V Botanical Spa makes 'Intelligent' move (Malaysia)
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V Botanical Spa makes 'Intelligent' move (Malaysia)
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Category: Asia Pacific - Malaysia - Exclusive experiences
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-02-17
Award-winning facility on Langkawi first in SE Asia to use all-natural ‘Nutrients’
Less than a year after placing sixth among spas in overseas hotels in Conde Nast Traveller magazine’s annual Readers' Travel Awards, V Botanical Spa has sharpened its image by becoming the first spa in Southeast Asia to offer 100-percent certified organic food grade products and treatments.
Last month, the spa's ownership group aligned itself with Intelligent Nutrients, a U.S.-based health and beauty brand developed by renowned environmentalist and Aveda founder Horst Rechelbacher.
The result is an array of programs and therapies that incorporate the use of all-natural, certified organic goods — such as hair and body oils, multi-functional aromatics, nutraceutical supplements and nutritional lip balms — manufactured with renewable energy and packaged using eco-friendly materials.
"People care about what they put on and in their bodies more than ever before," said Christina Low, Head — Integrated Wellness. "We're embracing that trend at the same time we alter the spa in a way that better mirrors the environment in which it is set."
Perched high on a verdant hillside overlooking a beach (Datai Bay) that National Geographic called out in the 2008 edition of The 10 Best of Everything, V Botanical Spa is one of five components that comprise V Integrated Wellness at The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort in the foliage-shrouded archipelago of Langkawi.
V Fitness, V Healthy Cuisine, V Retreats and V Beach Club are the other four elements of the concept, scheduled to officially launch next month.
"Our whole philosophy originates from the 'Tree of Life' idea — a metaphor for how everything in the universe is connected," said Low. "The fact that you can actually eat Intelligent Nutrients products — all items are made of nutritious ingredients straight from the earth, safe enough to ingest — makes it the perfect line for us."
>From a 5-day / 4-night Stress Management Program to a 30-minute IN Organic Eye & Lip Treatment, V Botanical Spa's menu runs the holistic gamut.
Most services integrate Intelligent Nutrients products — such as the IN Organic Sensory Aromatic Journey Massage — and are performed in one of the five open-air villas that branch out from the facility's reception area, accessible via a cobblestone path that winds past and under some of the island's oldest and largest trees.
Those interested in a massage but weary from an intense water workout can elect to experience their treatment on the beach, where a pair of Miami-style cabanas sit but steps from the placid waters of the Andaman Sea.
ABOUT V INTEGRATED WELLNESS
Launching in March 2011 by Landmarks Berhad (www.landmarks.com.my), V Integrated Wellness is a dedicated provider of therapies, classes, workshops and cuisine aimed at nurturing mind, body and soul. Through innovative and integrative tools, its mission is to help guests cultivate their life force (chi) and attain peak levels of physical, intellectual, emotional, environmental, social and spiritual wellness. Its inaugural center will be located at The Andaman, a Luxury Collection Resort, in Langkawi, Malaysia.
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