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Sight for six eyes
The tranquility of the desert is so
relaxing. Just don’t nod off. The sand WET ROOM
spider has eyes only for you—all six of ACUPUNCTURE
them. This critter likes to jump out on
unsuspecting prey, and its cryotoxins
CHILL-OUT ROOM
are as deadly as they come.

TANNING BOOTH

When it rains in
the desert, it really
Keep bumping into pours. Low-lying creek
a spiky cactus to get beds can turn into
the full-body acupuncture surging rivers in just
Need a break from treatment. Feel your a few minutes. How
the sweltering heat? No aches and tension fade refreshing after a day
problem—just wait for sunset away as the spikes pierce in the hot sun. Make
and feel the temperatures your skin. Bliss! Even if the most of it, but don’t
plummet to below freezing you haven’t made an linger too long in the
as the dry desert sand quickly salty water found in
Sunken eyes and shriveled skin are loses its heat. Cool! Then just appointment, the jumping many deserts—it can
so last year! Tan at your own pace by lie back on the dunes, close cholla cactus has stems that give you a nasty rash!
sheltering your body from the blistering your eyes, and relax to fall off so easily that they
desert sun. We recommend covering up will prick you as you pass
the eerie singing and by. A timesaving option.
bare skin and wearing dark glasses to booming noises of
protect your eyes from the glare, while the desert at night.
a free Bedouin headscarf for all new
clients will shield your head—and
keep out the dust!
Local wildlife
Watch and learn from these
bad boys in our waiting room.
It’s all about encouraging
rest and relaxation for this
temperamental group.
Observe how the usually fierce
Gila monster takes it easy
in the midday sun. Listen to
the rattle of a rattlesnake’s Water cooler
tail, but we recommend you
leave him be—his venom An old Bedouin trick is to
is deadly. And although our turn over half-buried stones in
scorpion has a nasty sting the desert just before the sun
in its tail, it sure adds rises. Fine drops of water form
atmosphere at night when on the stones’ cool surfaces.
it glows in the dark under Chilled water is just what
a UV light. you need on a hot day at
the Desert Salon.

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