Skin & Hair
What Not to Do After a Facial in Saigon: Sun, Sweat, Makeup and the Beach
What not to do after a facial depends on which facial you had: after a gentle one almost nothing changes, but after a peel…
Journal
The Chạm Spa Journal: Guides to Wellness, Skin and Self-Care
Plain-language articles from Chạm Spa: what happens in a treatment, how to look after your skin in the Saigon heat, what the evidence says and when to see a doctor first.
Body & Pain
Can You Get a Massage on Your Period? Massage, Heat and Head Spa
Can you get a massage on your period? Yes. For most people a period is no reason to cancel, and a gentle massage may…
Saigon & Culture
Vietnamese Women’s Day (20 October): A Guide for Expats, and What to Give
Vietnamese Women's Day falls on 20 October every year, and it is not a day off: offices, schools and shops stay open, and the…
Body & Pain
What to Do After a Massage: Showering, Water, Food and the Next Day
What to do after a massage comes down to not rushing: sit before you stand, drink water because you are warm and thirsty, shower…
Saigon & Culture
Tan Dinh Church: Visiting Saigon’s Pink Church and the Streets Around It
Tan Dinh Church is the pink church at 289 Hai Bà Trưng Street, across the road from Tân Định Market, and you can walk…
Skin & Hair
Can You Get a Massage With a Sunburn? What to Book After the Beach
Can you get a massage with a sunburn? Yes, as long as nobody works on the burned skin. A burned back rules out a…
Body & Pain
Deep Tissue vs Swedish Massage: Which One to Book in Saigon
The honest answer to "deep tissue vs Swedish massage" is to choose by goal: Swedish if you want your whole body calmed, deep tissue…
Saigon & Culture
Cao Gio in Vietnam: What the Red Marks Mean, and When to Skip It
Cao gio is Vietnamese coin scraping, and the striped red marks you see on necks and backs around Saigon are its result, not an…
Body & Pain
Thai Massage vs Vietnamese Massage: Mat and Stretch, or Table and Oil
Thai massage vs Vietnamese massage comes down to mat or table: Thai massage is done on a floor mat, fully clothed and without oil,…
Body & Pain
Is Vietnamese Massage Painful? How to Ask for Softer or Firmer Pressure
Is Vietnamese massage painful? It can be firm, sometimes very firm, but it should never hurt in the way that makes you want it…