A growing number of spas in the US and around the world are now offering “beer baths” and “beer soaks” for customers to kick back and relax in a tub full of literal beer — and they claim it’s packed with benefits for your skin.
Piva Beer Spa in Chicago opened in 2019 offering massages, salt rooms and beer soaks in which they fill a tub with hops, barley and brewer’s yeast.
They claim the ingredients are filled with antioxidants that exfoliate, soften and improve the elasticity in skin, while the antibacterial properties of the alcohol and epidermal growth factor in the barley can clear up acne.Piva also claims it can stimulate hair growth and add shine.
Meanwhile, My Beer Spa in Orlando, Florida, which opened in 2021, raves that their soaks are full of B vitamins, minerals, proteins and antioxidants that exfoliate, “purify” and moisturize the skin — and make hair softer and shinier too.
They also clarify that the soaks they offer aren’t in literal beer, but water infused with common beer ingredients.
Oakwell Beer Spa in Denver, Colorado calls their treatment “beer bath hydrotherapy,” and has an in-house herbalist mixing up their special herbal beer blend specifically to get the most out of its skin and hair benefits.
“Think of it as a giant bubbly beer tea — except instead of drinking, you soak in it!”
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