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A History of the Spa

Spas are something that almost everyone in Deerfield, Illinois has heard of.  Spas are renowned for the way they help people to relax and unwind.  In Deerfield, Illinois, as in today’s high stress world, they are a welcomed way to get rid of unwanted stress.  Spas have not always been for pampering, though.  The history of the spa tells how they have evolved.

The actual origin of the spa can not be quite pinned down.  It is believed, however, that the spas we in Deerfield, Illinois have come to know originated in Roman times.  The Romans were believed to have used spa treatments to help rejuvenate worn out warriors and to treat wounds obtained in battle.

At this time the spa treatments were given using the water of hot springs.  Baths were built around these natural wonders. The treatments were called Sanus Per Aquam, which is one belief of the origin of the name SPA.  What it means is health through water.

Social bathing, another early form of the spa, was commonplace in ancient Greece and surrounding cultures.  The Greeks were thought to be the first to use hot water in bathing.

The use of heated water for bating became quite popular and thus the modern idea of a spa was born.  These luxurious baths were built so huge that they could accommodate thousands.

Spas continued to be popular in the times that followed.  People everywhere, including in Deerfield, Illinois, began using them for sports related injuries, leisure and simple bathing needs.  However, the spas quickly came to include an area that was separated from the main bath and was used solely for the purpose of relaxing.

The bathing soon became a process.  It started with exercising and then time spent in warming rooms where the body was massaged with herbs and oils.  Then off to a bathing room.  After that is a hot room where more massage and skin exfoliation took place.  Lastly would be a cool dip in the pool.

This ritual was the first to be like the spas we living in Deerfield, Illinois know today.  From this was born the spas we are familiar with where you can get massages, facials and even manicures.

The history of the spa led through natural steps to the spas like those in Deerfield, Illinois today.  The healing and soothing properties of water remains the constant theme throughout the history of the spa.  It is water and heat that have always made a spa, a spa. Today’s spas in Deerfield, Illinois use technology and they may not be as open or public, but they still help one to relax and rejuvenate.