This review is for the head shampoo service only.
Master Spa is one of the few places in town that advertise this service. (Of course, this is not to be confused with the service also known as body shampoos found at places with questionable intentions.)
When inquiring about this service, we were led passed the chairs reserved for foot massages and into the back room. This room had three massage beds with sinks specifically built attached to them. The Husband and I then had our shoulders covered with a towel and plastic to prevent those areas from getting wet and we laid down with our heads over the sink. This is where the similarities ended.
The person I had was Mark. I have long hair. He started to massage my scalp for a little while before turning the water on to wet my hair. He then shampooed my hair and spent a considerable amount of time 'scratching' my scalp. This is something that can be enjoyable and quite relaxing depending on the person and the circumstance, but it was just okay this time. He then also did some cranial pressure before rinsing my hair of the shampoo and applying conditioner. He made a point of making sure my hair was completely conditioned as he ran a comb through it all. And then he rinsed all the conditioner out and squeezed some of the water out of my hair. I was then instructed to get up so we could walk to a smaller room where he would blow dry my hair. He then dried my hair and ran a brush through it to get rid of any tangles. And then I was done. Unfortunately, my hair was still a bit damp and the bottom half of my shirt in the back was all wet from the walk from the sink to the blow drying room. (Perhaps he could have wrapped my hair in a towel to prevent that from happening.) He apologized for the wet shirt part but I had to go blow dry my shirt as a result.
3 stars.
Meanwhile, the Husband has practically no hair and he had Reao. He said he didn't get that much scratching, but more pressure on his scalp, face, and shoulders. While I was getting my hair blow dried, he was still getting cranial work done. He felt so relaxed that he almost fell asleep. He tried to inquire about what other services would take place if we had chosen the 60 minute option, but Reao did not quite understand him. She thought he was trying to extend his experience to the 60 minute one. He wanted to know if they were going to focus more on the scalp, shoulders, or face. He really enjoyed it and would do it again.
4.5 stars from him.
I think I lost out on the experience because:
a) I had a guy. (And unfortunately I believe he smelled of cigarette smoke. So with my sensitive sense of smell, and him running his hands through my hair, it was distracting.)
b) I have long hair. Because so much time was spent shampooing, conditioning, and blow drying, there was less time for cranial work. Yes, I know it's called a head shampoo but you know you're really there for good cranial work. It's almost like a glorified hair shampooing experience at your local salon.
Overall, I think if you're a bald guy, you may just love it. Half the experience at a hair salon is getting your head shampooed and massaged and this place focuses on that part. Unfortunately, I just didn't get that many head tingles from the experience like I was hoping for! Would I go back? Maybe - if I cut my hair and/or if I get a girl next time. Some girls just know how to massage the scalp better, maybe it's the nail thing?
30 minutes = $25
60 minutes = $48
60 minutes combo = $45 (30 minute head shampoo and 30 minute reflexology)
They are located exactly next door to Ichiza. Great if you're waiting to dine there, bad when you're looking for a parking space! read more