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Bathing In Bordeaux.(The Good Life; HEALTH)(spas that offer grape-based treatments)(Brief article)
Byline: Amber Haq
The sap that leaks from cut grapevines is believed to have magical properties in Bordeaux. "We say the vine is crying," says Mathilde Thomas, estate owner and pioneer of vinotherapy, the use of grapes and vines in skin care. "But these precious teardrops are enough to put a smile on any woman's face."
Grape skins and seeds have long been known to possess antioxidant powers. Thomas and her husband, who own the Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafitte estate outside Bordeaux, joined forces with a local pharmacology professor to figure out a way to harness their fragile polyphenols for cosmetic purposes. Today, at their Caudalie Vinotherapie Spa in Bordeaux-Martillac, guests can enjoy the Barrel Bath treatment, in which bubbling hot spring water is enriched with superfine pieces of grape skin, the Honey and Wine Wrap or ...
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