We review a salt room facial spa!

If you’re new to salt room therapy (also known as halotherapy), you’ll want to make a beeline for Pablo Blau. It is Singapore’s first luxury salt room spa to offer an array of body and facial treatments all delivered in cave-like rooms, each entirely coated with dry salt crystals for added skin and health benefits! Rebecca recently popped in for a salt room therapy hydrating facial herself – scroll down for her review, plus don’t miss a special promo just for EL readers.

A little background: facial spa meets salt room therapy

Opened in 2019, Pablo Blau at Raffles City Shopping Centre is Singapore’s first luxury spa to offer exclusive skin treatments within a salt room environment inspired by natural salt mines and caves. Each room features a specialised generator that releases ultra-fine salt particles, recreating the unique microclimate of these caves.

In this calming, hypoallergenic and bacteria-free space, the microscopic salt then works gently to boost hydration, support respiratory health, strengthen the immune system and even promote more restful sleep.

The benefits of salt room facial spa treatments

Beyond the health benefits, according to the Pablo Blau team, the pharmaceutical-grade salt helps normalise the skin’s pH levels, encouraging natural repair and regeneration. It also calms redness and swelling, much like how salt is often used to soothe minor ailments thanks to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. At the same time, it strengthens the skin’s natural barrier without disrupting its microflora.

On top of that, the negative ions in fine dry salt act as natural antioxidants to slow signs of ageing. And when combined with Pablo Blau’s hydrating facial spa treatments, they can boost serum and ampoule absorption, helping them penetrate the skin more deeply and effectively.

One of Pablo Blau’s signature facial spa treatments is the 75-minute Salt Room Customised Premium Facial. What makes this facial spa treatment in Singapore unique is that it is entirely customisable to your specific skin concerns. By combining the therapeutic benefits of salt with advanced skincare ingredients, this hydrating facial treatment can target everything from wrinkles, fine lines and clogged pores to eczema, rashes, dryness and dullness.

Pablo Blau’s 75-minute Salt Room Customised Premium Facial in Singapore

Reviewer: Rebecca Bisset

There are facials and then there are facials. This Salt Room Customised Premium Facial at Pablo Blau was exceptional. The therapist hands were just right, especially for the shoulder and neck massage while the collagen mask was on. Perfect!

I went for the custom hydrating facial with collagen and hyaluronic acid serums. It’s on the higher end of facials cost-wise, but I was really happy with the whole experience. Even weeks later, my skin looks much smoother and more plumped. Plus, it was so nice to have my pores cleared and she tidied up my eyebrows too. Bargain! A good extraction process got an extra star from me. Not to mention, the smell of the cleansers and creams was heavenly.

The mask went on after the serums, followed by a cold ‘tab’ that was moved over it to increase the blood flow to the skin and help get all the goodies absorbed. Then came the fab shoulder and neck massage.

The salt room at Pablo Blau is always fun to go to. Check out the little socklets on me! You can soak up all the goodness of the salt-covered rooms before or after you go in for your hydrating facial spa treatment, plus enjoy a lovely cup of rose tea.

Don’t miss a facial spa promotion for EL readers!

If you’d like to try the 75-minute multi-award-winning Salt Room Customised Premium Facial at Pablo Blau, it is now offered exclusively to EL readers at just $85 (worth up to $420). Available for a limited time only, book now at pabloblau.com/expat25.

Pablo Blau
#02-26A, Raffles City Shopping Centre, 252 North Bridge Road
6261 6885 | pabloblau.com/expat25 | info@pabloblau.com

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