Relaxing Spa Rewards December 18, 2008 These natural and healthy spa products alleviate employee stress
By Alexandra Haake
Looking to give your top performers a little piece of the spa to take home with them for the holidays, or to use as a pillow gift during an incentive trip? The following products offer the ultimate in luxury and pampering, while minimizing their impact on the Earth, and maximizing the wellbeing and relaxation experience for those who use them.
"People are becoming more educated and seeking out products that are non-toxic and free of some of the potentially dangerous ingredients," says Kyra Johnson, spa director at Blue Marble Spa in the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay Spa & Marina in San Diego. Blue Marble uses organic products including Naturopathica, Farmaesthetics, SpaRitual and Ayuroma for its menu of treatments. "People are seeking out ways to be more natural and more respectful to their bodies."
Editor's Note: For more on spas and spa prducts, be sure to read "Spas to the Rescue at Incentivemag.com.
The Bottled Earth Company The Bottled Earth Company based in Naples, Fla., makes 100 percent natural, organic and paraben- and chemical-free skincare products, focusing less on the quantity of the ingredients and more on the quality to maximize their healing benefits. Aside from creams, the company produces an extensive line of soaps, mists and essential oils. Try the Handcrafted & Organic Cinnamon & Clove Soap to arouse the senses "like a cup of hot tea," as they say. The essential oils in this bar are known to increase focus and mental concentration.
Shea Travel Treasures from L'Occitane en Provence 2008 Holiday Collection from Corporate Gift Program This collection includes a number of products, from shampoos and conditioners to lavender soaps and butter hand creams. It combines shea butter, lavender, sweet almond oil, honey and lemon to bring together some of the most powerful aromatic and restorative ingredients. L'Occitane strives to use high-quality, traceable, natural ingredients and supports traditional production methods and co-development programs. When their safety and effectiveness is guaranteed, the company offers 100 percent natural or organic products.
Éminence Organic Skin Care Éminence products are created using handpicked Hungarian herbs, fruits and flower buds. All products are free of parabens, mineral oils, petroleum and sodium lauryl sulphate. Ingredients are hand mixed with pure waters drawn from thermal hot springs. The ingredient farm is 100 percent powered by solar and wind energy and uses geothermal power for heating. Try Éminence's Watermelon Papaya Body Butter, which deeply hydrates and repairs skin, adding strength and elasticity.
Incentive/IMRA Sales Excellence Awards Winners Announced Incentive magazine announced the winners of its 15th annual Sales Excellence Awards earlier this week, celebrating the best and most successful independent representative firms in the industry.
U.S. Travel Association Forms Meetings, Incentives, Trade Show Council The U.S. Travel Association has created a new board member council that will build a proactive meetings and incentives research, communications, government relations and promotion agenda, it announced yesterday.
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