This month, the sweet, warm scent of jasmine will be everywhere, including at spas, where treatments have been designed to mark approaching National Mother’s Day on Aug 12.
The Oriental Jasmine journey (2,800 bath) will be available till the end of this month at Spa Cenvaree, Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Lardprao. Beginning with a foot-cleansing ritual, the two-hour session combines a salt-body scrub with a body mask and wrap, followed by a scalp massage.
Used in the treatment, spa products contain local plant essences, including from the delicate white flower, whose uplifting aromatherapy is touted as a natural remedy for various physical and mental disorders.
Jasmine’s associations with motherhood include the use of its essential oil during childbirth. As a diffuser oil or massaged on the lower back or abdomen, it evokes feelings of joy, peace, and self-confidence to overcome the discomfort of labour.
Its galactagogue property promotes the flow of breast milk, with this belief having lactating mums drinking jasmine tea and diffusing its oil in the house.
Spa Cenvaree’s pampering rounds off with a cup of jasmine tea, as well as a gift set of white jasmine-scented shower gel and body lotion to moisturise and envelop the skin with a sensual-yet-calming smell.
This source first appeared on Bangkok Post Lifestyle.