5 Types of Traditional Indonesian Spas, Gaya Spa Wellness Offers Prices Starting from IDR 919,000
Not only rich in culture, body treatments in Indonesia are also diverse, you know.
Here Gaya Spa has summarized five traditional spas that you should know, what are they?
1. Batimung Spa from Banjar
Batimung spa is a beauty routine for the Banjar people as a treatment for prospective brides and grooms.
The method is to smear cold powder made from a mixture of black sticky rice all over the body and wrap it in a thick cloth.
Then, the prospective bride will be steamed with boiled water mixed with kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass oil, ylang-ylang, fragrant roots, jasmine flowers, and pandan.
The steaming process is carried out by the prospective bride and groom sitting on a bench under which the boiled traditional herbs have been placed.
2. Oukup Spa from North Sumatra
The Batak and Karo tribes have known this traditional spa for hundreds of years.
Oukup Spa is claimed to be able to improve blood circulation, eliminate fat, and body odor.
Not only that, this traditional treatment is also believed to be an effective way to cleanse the body after giving birth.
The women will be wrapped in ulos cloth which is an icon of the Batak tribe and will be steamed like in a sauna.
This steam comes from boiling water and spices such as lemongrass, roots, and many other spices.
So Oukup uses 100 types of herbal spices that have good properties for health and beauty.
Next, they will be massaged using special techniques from the head, hands, and body. .
3. Batangeh Spa from Minangkabau
Batangeh Spa consists of boiled flowers and spices typical of West Sumatra such as rhizomes (roots), bark, seeds containing essential oils, pandan, betel, ylang-ylang flowers, and gambelu.
Batangeh is often done by prospective brides to get a fresh body with a fragrant floral aroma.
4. Tangas Spa from Betawi
This spa has long been done by prospective brides before getting married as one of the cultural rituals of marriage.
Tangas begins with Sembe Ta’zim or stretching of the body’s muscles which is then continued by the steaming process.
The boiled ingredients used for this steaming use various spices that can make the body fragrant and clean.
5. Spa Boreh from Bali
Spa Boreh uses ingredients and spices that can increase body temperature to become hot.
These ingredients include Sandalwood, Cloves, Ginger, Cinnamon, Coriander, Turmeric, Nutmeg, and Rice Flour.
These ingredients are claimed to be effective in curing diseases such as colds, improving blood circulation, and eliminating aches and pains.
The good news is, you can try all of the traditional spas above with prices starting from IDR 919,000 per person. Come on, reserve now!