The Seshin Sesh
The art of a really good scrub.
In Korean bathhouse culture, getting clean can be a much more thorough affair.
Seshin is a traditional style of vigorous body exfoliation commonly found in Korean bathhouses, where soaking and scrubbing have long existed alongside the communal experience of bathing. It isn’t delicate, and it isn’t meant to be. Warm water prepares the skin before textured mitts are worked methodically across the body, lifting away dead skin and buildup you probably didn’t realize was there.
Our Seshin takes place in the warmth of our Hammam, where your therapist pours and rinses the body with warm water as they work. There are no complicated products or elaborate steps competing for attention.
The scrub is the treatment.
Thorough, satisfying and wonderfully straightforward. You leave with incredibly smooth skin and perhaps a new appreciation for just how clean clean can feel.
What to Expect
Seshin is a little different from most treatments at Skin, and knowing what happens before you arrive makes it much easier to settle in.
You’ll be cared for in our warm Hammam, where water is part of the treatment from beginning to end. Your therapist will rinse and exfoliate the body in sections using traditional Korean scrubbing mitts, repeating the process as needed until the work is complete.
This is vigorous exfoliation rather than massage or bodywork. Modesty towels are provided throughout, and your therapist will talk you through positioning and make adjustments around your comfort.
Come ready to get wet, get scrubbed and leave considerably smoother than you arrived.
Treatments
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30 min · House $145 · Club Skin $130
If you came to be scrubbed, we take that assignment seriously.
Warm water prepares the skin before your therapist begins the vigorous, methodical exfoliation at the heart of Korean Seshin. Working across the body with traditional scrubbing mitts, layers of dead skin and buildup are lifted away through repeated rinsing and exfoliation.
There’s no massage tucked into the middle and no long list of products. The scrub is the treatment. Thorough, satisfying and surprisingly simple, with incredibly smooth skin waiting on the other side.
30 min
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45 min · House $165 · Club Skin $150
For when a really good scrub deserves a little more time up top.
We begin with the same vigorous full-body Seshin, moving through warm water, repeated rinsing and traditional exfoliation. Once the body has been thoroughly tended to, the pace softens with a gentle hair wash and focused scalp massage.
Our version of Head Spa is intentionally simple. It isn’t a traditional Japanese head spa with elaborate equipment or a lengthy scalp treatment. It’s warm water, clean hair, skilled hands and a few extra minutes devoted to your scalp.
A satisfying finish to a treatment that starts with a very good scrub.
45 min
Enhancements
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$10
Take 30 minutes before your treatment to deepen your state of rest.
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$25
A relaxing hair wash and scalp massage using our in-house shampoo and conditioner.
15min
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Add a nourishing snack from our in-house café to enjoy post-service—a perfect way to ground back into your body.
FAQS
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Most guests choose to wear their smallest swimwear or undergarments. You’re also welcome to be nude. We provide modesty towels and always honor your personal comfort level.
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Stay hydrated the day before and day of your appointment. Avoid shaving or waxing 24 hours prior. We recommend arriving 15 minutes early to relax into the space and enjoy a complimentary tea or miso from Lolo’s.
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We do not recommend the Seshin Sesh for guests who are pregnant, due to the intensity of the exfoliation and hot water exposure. Please explore our Nanay service if you’re looking for something nurturing and body-aware.
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Every 4–6 weeks is ideal for skin maintenance and lymphatic support. Many guests choose to book at the change of seasons for a full-body reset.