Find Zen at Zenspa

Between the pollution, work, and the anxiety of cramming onto yet another packed subway car, Beijing can take a toll on one’s skin. Fortunately, there are plenty of oases in the city where you can replenish your skin with a rejuvenating treatment, smooth, restore, tighten and brighten your skin!

Kocoon

Offers propolis serum facials (RMB 578) which uses a natural cure-all substance made by bees to treat inflammation and allergies. Tue-Sun 10.30am-8.30pm. B1/F, The Opposite House, Sanlitun Village North, 11 Sanlitun Lu, Chaoyang District. (6410 5016) 朝阳区三里屯路11号三里屯Village北区The Opposite HouseB1层

The Peninsula

Try the instant brightener facial, which uses natural AHAs and BHAs to inject life into dry skin. Facials start from RMB 700/50 min. Daily 9am-11pm. 3/F, The Peninsula, 8 Jinyuhutong, Wangfujing, Dongcheng District. (8516 2888 ext 6090) 东城区东城区王府井金鱼胡同8号2王府半岛酒店三层

TATA Salon

Try their 30-45 minute eye treatments, aimed at improving general health, lifting and dark circle prevention (RMB 430-700). Daily 10am-10pm. Workers’ Stadium North Gate, Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District. (8511 3880) 朝阳区工体北路工人体育场北门

ZenSpa

Treatments here were originally designed for Indonesian royalty. Try the two-hour detox package (RMB 980) featuring a cane sugar aromatherapy scrub and Thai herbal bath. Daily 11am-11pm. 1, 8A Xiaowuji Lu, Chaoyang District. (8731 2530) 朝阳区小武基路甲8号1号院（东四环南路15号出口）

Daisy’s Beauty Salon

Offers IPL (Intense Pulsed Light Therapy) facials (RMB 357/60 min), which treat redness, sun damage, enlarged pores and wrinkles. A 10-session package costs RMB 3,360. Daily 10am-8.30pm. Rm. 301, Building B, Sunshine 100 International Apartments, Guanghua Donglu. (5100 0556/7) 光华东路阳光100国际公寓B座301室

Golden Corolla

Offers everything from slimming treatments and wrinkle reduction to acne prevention. Facials start at RMB 260, and skin packages from RMB 2,900 for 10 treatments. Tue-Sun 10am-9pm. 1/F, Bldg 7, Julong Garden, 68 Xinzhong Jie, Dongcheng District. (6551 8091) 东城区新中街68号聚龙花园7号楼1层

Heavenly Spa

Try the “re-hydrator” treatment (RMB 700/50 min) and “eye zone” treatment (RMB 400/30min). 9am-10pm. The Westin Beijing Chaoyang, 7 Dongsanhuan Beilu, Chaoyang District. (5922 8888) 朝阳区朝阳区东三环北路7号金茂北京威斯汀大饭店