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This article was published by the Taiwan Headlines on April 10, 2006. It reports that in recent years, spas for women have mushroomed around Taiwan and attracted the public's attention. The growing spa phenomenon stems from the rise in the number of career women in Taiwan, who are often stressed out from working long hours.

Exhausted career women need to relax and unwind. According to this article, mental pressure combined with other factors such as the polluted environment has caused women to turn to massages and skin-care rituals for relief. Because exercise can be too tiring for those women who work long hours, many local gymnasiums are now offering spa treatments. For those women who do not like exercise in the first place, spa treatments can provide them with another way to release stress.

Many women go to spas for health reasons. Through treatments such as aromatherapy and massages, they can relieve muscle pain or soreness and rejuvenate themselves. Indeed, spa treatments are no longer geared solely toward beautification. In recent years, many men are also increasingly attracted to the spas in order to improve their health.

According to this article, the most popular spa treatments are whitening or anti-aging facials, massages, and aromatherapy. This indicates that customers in Taiwan are concerned about early aging. They are also burdened by pressure.

However, industry insiders suggest that spa-goers should consult a beautician or skin-care specialist about their skin and blood types before choosing a specific type of spa treatment. Those who have high blood pressure or allergies should be particularly cautious about the types of skin-care products used in the spa treatments. Customers may test a product on a small patch of skin before applying it to the whole face or body. If redness or a rash develops, then the product cannot be used on the customer.

At present, health clubs in Taiwan generally require their customers to fill out questionnaires about allergies, high blood pressure and other health issues before allowing them to use sporting facilities or undergo spa treatments. However, customers still need to be cautious. In particular, customers need to be aware of the temperature outside and their own body temperature before entering a spa or sauna, in order to avoid oxygen deficiency.