Vinotherapy …and its benefits |The concept of bathing in wine isn’t a new one – Cleopatra was allegedly a big fan of what is known today as vinotherapy.
A bath in red wine can change your skin quality and improve your energy levels; are wine spas worth investigating? Absolutely!
Vinotherapy is the use of wine by-products like grapes, seeds, skins, pulp and stems for beauty and relaxation purposes, helping to heal both the mind and body.
Portugal’s geographical and climatic features are excellent for wine production, and the interest in vinotherapy treatment is huge here.
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Vinotherapy in Portugal
Do you like to de-stress with a glass of wine in your hand? What if I tell you that wine and grapes can help you relax? I bathed in red wine and it changed my skin and energy! Every day we hear or read more and more about wine spas and vinotherapy in Portugal as well. So after all, what kind of beauty therapy is this and what is it for?
There have been many different studies into the health benefits of wine and to see whether they do have the benefits that have been claimed for them. They show if you drink alcohol it helps reduce heart attacks. Heart disease is one of the number one killers so anything that helps reduce that is fantastic. So, we already know that red wine has heart-healthy benefits by drinking it in moderation, but what can red wine do for our skin?
The concept of bathing in wine isn’t a new one — Cleopatra was allegedly a big fan. And while we don’t know what that practice was named back then, the popular name for this spa treatment now is vinotherapy.
Vinotherapy is the use of wine by-products like grapes, seeds, skins, pulp, and stems for beauty and relaxation purposes, helping to heal both the mind and body. And with its excellent exfoliating qualities, reduces problems associated with aging. Vinotherapy makes use of these benefits from grape and vine extracts to provide effective anti-aging and relaxing skincare treatments.
When wine-making, many parts of the grape get discarded, such as the branches, vines, and grape skin. And these ingredients all promote healthy skin and protect it from damage.
For example, inside grape seeds are compounds that strengthen collagen that works with elastin to keep their skin firm. The active ingredients in the seeds result in greater skin elasticity and fewer wrinkles. In fact, it is thought that red wine grape seeds alone are more effective than Vitamin E in preventing wrinkles.
In addition, the branches, vines, and skins are rich in polyphenols. These compounds, when applied to your skin, give a youthful glow. One polyphenol is resveratrol, which has been proven to be highly effective when it comes to skincare. These by-products of wine provide antioxidants to fight illness, reduce wrinkles by stimulating collagen production, reduce acne by clearing pores, add glow to the complexion like a natural blusher, and improve hair health since it thickens hair and encourages hair growth.
But is rubbing the raw ingredients into your skin really the best way to get the health effects?
Vinotherapy is a lavish spa treatment that utilizes the powerful properties of grapes and wine. Scientific research has found that after spending at least 20-30 minutes in the red wine bath, the skin becomes more hydrated, smoother, velvety and elastic. With its regular use, the signs of aging can also be delayed.
Luckily we don’t have to travel that far to try the wine bath. Portugal’s geographical and climatic features are excellent for wine production, and the interest in vinotherapy treatments is also huge here. Thus, many domestic hotels also provide us with the opportunity to immerse ourselves up to our necks in the precious, healing juice. Now, let’s explore some Portuguese spa hotels, having the raw ingredients of wine, including whole grapes, kneaded gently into our skin.
But beware, it is forbidden to drink from the pool!
WINE SPA AT L’AND RESORT
The L’AND Vineyards Resort SPA offers one of the best luxury wine spas in Europe. This is more than a hotel, providing a mix of luxury, natural beauty, and tranquility. The Resort is located in the heart of Alentejo, looking towards a landscape starring vineyards, oak, and olive orchards.
One of their exclusive offers is the Vinotherapy Spa. This is a unique experience of serenity and pleasure, with exclusive rituals and beauty treatments based on grapes and wine-related products. Treatments go from baths and wraps to massages and scrubs, taking advantage of all the benefits of the components of the grape. Relaxing with grape cosmetics and sleeping under the stars.
REJUVENATING TREATMENT AT HERDADE DA MALHADINHA NOVA
Herdade da Malhadinha Nova is located in Albernoa, Beja, in the heart of the Baixo Alentejo region. Far from everything, providing us with privacy, harmony, and security. Here time seems to stand.
The Malhadinha offers a rejuvenating vinotherapy treatment. This is a relaxing massage with energizing antioxidant ingredients that act upon free radicals promoting tissue elasticity. It also contains exfoliation treatments with grape extracts that rejuvenate the skin and protect it from free radicals.
https://www.malhadinhanova.pt/en/
MONVERDE WINE EXPERIENCE HOTEL
The project of Monverde was born from the Quinta da Lixa’s grapes and vineyards in the Vinho Verde wine region. Their aim is for your stay at the hotel to be truly unforgettable.
Surrounded by a luxuriant landscape and vineyards, the Monverde is a place where your senses are stimulated and refined while delving into the world of enology. Their treatments combine the natural efficiency of the wine’s active ingredients with the dexterity and expertise of the hands of the Monverde SPA beauticians.
Their guests are partaking in vinotherapy treatments including massages, scrubs, body wraps in grape skin, and of course, barrel baths, which combine red vine leaves and water. Bathing with wine not only creates a sense of well-being, but these delicious, sweet fruits provide many remarkable skin benefits.
MASSAGE WITH MADEIRA WINE IN THE VINE HOTEL
The Vine Hotel in Madeira Island is the World’s Leading Design Hotel where you can enjoy luxury wine spa treatments at the hands of the best professionals. If you have a day in Funchal, the capital of Madeira, the Vine Hotel offers a Madeira wine massage in an elegant atmosphere that is a very relaxing and rejuvenating experience. They offer experiences of one or two days, a luxury retreat in which vinotherapy treatments such as Wine Bath, Wine Teaser, or Vinopure Detox can last up to some hours of pure relaxation.
https://www.hotelthevine.com/en/wellness.html
WINE SPA AT YEATMAN
The Yeatman Hotel is a haven for wine lovers. It is located on a hillside in Vila Nova de Gaia with a decanter-shaped pool and a spectacular view of Porto.
The Yeatmans own Taylor’s and other port labels and were among the first English families to produce fortified Port wines. The wine resort also partners with the top wine producers of Portugal to hold special wine dinners in the hotel’s two Michelin-starred restaurants.
The owners dreamed of unique wine-related themes for each of the hotel rooms. One has a bed surrounded by a wine barrel. But the most decadent of them all is the Bacchus Suite (named after the Roman God of wine), with a copper jacuzzi in front of one of two fireplaces and a rotating bed.
Their Vinotherapy program includes a Signature Massage or also a facial treatment at the Yeatman Wine Spa.
https://www.the-yeatman-hotel.com/en/
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