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The Moroccan Hammam marocMaroc in Urban Retreat at Harrods The Moroccan Hammam spa is a female only space that provides women with a spirited and cultured social environment in which to relax, revive the mind and soften the skin. Within The Moroccan Hammam marocMaroc in Urban Retreat at Harrods you are not only experiencing the purifying and detoxifying luxury rituals inspired by centuries old ancestral beauty customs, you are being welcomed into a world far away from the hustle and bustle of city life to relax and unwind in a beautifully handcrafted environment that resembles regal Morocco. Hammams have played a significant part in Moroccan culture for centuries. A traditional steam room loosely translated as “spreader of warmth” is used by Moroccans at least once a week for a ritual based body treatment that involves the steaming, scrubbing and massaging of the skin until it glows. http://www.urbanretreat.co.uk/harrods/the_moroccan_hammam/discover_the_moroccan_hammam.aspx On arrival to The Moroccan Hammam marocMaroc in Urban Retreat at Harrods, following check in, you will be escorted through to get changed into a sumptuously soft robe before entering the first of the two warm rooms you will experience as part of your ritual. Once you have acclimatised to the heat within the warm room, your hammam experience will take place on one of seven white marble slabs each separated by an individually hand crafted ornate lattice. Your Kessala therapist will use both marocMaroc’s signature products along with a traditional Moroccan soap known as black soap. The black soap applied by your Kessala to begin your treatment is made from black olives, scented with eucalyptus and is high in vitamin E. It was first introduced in the nineteenth century as a dermatological product later being recognised as an everyday beauty must have and is now considered the hero product of any hammam ritual. It aids in softening and nourishing the skin and prepares it for the exfoliation with the kessa glove. A kessa glove is a traditional and natural exfoliator, dead skin and bacteria is sloughed off opening your pores to stimulate the lymph and circulatory systems. Your Kessala will apply the Miel d’Ambre to exfoliate and smooth the skin. Your body will then be massaged and rinsed with bucket upon bucket of warm water. If that wasn’t enough your Kessala will delicately massage your scalp and wash your hair with marocMaroc’s Amande au Lait shampoo to deeply moisturise the hair fibres and soften the scalp.* Every hammam ritual ends with a traditional stretching exercise that uses wide wrapping gestures to alleviate any remaining tensions and to rejuvenate the body. Your Kessala will then cocoon you in a soft toweling robe and escort you through to the relaxation area to sip on Moroccan tea which will help restore and balance fluid levels. *0nly with the Signature Hammam or the Indulgent Hammam rituals. Discover all of The Moroccan Hammam marocMaroc in Urban Retreat at H