Even when not undergoing a cleansing program, the body can benefit from a number of spa treatments. These therapies work best in a series that stimulates the body’s own selfdetoxifying mechanisms.

LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE
A light touch marks this gentle massage technique that stimulates the lymph — the immune system’s first line of defense — to remove toxins from the cells. FIND IT: Bliss 49, New York City, blissworld.com ($100, 60 minutes); Sundara Inn & Spa, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, sundaraspa.com, ($180, 80 minutes); Murad Medical Spa, El Segundo, California, murad.com, ($95, 50 minutes).

SEAWEED WRAP
A full-body coating of mineral-rich seaweed stimulates circulation and draws impurities from the skin while you lay cocooned in thermal blankets that make your body heat rise naturally. FIND IT: Montage Resort & Spa, Laguna Beach, California, montagelagunabeach.com ($200, 60 minutes); Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, Paradise Valley, Arizona, sanctuaryoncamelback.com ($130, 60 minutes); Cornelia Day Resort, New York City, cornelia.com ($245, 90 minutes).

MOOR MUD BATH
W arm water brings blood to the skin’s surface where the organic materials in this bog-derived mud are said to pull out circulating toxins. FIND IT: The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colorado, broadmoor.com ($30, 10 minutes); The Spa at Norwich Inn, Norwich, Connecticut, thespaatnorwichinn.com ($65, 25 minutes); Bellagio, Las Vegas, bellagio.com ($75, 25 minutes).

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