Denise Leicester, founder of organic spa brand Ila, has collaborated with drummer and composer Tom Simenauer to create Soul Medicine, a series of vibrational therapy music tracks designed to promote wellbeing and cellular balance, as well as decrease stress levels and boost resilience.

Consisting of four tracks: Being Held, Being Present, Being Loved and Being Lifted, Soul Medicine enables listeners to choose a vibrational remedy best suited to their needs.

The tracks are based on 432Hz tuning and Leicester says they’re clinically proven to have a positive effect on the brain and central nervous system and that they aid immune response, thanks to increased white blood cell activity and red blood cell circulation. Bio-resonance testing also shows a reduction in cellular stress.

She says: “Hearing is one of our primal senses. Sound can relax, alert, soothe, inform and transport us. Pure and healing sound vibration can be heard by the soul and can activate the deepest healing responses.

“Soul Medicine lets you connect back to your essence, learn to listen to your heart and allows your soul to shine.”

In addition, Leicester has created two meditation mists, Inner Calm and Inner Smile, to enhance the user’s listening experience.

KEYWORDS: SOUL MEDICINE

Swiss company, Thin Waters Design has launched the Wave Dream Multicolour (WDM) – a visual relaxation experience that displays calming images of water onto the walls and ceiling.

Designed for relaxation rooms, the WDM consists of a projection lamp positioned beneath a water basin. Using a high-powered LED bulb, the projector illuminates the surface of the water from beneath and projects it around the room while a system of coloured LEDs located on the border of the water basin provide a soft ambience, that continuously changes colour.

An upgrade of its previous model, the Wave Dream, the WDM features two key improvements: up-to-date LED technology, which enables easier maintenance and higher quality projections, and a revamped projector, powered by a high-powered LED, which acts as a direct light source without the need for a mirror.

“The new Wave Dream Multicolour works on the principle of direct light projection instead of reflection by mirror, thanks to new LED technology. This optical improvement, combined with a sophisticated colour LED system creates a surprising and fascinating relaxation experience,” says Thin Waters Design founder Helmut Eigenmann.

“Spa guests with refined aesthetic tastes would expect to find WDM in an art museum, which is where its story began.”

KEYWORDS: THIN WATERS DESIGN

Marine skincare brand Thalion has launched a brand new face mask, which features patented technology to signify when it needs to be removed.

A professional peel-off mask, the Chrono-Colour Youth Mask contains active marine ingredients, including sea age 3A, palmaria palmata algae and vitamin C to hydrate the skin, smooth fine lines and wrinkles. It’s also been formulated to reduce inflammation and give a youthful appearance.

The mask uses natural colour change technology, a Thalion exclusive, to change the mask to a light pink colour, serving as a time indicator for the therapist, letting them know that the ingredients have been absorbed into the skin and the treatment is over.

“It’s in Thalion’s DNA to create new treatment experiences. As a creator of cutting-edge marine cosmetics, we are always imagining innovative treatment techniques and developing new textures,” explains Thalion’s training director Sophie Alemany.

“This new professional mask follows this brand strategy: patented colour-change technology combined with marine active ingredients to arouse clients’ sensations and emotions,” she adds.

KEYWORD: THALION

Tudelü, a New York-based creator of bespoke room partitions, has developed the Double Wall System, an innovative electronic room separator.

Recently installed at The Solace Spa in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, the Double Wall System features two retractable walls that disappear into the ceiling. It is designed to enable operators to optimise and adapt the space they have at just the touch of a button.

For The Solace Spa project, the company was tasked with creating a system that would separate the reception and treatment areas, and would ensure privacy, while also being flexible enough that operators could open up the space for events, as well as being attractive to look at. Now serving as a backdrop for the main reception area, the Tudelü wall has been designed to be indistinguishable from the other walls and features the spa’s colour scheme and branding, with the spa logo at its centre.

“The Solace Spa project exemplifies the versatility of Tudelü and how it can be used in the most tranquil of spaces,” says Joel Klein, founder and CEO of Tudelü.

“Serving a dual purpose, the wall seamlessly adds their branding into another aspect of the space,” Klein adds.

KEYWORD: TUDELÜ

Spa consultancy firm Deep Nature has developed a range of skincare using proven active ingredients to target different skincare concerns.

The four-piece collection consists of DIY face masks, with a copper mixing bowl and whisk and a body scrub.

The masks were developed using Brazilian clay, Japanese bincho-tan charcoal, and seaweed sourced from the Iroise Sea, to detoxify, clarify and soften the skin. Meanwhile, the body scrub is formulated with Icelandic volcanic powders to naturally exfoliate and cleanse the skin.

The mixing bowl and whisk are added to encourage users to mix and match the products in order to create their own bespoke skincare routines

“We had a lot of requests for this kind of offering. We also wanted to control the quality of the products we were selling in our spas, so we developed our own,” says Ghislain Waeyaert, VP of development at Deep Nature.

“We chose a DIY concept to appeal to a new generation of spa goers and encourage their creativity. We believe that our guests know what’s best for them and should be able to customise their products to their needs and desires.

KEYWORDS: DEEP NATURE

Parisian skincare brand, Yon-Ka, has developed a range of aromatherapy products and treatments inspired by the provinces of France.

Designed to deliver a sensory experience, Aroma-Fusion treatments combine aromatic concentrates with a body scrub and massage. Each concentrate has its own retail line of products.

Detox combines lavender essential oil with other ingredients including grape seed and sweet almond oils to provide “a feeling of luxurious calm”. It features a relaxing bath treatment, body milk, detox body oil and scrub.

Silhouette is a body oil containing cedar, cypress, rosemary and pink pepper essential oils to reduce the appearance of cellulite.

Vitality consists of a hand cream and an exfoliating sugar scrub, it has notes of sweet orange and mandarin to re-energise and ease stress, while Relax features a nourishing body oil and sugar scrub, formulated with tiare flower and jasmine to aid relaxation.

“We created a new collection based on aromachology and aromatherapy inspired by four French regions and their emblematic plants,” says Yon-Ka export director, Bruno Le Deun.

“It combines effectiveness and wellbeing with aromatic concentrates. The retail range of nine products completes the journeys to Provence, French Forests, Corsica and French Polynesia”

KEYWORD: YON-KA

Luxury towelling specialist, BC Softwear has partnered with Irish spa consultant Peigin Crowley to create a new range of bespoke linen designed specifically for the treatment room.

Pure Spa Linen is an eight-piece collection, consisting of pillowcases, sheets, duvet and duvet covers, specially sized for treatment couches, as well as towels, jumbo sheets for bigger treatment beds and custom valances.

Manufactured in Turkey, the linens are made from 100 per cent combed white cotton and feature a hand embroidered border. They’re available in three different colours – silver grey, pebble or pure white to coordinate with BC Softwear’s existing towelling product range.

“We believe that a five-star treatment begins with the touch of a bathrobe and the smooth feel of the spa linen on the skin before the treatment commences.” says Barbara Cooke, managing director of BC Softwear.

“This collection has been created with some of our most exclusive clients in mind. The cotton linen is very stylish with a sensation of exceptional luxury and softness, designed to give clients a feeling of total pampering during their spa treatment,” Cooke adds.

KEYWORDS: BC SOFTWEAR

Sothys has named professional tennis player Caroline Garcia as a brand ambassador for its new Athletics range.

Designed to prepare and repair the skin before and after exercise, Sothys Athletics consists of two body treatments: Smoothing/Warming and Nutri-relaxing Modelling, as well as a two-piece product line.

Smoothing/Warming combines a warming effect with a foam wrap for a sensory treatment that warms and tones the skin, prepping it for exercise. Nutri-relaxing Modelling tones and comforts the skin, and combines smoothing actions with drumming motions to relieve strain and ease tension.

The product line features a Smoothing Warming Gel and a Nutri-relaxing Oil, and incorporates active ingredients, including camphor, cypress essential oil, vitamin F to soothe, nourish and tone the skin.

“Customers who enjoy bodycare and those who practice sports, either as a hobby or at an elite level, often share the same types of concerns,” says Sothys CEO Christian Mas.

“We have chosen Caroline Garcia to be an ambassador for Sothys Athletics range because tennis and beauty share the values of excellence and performance. The partnership with Caroline was essential and we are happy to have her on our side,” Mas adds.

KEYWORD: SOTHYS

Inspired by the tradition of French perfumeries Enki Laboratory, a french cosmetic company, has created Kikao, a line of fragrances to transform traditional wet spa activities – saunas, steamrooms, hammams – into luxurious sensory experiences.

Aiming to create personal paradises for each guests, the fragrances utilise the olfactory senses to evoke memories. They are available in a wide variety of aromas, including floral, woody and fruity scents and are free from alcohol and preservatives, as well as essential oils to minimise the risk of slipping, making them safe to use in wet areas, as well as safe to use on the skin.

Guests using Kikao are able to choose a scent, each selected for its own set of properties, to enhance their experience, as well as tailor it to meet their needs.

“Our ambition is to use fragrance to transform moments of relaxation into new olfactory experiences, turning spas, steamrooms, pools and saunas into a piece of paradise,” says Nicolas Viau who co-founded Enki with Yacine Hoffman.

KEYWORD: ENKI