{"id":10951,"date":"2019-07-20T18:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-07-20T18:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/?p=10951"},"modified":"2022-10-07T03:02:49","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T03:02:49","slug":"four-ways-to-create-a-special-ahhh-at-your-day-spa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vaabc.com\/blog\/four-ways-to-create-a-special-ahhh-at-your-day-spa\/","title":{"rendered":"Four ways to create a special \u201cahhh\u201d at your Day Spa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The spa\u2019s goal is to tailor each client’s\nexperience to suit them, perfectly, but some decisions suit all (or most)\nclients, and that is the sweet spot that you base your business model on. Of course\nyou\u2019ll continue to gain information and feedback during treatments, ensuring\nyour client\u2019s comfort, but there are some ways that all spas can accommodate\nclients that appeal to most:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scents <\/strong>\u2013 use only the finest therapeutic essential oils \u2013 don\u2019t use plug ins or candles for scents \u2013 use a diffuser with essential oils. They ARE therapeutic for a reason; they reach many senses and actually do slow the senses: specifically breathing and heart rate. They literally calm your client.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lighting<\/strong> \u2013 low lighting, with safety in mind, is key \u2013 in all areas, not\njust the treatment area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Music <\/strong>\u2013 you don\u2019t\nreally \u2018hear\u2019 spa music. It is just a continuation of the spa experience.\nSoothing, melodious and background, it is there to give more privacy to\nconversation. This is not the final step to complete the comforting and plush\nenvironment\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alcohol<\/strong> \u2013 this is the final step to \u201cahhhh.\u201d Alcohol typically means a celebration or conveys that the day-is-done \u2013 and complimentary champagne, wine or beer will certainly enhance the overall spa experience. We have several Day Spa licensees that ABC Consulting is working with, across Virginia. Since you can be arrested for selling alcohol without a license, it is important to know the laws surrounding serving alcohol and for having a license that is recognized by the state of Virginia! Nothing would take the \u201cahhh!\u201d out of a spa appointment like the owner \/ operator getting arrested! Don\u2019t do that! Visit ABC Consulting to fill out the application. Here are the rules, surrounding alcohol, at Day Spas:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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If your “Day Spa” is a commercial\nestablishment that offers, to the public, both massage therapy,\nperformed by persons certified in accordance with \u00a7 54.1-3029, and barbering\nor cosmetology services, performed by persons licensed in accordance with\nChapter 7 (\u00a7 54.1-700 et seq.) of Title 54.1 and wants to offer alcohol, you\ncan (with the right license)! This license allows the consumption of lawfully\nacquired wine and beer by each customer of no more than two 5-ounce glasses of\nwine or one 12-ounce beer, during each visit. The alcoholic beverages may not\nbe sold and shall be inclusive in the total charge of the “Day Spa”\nservices received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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