Gold is one of the oldest precious metals on the planet. You can find gold just about anywhere these days, including women’s jewelry and men’s watches. Just when you thought that gold could not get any more popular, this precious metal has made its way to the skincare realm. When it comes to spa treatments, customers expect top quality customer service, luxurious treatments and stellar results. In an effort to please, more and more day spas are offering a list of services that uses gold as its main ingredient.

While most of us may not be aware of it, gold apparently has a handful of benefits for the skin and complexion, which have been in use throughout history. From ancient Egypt and Rome to China, gold kept the faces of kings, queens and pharaohs youthful and glowing. If you’re interested in having these kinds of services performed, you’ll want to go online and check out which day spas offer these kinds of treatments. In the United States alone, gold spa skincare treatments can be found in New York, California, New Jersey, Texas and Georgia.

So what can gold do for you? Some common benefits include the ability to provide protection against free radicals to prevent premature aging, stimulation of cellular renewal, prevention of the breakdown and depletion of the skin’s collagen and elastin, reduction of the appearance of age spots and the ability to reduce and prevent the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Not bad for a product we normally wear around our necks, on our ears and around our wrists!

While the specific spa treatments that use gold do vary from location to location, some popular treatments that can be found use this precious metal in various forms to gain the most from its natural properties. Facial treatments that use gold are among the most requested. Using a thin sheet of gold leaf, the esthetician gently applies the gold to the entire face, which goes on like a mask. Afterwards, the entire face is gently massaged using the fingertips in order to work the gold deep into the pores. Then the mask is removed. A successful gold facial treatment can ward off future fine lines and wrinkles as well as reduce the appearance of existing wrinkles.

Another spa treatment that uses gold is in the form of a full body massage using real gold flecks. By adding this ingredient, it creates a special type of body scrub that not only exfoliates layers of dry, dead skin, it also promotes cellular renewal. This results in skin that is healthy, vibrant and glowing from head to toe. As an added bonus, tiny specks of the gold flecks end up remaining on your skin so when you step outside, you’ll literally have a special glow that will make you feel like a sun goddess.

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