Herbspa Nourishing

I love massage and am a spa junkie, so when I chanced upon this place for foot steaming, I thought, sounds cool!
I sat down in a comfy sofa and stuck my legs into a knee-​high wooden bucket. The staff mixed some Chinese medicinal herbs into the water, and soon steam came out from the bottom of the bucket up my feet and legs. I was offered tea, and given a remote control to adjust the temperature. I guess I was over ambitious, and had to turn the dial a few times to avoid cooking my feet. There is free wifi, and an outlet next to my chair, so I can charge my phone and go online (a blessing when travelling!)
Honestly I didn’t expect my whole body to be sweating, but gosh I couldn’t sweat more if I were in a full sauna! My legs felt amazing afterwards! Like walking on clouds! A day’s tiredness evaporated and I felt all fresh and ready to do more walking and shopping! It felt even better than an average foot massage. The very friendly lady told me that steaming is better than a foot bath as the temperature is kept higher.
So, after a couple of days, I went back, taking a curious hubby along. He totally enjoyed every minute of his leg steaming. He set the heat low so he was comfortable the whole time. For me, I got even more adventurous and tried the whole body steaming, where I laid on a bed with a human-​shape cut out. The bed was rather small. I am petite and fit in fine but a big guy may find his legs dangling outside the bed.
After the steaming, I had red patches on my body. They were not burns, as they weren’t painful and disappeared after a few hours, though meanwhile I looked like an abuse victim. Those patches indicated areas where my chi was not flowing smoothly, and did correspond to where I usually have pains and aches (left shoulder, right elbow, etc.) (Similarly, in cupping and gua-​sha, supposedly you get bruises only where there are chi blockages.) Again, a very rejuvenating treatment.
I just wish my stay in Hong Kong were longer so I can go back a few more times. They also offer facial steams which I’m curious to try too.
Cost: legs 30 min for HKD98 (approx US$ 13)
body 30 min HKD 188 (approx $ 25)