Green Valley Spa Reveals Rapunzel’s Secret

We’ve been kneaded by four very skilled hands at once, slathered in seaweed and wrapped in toasty towels scented with eucalyptus, fed frozen grapes while reclining in a sunken tub sprinkled with rose petals — divine experiences all. But when our nerves were jangled last week by too many deadlines and a steady barrage of bad economic news, what we longed for was the absolutely heavenly what-me-worry Rapunzel’s Secret Hot Oil Treatment ($115) we received not long ago at the Green Valley Spa in St. George, UT.

We lay faceup, swaddled in blankets on a massage table in the fragrant spa garden, while our therapist massaged our neck, shoulders and scalp, then combed the hot Rapunzel’s Secret oil — which contains rosemary, juniper berries and carrot-seed oil — through our hair, wrapped a towel around our head and moved on to massage our hands and feet. As we gazed up at a majestic willow tree, our hair was shampooed and conditioned, then doused with a final shower of water poured from a Mexican urn. An added bonus: Our locks absolutely gleamed with health.

We wished we could take our therapist home with us; instead we did the next best thing and purchased the Hot Oil Hair Set, which includes botanical shampoo, conditioner and Rapunzel’s Secret oil ($28). This beauty treat brings back relaxing memories. What splurges are worth it to you these days?

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