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Papaya body polish
The Renaissance, Mumbai

Ingredients
Ripe papaya, 500 gm
Rose petals, 50 gm
Rose oil, 30 ml
Rose splash

This is definitely not one for the sniffer. But, this slightly smelly mash comes with promises to terminate wrinkles, while exfoliating, tightening, nourishing and relaxing the skin.

Lemon, ginger detoxification blend
Hyatt Regency, Mumbai

Ingredients
Base oil, 25 ml
Lemon drops, 6
Ginger drops, 5

This massage concoction is pre-blended by Forest Essentials for the hotel8217;s Prana spa. The mixture of essential oils and natural ingredients pledges to tone and smooth the skin.

Coorg Concoction
JW Marriott
Ingredients
Coorg coffee beans, 100g finely ground
Mountain clay,
250 gm
Cocoa butter, 5 gm

The coffee comes from the plantations of Coorg, in Karnataka. Then the hand-picked beans are blended with a rich base of mountain clay to produce an exotic body polish. It is, get this, a mood elevator, a stimulant for the nervous system, a circulatory aid, and swears to add lustre to the skin.