A Day at the Spa

We all enjoy a bath and spa day. Some bath salts, exotic soap, cascades of hot water - what better way to relax?

This love of spas has grown along with history. "Although spas seem to have sprung up overnight, that’s not the case. “The Waters” can be traced back to early civilizations. Like water, spa popularity has come in waves throughout history. Prof. Jonathan Paul de Vierville, Ph.D., spa historian and owner of the Alamo Plaza Spa at the Menger Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, USA, notes that the popularity of spas has accompanied cultures with leisure time. Social bathing was an important cultural process practiced by Mesopotamians, Egyptians, Minoans, Greeks, and Romans whenever they sought health and relief from their pain and diseases. "

Source: http://www.discoverspas.com/spaarticles/spaevolution.shtml