The precious liquid is more than the source of life; it’s the real fountain of youth
When it comes to skin, we know that drinking enough water is essential for a hydrated, balanced complexion. But did you know that the water used in your skincare and treatments matter too? That’s because “what we expose our skin to impacts its health as well,” says Calvin Ng, founder and managing director of Senze Salus, which owns and runs SK-II Boutique Spa by Senze Salus, under exclusive licence by SK-II.
Which is why the premium spa has adopted a holistic approach to skincare, the premise being that caring for your skin goes beyond products and treatments. Of course, this isn’t to say that they don’t matter; they do, but so do other things, such as the water used during routine facial treatments.
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HEALTH THROUGH WATER
Inspired by the Latin origins of the word “spa”, an acronym for salus per aquam, meaning “health through water”, the new flagship outlet at Raffles City Shopping Centre uses only water of the purest form for everything. Facial steaming, for instance, is done using 100 per cent pure distilled water, while all other treatments use water that has been further purified by a four-stage filtration process.
To help enhance skin health from the inside out, the spa serves up alkaline water for consumption too. Aside from its antioxidant properties (read: it counters the look of signs of ageing such as wrinkles and saggy skin), alkaline water is said to offer superior hydration through ionisation, which transforms water into microclusters that are more easily absorbed at the cellular level. But don’t just trust us; barefaced beauties Miranda Kerr and Beyonce Knowles-Carter swear by it.
