--- title: "Hot Stone, Essential Oil or Relaxing Massage: What Differs" description: "The three 90 minute sessions at Lụa Spa differ in tools, scent and pressure. 890,000 to 990,000 VND. What to choose if you react to scents or are pregnant." canonical: https://spa.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/hot-stone-essential-oil-or-relaxing-massage lang: en last-updated: 2026-10-04 --- [Body massage](/en/journal#than) # Hot stone, essential oil or relaxing: three 90 minute sessions > The three 90 minute sessions at Lụa Spa differ in tools, scent and pressure. 890,000 to 990,000 VND. What to choose if you react to scents or are pregnant. Nguồn / Source: https://spa.thenexova.cloud/en/journal/hot-stone-essential-oil-or-relaxing-massage The three 90 minute sessions at Lụa Spa differ in tools, scent and pressure. 890,000 to 990,000 VND. What to choose if you react to scents or are pregnant. [Lê Thị Bích Hằng](/en/therapists/le-thi-bich-hang) · Head of body therapy · Published 22 Jul 2026 · Updated 4 Oct 2026 · 5 min read ![Close up of three black basalt stones resting on a bare back near the nape, tied-up hair and white sheets behind](/_astro/j-s3-da-nong-tinh-dau.S8iVPmgL_Qm6GP.jpg) All three sessions last 90 minutes and cover the back, legs, arms and neck. They differ in three ways: tools, scent, and how the pressure feels. The relaxing body massage uses hands and unscented base oil, 890,000 VND. The essential oil massage adds one of three scents, lemongrass, pomelo or jasmine, 950,000 VND. The hot stone massage adds warmed basalt stones, 990,000 VND. All include 8% VAT, and there is no tip. Below is each session, how to choose, and when not to choose one. All five kinds of body massage at Lụa Spa, including the shorter ones, are compared in [body massage in Ho Chi Minh City: which type](/en/journal/body-massage-ho-chi-minh-city-which-one). ## Side by side | | Relaxing, 90 min | Essential oil, 90 min | Hot stone, 90 min | | ---------------- | -------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | | Price | 890,000 VND | 950,000 VND | 990,000 VND | | Oil | Unscented base oil | Base oil with one scent you choose | Unscented base oil | | Tools | Two hands | Two hands | Two hands and warmed basalt stones | | Who | Hằng or Tài | Hằng only | Hằng or Tài | | Days | Every day | Monday to Saturday | Every day | | Membership cards | Five Counts and Ten Counts | No | No | The time is split the same way in all three: 5 minutes of talk, 30 on back and shoulders, 15 on the backs of the legs, turn over, 10 on the fronts of the legs, 10 on the arms, 15 on neck, shoulders and scalp, 5 to finish. ## Relaxing body massage: hands and unscented oil The base session. Your therapist uses unscented base oil (essential oil is only added in the essential oil session), medium pressure, a steady rhythm. You can change the pressure at any point: “firmer on the shoulders”, “lighter on the calves”. There is nothing to choose except pressure and therapist, which is why we suggest it for a first visit. It is also the only one of the three that membership cards cover. The [relaxing massage page](/en/treatments/body-massage/relaxing-body-massage) also has a 60 minute version at 690,000 VND. ## Essential oil massage: one of three scents As the relaxing massage, with one scent mixed into the base oil. In the first 5 minutes Hằng hands you three bottles to smell: - **Lemongrass (sả chanh):** green and fresh, like the lemongrass in Vietnamese cooking. - **Pomelo (bưởi):** the peel of the big Vietnamese citrus, slightly bitter. - **Jasmine (nhài):** floral, sweeter and stronger than the other two. You choose one. It stays with you for 90 minutes and usually on your skin when you leave, so think about that if you are going back to work or meeting someone. Only Hằng does this session, so it is not available on Sundays. More on the [essential oil massage page](/en/treatments/body-massage/essential-oil-massage). ## Hot stone massage: warmed basalt Basalt is volcanic stone that holds warmth for a long time. We warm the stones in water. Before a stone touches you, your therapist tests it against the inside of her or his own forearm. Warm, never hot. Stones go along your back on a towel, and one in each palm. During the massage, the therapist holds a stone as part of the hand, gliding with the oil over your back and legs. When a stone cools, it is swapped for another. If a stone feels too warm anywhere, say “hot” (or “nóng”), and it comes off at once. We make no claim about what warm stones do for the body; we only say you will feel warmth stay on your back for a while. More on the [hot stone massage page](/en/treatments/body-massage/hot-stone-massage). ## Which one to choose - **First visit, or not sure what you like:** relaxing. - **You like scent and want to pick it:** essential oil. - **You like warmth, or tend to feel cold lying in air-conditioning:** hot stone. - **You like firm pressure:** relaxing or hot stone; ask for Tài when booking, or tell Hằng. Pressure does not follow gender. - **You hold a membership card:** relaxing. The Five Counts card (Thẻ Năm Nhịp) covers only the 90 minute relaxing massage; the Ten Counts card (Thẻ Mười Nhịp) does not cover hot stone or essential oil. Warm stones and scent are a matter of taste. None of the three is “better” than the others. ## When not to choose one **You react to scents or oils.** We do not do the essential oil session for you, and we do not suggest hot stone either. Choose the relaxing massage, say so in the note box, and tick “I react to scents or oils”. The front desk calls before confirming. **You are pregnant.** Lụa Spa does not take body massage during pregnancy: no relaxing, no essential oil, no hot stone. A herbal hair wash (gội đầu dưỡng sinh), a herbal foot soak or a face massage is fine. **You have an open wound or broken skin on your back or legs,** or a doctor is looking after a skin condition. Tick the box when booking; the front desk calls before confirming and may ask you to check with your doctor first. If pain in your back or shoulders keeps going, see a doctor. No massage replaces that. ## How we do it at Lụa Spa Hằng has fourteen years of massage behind her and does most of the essential oil and hot stone sessions here. She works Monday to Saturday; Tài works Wednesday to Sunday. In every 90 minute session: - Unscented base oil is the default. Scent only comes with the essential oil session. - You are covered with a towel; only the area being worked on is uncovered. - Your therapist checks the pressure again five or ten minutes in. - We ask before you turn over. - The session ends at the booked time. Tạ Minh Thư bought the Five Counts card: 3,800,000 VND for five 90 minute relaxing body massages, or 760,000 VND a visit against 890,000 VND single. She uses it on Saturdays, when she has the afternoon. The card only covers the relaxing massage, so that is the one she books each time. _An illustrative story for a demo site; figures are made up._ ## Booking a 90 minute session - Book the hot stone massage on the [booking page](/en/book?buoi=than-da-nong-90), or switch to another session in the first step. - To book with Hằng, see [her profile](/en/therapists/le-thi-bich-hang) and working days. - Book at least 3 hours ahead, up to 45 days. One person, 90 minutes: no deposit. Change or cancel free until 12 hours before. We are at 63 Hoàng Văn Thái, Tân Mỹ Ward (old District 7), open 10:00 to 21:30 every day. ## Book with Hằng Head of body therapy. Off on Sunday. [Pick a time](/en/book?nguoi=hang)[Or answer five questions](/en/treatment-finder) ## Sessions in this article - [90 min · 890,000 VNDRelaxing body massage, 90 minFull body.](/en/treatments/body-massage/relaxing-body-massage) - [90 min · 950,000 VNDEssential oil body massageChoose one of three scents: lemongrass, pomelo, jasmine. Not offered if you tell us you react to scents.](/en/treatments/body-massage/essential-oil-massage) - [90 min · 990,000 VNDHot stone massageBasalt stones, warm, not hot.](/en/treatments/body-massage/hot-stone-massage) The main article on this topic: [Body massage in Ho Chi Minh City: which type and how many minutes](/en/journal/body-massage-ho-chi-minh-city-which-one) ## Read next - [Body massageBreathe in Fours: A Four-Second Breathing ExerciseA way of breathing slowly on a four-second rhythm that therapists at Lụa Spa use at the start of a session. One minute, seated or lying. Not a treatment.](/en/journal/four-second-breathing) - [Body massageChoosing a Male or Female Massage Therapist: How to AskHow to pick a therapist by gender, pressure and working day when booking online or by phone. 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