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The Latest Exfoliation Craze: Crushed Conch Shells

Where: Grace Bay Beach, PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos

If you're an expert on spa treatments and fantastic exfoliators--or if you just feel like you want to spoil yourself--the Regent Palms Turks and Caicos think they have something special for you. They've just opened their new Regent Spa and are featuring a special Mother of Pearl Body Exfoliation treatment. Come on, you want it; you just didn't know until now.

Apparently the conch shell is the number one export of Turks and Caicos, and the Regent Palms is taking advantage of that by tying the conch shell into this new spa treatment. The exfoliation treatment uses a blend of hand-crushed, queen conch shells to scrub off all that dead skin. We presume they add a few nice smells and crush those shells finely enough that it doesn't feel just like sandpaper.

The Regent Spa then offers you a rain shower plus a bunch of aromatherapy oils (your choice) to finish off the treatment--all that costs $85 for 30 minutes, which isn't too exorbitant. Whether or not you get the promised "younger-looking you" probably depends on the quality of the conch shell, right? Let us know if you try it out yourself.

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