therapies at Planet Beach automated spas are designed to provide a mental break to help find clarity and focus for the rest of the day. It turns out they may work a world of good on the skin as well.
For Planet Beach Contempo Spa member Jessica Meehan, it means quick color and convenience
The outside of the Mystic Tan booth
Jessica Meehan’s friends told her about the notorious MysticTan, but the sunless spray tan newbie had yet to try it. That is, until she finally made an appointment at the Planet Beach Contempo Spa in Terrytown, La., a suburb of New Orleans.
“I don’t like tanning but I still wanted to be tan,” she says. “I was going to the beach and wanted a little bit of color.” Her friends encouraged her to try Mystic Tan and she found her local Planet Beach on Facebook.
The Planet Beach Contempo Spa UV-free Mystic Spray Tan ensures a beautiful, bronzed glow in just seconds, thanks to the DHA tanning process that uses the unique, patented MagneTan technology. Instead of producing melanin, this process uses the body’s natural magnetic properties to create a natural, long-lasting glow. As the tanning solution passes through the nozzles, the particles are polarized, taking on the characteristics of tiny magnets. They then adhere evenly to the skin to create a smooth, streak-free look each and every session. For Meehan, one visit made her a UV-free tan convert.
“It was really just a good experience,” says the New Orleans-based social entrepreneur. “It is nice because it gave color all over the body and it was easy and fast, which is also fantastic.”
The MysticTan session begins when you step into the private, full-body, self-contained booth. An even amount of tanning
The inside of Mystic Tan
solution is applied to your entire body in just seconds. When the process is over, you simply towel off any excess spray, throw on your clothes and go.
The color’s staying power also impressed the fair-skinned Meehan. “It lasted much longer than I thought it would,” she says. “I thought it would fade pretty quickly, around four or five days, but it has lasted eight days.” The results of a 30-second MysticTan session compare to a full day in the sun.
“It was great,” Meehan says. “It was so quick and convenient. I can’t wait to go back.”
Janessa Clower
Louisiana woman, already a Mystic Tan fan, wins choice sunless package
Janessa Clower already was a big fan of Mystic Tan. When she saw the recent Planet Beach Contempo Spa sunless product and service contest, she didn’t hesitate to enter.
Though she’s never won anything before, she has been a regular of her local Planet Beach spa since last year, so she was familiar with the services and wanted to win. Janessa, of Bossier City, LA, posted a picture of herself headed out to the Military Ball in a sleek dress, amazing hair and fabulous glow provided by a recent Mystic Tan from Planet Beach.
She left this comment:
“I did the Hydration station, Velocity bed and finished up with Mystic Tan using Single Bronzer and Medium color. I was VERY pleased with how well it progressed and left me looking like I had just come back from a beach vacation for our Military Ball this past weekend!”
To qualify and win the sunless package, Jessica needed her friends to like the Planet Beach Facebook page, then like her post. Janessa won the Grand Prize – a free pbGLOW Sunless Collection Kit, four free sunless services at her local Planet Beach and a free Medium Beauty Bronzer and Beauty Brush, all valued at $265.
Depending on location, Mystic Tan is only one of several spray, or sunless services available. Contempo Spas also have automated, push-button massages, facials, guided meditation as well as full-body hydration and detoxification services. The spa works like a gym: members pay a monthly fee for unlimited access to health and wellness services.
Jessica is a longtime fan of UV tanning, and at first she was skeptical of spray tans, especially after a visit to an unrelated salon left her streaky and upset.
“I used to tan a lot in the tanning beds and I have tried spray tans at a couple of places and wasn’t satisfied,” she says. “The first time I did it, I wasn’t completely pleased with it, but it was OK. The second time I did it I had streaks, and I had to stand there until I was completely dry. I was so mad.”
She gave Planet Beach a try after Internet searches for local tanning salons showed Planet Beach had the lowest prices in town. Results from her first Mystic experience were enough to make her a convert and prompt her to enter the contest.
“Planet Beach’s Mystic is the only one in town I will use,” Janessa says. “It sprays so evenly.”
Automated massage services are the perfect remedy for stress, aches and tension
A trip to the spa should always include a relaxing massage, but massages at traditional day spas are pricey and getting even one 30-minute service each week is out of reach for most people. Not so at Planet Beach Contempo Spas. Our innovative automated services and membership options allow customers to get multiple massage treatments each week.
The push-button technology allows completely customized massages. Clients can remain fully clothed throughout the services, each of which takes place in a private room without the need of a massage therapist.
Take a look:
Cyber-Relax ChairThe Cyber-Relax chair conforms to your body and is designed to target your body’s vital pressure points. The chair reclines, closes in around your body and uses Point Navi Sensors to scan your body shape and posture.The options start with “firm” or “relaxing” massage, but the technology offers up to 509 different massage combinations. In just 20 minutes, your body will feel relaxed and renewed. The chair even massages your feet.Aqua Massage The aqua massage is an especially relaxing massage. This service targets pressure points.
Along three sides of your body, from your lower neck to the tips of your toes. The aqua massage capsule adjusts to the height of the user and customizes the manipulation of all the key areas. Clients can adjust the pulsating jets and the pressure intensity during the massage and also pause the jets on troublesome areas or knots. The aqua massage is completely dry and the customer doesn’t need to worry about getting wet during this massage or spending time getting undressed and dressed again. It is convenient and effective.
Hydro Massage The hydro massage works much like a whirlpool, using heat and water pressure to relieve stress and relax muscles. The hydro massage targets muscles along your spine to leave your back more flexible and relaxed. The customer can make adjustments throughout the massage to target key areas along the spine that may need more attention.
The Therasage has several options according to the type of massage you want: smooth, shiatsu or revitalizing. The therasage machine heats up, which allows for a more soothing massage that also works the muscles and tissues more deeply. The combination of far-infrared heat and massage improves blood circulation and reduces stress and fatigue.
All of the massage options at a Planet Beach Contempo Spa deliver high-quality results in less time, for less money and with less hassle than a traditional day spa service. We know our customers have individual needs, and the push-button convenience comes with a menu of customizing options. You can also choose the type of music to listen to throughout the massage, and like all the other services, you can change the settings.
Convenience and custom service are a great combination. Come give Contempo Spa a try. Click here to find the Planet Beach Contempo Spa nearest you.