A CDC investigator has linked an outbreak of skin infections to unsanitary practices at a body-wrap salon. The spa, as others do, has customers exercise while tightly swathed in wet elastic bandages.

IT’S the eternal dilemma women have to face – you want to head out to that party in a fabulous little frock but by the time you’ve indulged in the buffet and had a few drinks it’s likely not to be as ...

I am about 30 minutes into my SlenderTone Body Wrap, and I want out. Not only am I overheated, I am tired of the teeny-tiny exercises I am doing on a trampoline. I feel like I am going to throw up. I ...

EVERY day, women are paying up to £60 to be wrapped in seaweed, ivy extracts, mineral salts, bandages and clingfilm, in the hope that they will melt away those unwanted inches. There are few things ...

When it comes to losing weight, there’s definitely not a shortage of ways to go about it. From extreme diets to the latest fitness craze, Americans are desperate to drop their pounds. So, it’s no ...

A BODY wrap produces therapeutic and cosmetic benefits by cleansing the body of toxins and reducing inches. Body wraps are great for anyone who wants to tone and tighten the look and texture of their ...

When it comes to body wraps — those mummifying treatments involving bandages and mud that claim to make you instantly, effortlessly, thinner — I’ve always been the biggest sceptic around. I’ve assumed ...