Though best known for expanding the limits of human thought, the great philosophers were also ardent proponents of skin treatments—rarely furrowing their brows without first applying a de-furrowing cucumber mask. Today’s Groupon will wipe out your own philosophical furrows: for $40, you get $80 worth of spa services at Nature’s Spa and Wellness. This rejuvenating South Charlotte oasis was voted best mud baths and sauna by Citysearch in 2009.

Nature’s Spa and Wellness offers an array of massages, body-wrap and scrub treatments, and facial and waxing services, administered by a talented staff of licensed massage therapists and aestheticians. A 60-minute Swedish massage ($80) repeatedly pats one on the back, and a tender-touch facial ($65), which uses Dermalogica and Eminence skincare products, cleanses, exfoliates, moisturizes, and glowifies faces. For de-furring, wax brows ($15), chest ($50), a full leg and bikini ($80), and more. If allergies or too many nights spent drinking whole cashews have clogged your inner well-being, go for the popular ultimate-detox body wrap ($140). A lymphatic-draining brush will prepare the skin for mineral cleansing before an herbal mud is applied and the skin is cocooned in a heat-holding wrap. Finally, a massage flushes out negative byproducts, leaving your body clear. This 105-minute treatment includes the spa tub, dry sauna, and detox tea.

Admire the rich browns, earthy creams, and robust reds of the cleanly designed furnishings and art adorning Nature’s Spa and Wellness. The spa services specialize in making your body feel like a newly constructed bliss temple, helping skin look its healthiest and bodies feel like bodies of younger humans.

Reviews

Voted best mud baths and sauna by Citysearch in 2009, Nature's Spa and Wellness has received numerous five-star ratings from Citysearchers:

• My skin looks great, my neck feels loose and I just cant believe how wonderful a facial can feel. – seabee33
• The massage was fabulous.I left the spa feeling relaxed and pampered. I had the first good nights sleep in a long while. – Mulch
• The best thing about them is, they really want you to get better, it is not like,[sic] you had a massage and it is over. – sudhira