Booking a nice body treatments for the week before your wedding serves two purposes: it gives you precious time away from your to-do list, and they help you achieve smooth and glowing skin, especially if you’ve over-indulged in the pre-celebrations. The week before your wedding is a busy time, and there will always be some relation that has an off-the-wall request that comes at you like a curveball.
Rest assured, everything always falls into place eventually, and you will enjoy it all the more if you are relaxed, rested, and looking your best. You may have already booked your last-minute face treatments, but here are the body treatments we think are worth considering the week before your wedding.
Best Body Treatments For Brides
Sculpting Massage or Lymphatic Drainage
Sculpting massage is a different body massage technique to lymphatic drainage. Shaping massage focuses on specific areas of the body, such as the arms, abdomen, buttocks, legs, and face, to target fat accumulation and cellulite. It stimulates circulation, enhances skin firmness, and helps tone the body to help smooth and contour the body, with results lasting approximately 48 hours.
Lymphatic drainage, on the other hand, is a whole-body treatment that moves fluid in the lymphatic system, encourages the elimination of toxins, and boosts circulation. It is especially good for oedema, cellulite, and heavy legs. The technique is more gentle, helping the body feel lighter and more relaxed.
Where To Try Sculpting Massage:
Price On Average: €60-€120
Sensory Deprivation Floatation
If you really want to make sure no one can reach you while you escape the wedding prep for a few hours, then floatation therapy is a must. This wellness practice involves a light and soundproof pod or tank that is half-filled with warm, saltwater (typically using Epsom salt, which is known for its soothing and relaxing properties).
Free from any external stimuli, your body is allowed to float, relax, and release stress while you bob about on the hyper-buoyant water. People enjoy it for the sense of deep relaxation they feel, and the grounding sensation they get afterwards. A swimsuit is worn for the session, but for obvious reasons, no phones are allowed.
Where To Try Sensory Deprivation Floatation:
Price On Average: €55-€70 for a one-hour session
Dry Floatation
Dry floatation is available in many spas, and it’s perfect for anyone who doesn’t think being fully enclosed in a floatation pod is their thing. This is great as it can be a combination of body treatments, which may include a body polish or massage, can be further enhanced with a body mask to amplify the benefits of the relaxing dry float session.
The bed on which you lie in dry flotation is much like a heated water bed, and the benefits are reduced stress and relieved tension in the muscles of the body. The gentle treatment encourages a meditative state and a sense of calm, as it is believed to promote the release of endorphins. When combined with a body mask, both body and mind will feel clear and cared for afterwards.
Where To Try Dry Floatation:
Price On Average: €30-€50 depending on session length
Full-Body Cryotherapy
From warm to cold body treatments, cryotherapy is gaining popularity for last-minute events and revitalising tired limbs. Just three minutes in a whole-body sub-zero cryotherapy chamber (-110 °C) is said to burn approximately 800 calories, and it stimulates vasoconstriction, which promotes muscle recovery and reduces puffiness and inflammation.
In the treatment, your hands are covered, and the chamber excludes your head and neck. Sports stars like Christian Ronaldo and Rob Kearney are fans, and it is perfect for anyone who has over-exerted themselves before their big day.
Where To Try Cryotherapy:
Price On Average: €95-€120
Body Wraps
Body treatments that involve being wrapped in a warm blanket (weighted blankets are even better) are a great way to relax in the week leading up to your wedding. There are several types, including: Detoxifying, Slimming, Hydrating, Anti-Ageing, Antioxidant, Mud or Herbal body wraps.
Detoxifying or slimming wraps are the most popular. A detox wrap utilises a combination of mud, algae, or mineral-rich clay to revitalise and clarify the skin. In contrast, a slimming body wrap incorporates caffeine and a variety of essential oils in a mask form to aid in lymphatic drainage and skin tightening.
During a treatment, the body is covered with a specific mask, and the body is usually wrapped in plastic to ensure deep penetration quickly. A blanket is wrapped around you, then for a period of time, during which it is entirely normal to drift off until it’s over, and you head to the showers.
Where To Try Body Wraps:
Price On Average: €120-€180
Whole-Body LED Light Therapy
LED light therapy face masks are all the rage for reducing redness, irritation and acne, as well as boosting collagen levels. A celebrity favourite, everyone from Jennifer Aniston and Jessica Alba to Kim Kardashian and Julia Roberts, is said to be a fan of the youth-giving effects of LED light masks, and the technology has moved into body treatments.
The lights used are usually red and near-infrared, and work on the energy in the skin’s cells for several reasons. Red light penetrates the skin to promote collagen and elastin production, while also reducing redness and inflammation.
Near-infrared goes even deeper, targeting sagging, loss of firmness, and wrinkles. There are numerous at-home whole-body products available, ranging from red light panels to blankets and pads that you lie down on. Prices for these range from €200 to €1,400. For an in-clinic experience, select spas, sports injury clinics, and skin clinics are the best places to look for 15-minute sessions.
Where To Try Whole-Body LED Light Therapy:
Price On Average: €25-€45
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