When you think of locally grown fruit, you think of stuffing your face with a juicy peach, enjoying an organic blood orange or a ripe Pixie tangerine.
Fruit used to be served as a refreshing juice or snack post beauty session, but now spas are banking on the new craze for locally grown fruits and herbs as they’re being integrated into skin treatments and massage therapies.
The Ojai Valley Inn in California uses Pixie tangerines at their spa since it’s a local specialty. The clients love it and will pay big time.
“When they put this stuff on, I can smell fresh juice,” said an Ojai Valley Inn guest who had the 50 minute, $145 Pixie Tangerine & Pomegranate Scrub.
In the past, the demand has been for exotic ingredients from far-off places, such as heavily perfumed body creams from Europe. But now customers say they like supporting small, local farms and appreciate the freshness of the items used.
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