Aurora Borealis Spa

Aurora Borealis Spa in Chicago, Illinois, is a scalp treatment spa offering 60- and 90-minute hair and scalp care sessions with a scalp test and a steamed hair mask.

Every session on the website's menu begins with a scalp test and an aroma relaxation step, followed by a hair and scalp care spa and a steamed hair mask. It finishes with a neck, shoulder, hands and legs massage. The treatments address concerns such as hair loss, oil control, allergy-prone scalps, dandruff and aging. You choose a treatment type: Olaplex, Nioxin, Ginger, Rosemary or Hydration. The 90-minute option adds hair follicle purification and a meridian-dredging step. Sixty-minute sessions start from $99.

Reviewers describe a calm, clean, new-feeling space with soothing music. They often mention the warmth of the staff and a therapist who looks at the scalp, explains the process and adjusts the treatment to the client. Several single out the hot pack and steam on the head and the head and neck massage, and one reviewer who had a herbal scalp treatment says they were helped to dry their hair afterward. Guests also report softer, healthier-feeling hair.

The spa suits anyone who wants a personalized scalp treatment for thinning, dandruff, oiliness or dryness, or who simply wants a relaxing head and neck massage. Couples and friends have visited together.