This At-Home Hammam Scrub Gave Me The Smoothest Skin of My Life
I?ll be the first to admit that based on the number of times a week I say, ?oh my god, this thing changed my life,? it would seem as though I?ve had approximately one-million life-altering revelations so far. But, if we?re being honest, I can say that I?ve truly only ever had one. And it wasn?t over the insanely good pizza I ate last week, or the airbrushed-looking foundation I just bought?it was the time I got my skin scrubbed at a Moroccan bath house, and it really, truly, completely changed my life. Or, at least, my skin.
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When I visited Morocco while studying abroad last spring, I got the chance to go to a hammam, a.k.a. a public bath house, and it was pretty much the most culturally different, eye-opening, and skin-softening experience I?ve ever had. Seriously?my skin felt like a newborn baby?s after being slathered in vaseline and kissed by a bunch of clouds. Think of a hammam like a spa, a public jacuzzi, and a steam room, all rolled into one, mixed with a bunch of nudity. Though local Moroccan men and women shower at home throughout the week, they?ll usually head to the local hammam once a week for a deeper, more-restorative cleanse. Photo: Corinna Wong
And unlike the trendy, hipster-level spa that just opened down the street from you, hammams have been a cultural staple since the days of the Roman Empire, and they?ve weathered the centuries thanks to their central role in being a ?necessary par...
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