6 ASCP Fine Lines
Administered as a bath or mud
pack, this treatment uses highly
mineralized mud mixed with oil
or water. In addition to aiding
in detoxification, pain relief, and
stimulation of circulation, the fango
blend warms and softens the skin.
Additional natural ingredients,
such as sea kelp or peat moss,
may be added to increase
warmth and mineral content.
Fango (the Italian word for mud) has been
used as a therapeutic in ancient Egyptian,
Greek, and Roman periods to cure a variety
of ailments, as well as a cosmetic tool for
its skin-beautifying qualities. While Egypt's
Queen Cleopatra was said to use mud from
the Dead Sea, Mahatma Gandhi used mud
poultices on ailing patients and for his own
digestive complaints. The Wappo tribe has
used the mud from thermal springs in the
northern California region as a restorative
and curative tool for more than 4,000 years.
From the bubbling goo found at New
Zealand's Hell's Gate Geothermal Park and
Mud Bath Spa to the white limestone mud
found in Palau's Milky Way Lagoon, mud is a
universal attraction for spa-goers worldwide.
Fango Treatment
