Si! Spa announces ishga partnership

Si! Spa at The Gailes Hotel & Spa in Ayrshire, Scotland, has announced a new partnership with organic seaweed skincare brand ishga. 

The collaboration will expand the spa’s menu to include several ishga experiences, including its signature seaweed bath, as well as core treatments such as a rejuvenating facial, a hot stone massage, a body wrap and a salt and oil scrub. 

Sustainably sourced, formulated and manufactured on the Isle of Lewis and Harris, ishga’s skincare range blends a mineral-rich potent seaweed extract with organic ingredients and essential oils, offering natural, results-driven products and professional spa treatments.

Derived from the Gaelic word for water, ishga infuses healing spring water with a potent extract of Scottish Hebridean seaweed. Renowned for its antioxidant, anti-ageing and health properties, Hebridean seaweed contains a host of vitamins, minerals, trace elements and amino acids that nurture and protect the skin. 

“We’re really excited to announce our new partnership with ishga,” said Malcolm Simpson, owner of SimpsInns, which owns The Gailes Hotel & Spa. 

“This collaboration will not only act to reinforce Si! Spa’s reputation as a luxury spa and wellness destination, but it will also show the benefit of independent, family-run businesses working together.”

Billed as a ‘stylishly seductive’ spa and wellness destination, the Si! Spa opened in August this year following a £2 million investment.  

The 2,000sqm spa offers an extensive treatment menu with more than 50 personalised experiences and rituals, as well as day spa packages and overnight spa breaks. All spa treatments of 55 minutes or longer include complimentary access to the spa’s Thermal Suite, outdoor spa deck and hydro pool. 

Leon Trayling, co-founder and director of ishga, added: “It’s wonderful to see the launch of Si! Spa and be part of its future. We’ve been talking to the Simpson family for a number of years and admired the determination required to complete the project.

“At ishga we are a small but growing independent business with ambitions to be leaders in our field both at home and abroad.  This is a wonderful partnership opportunity to showcase the very best Scotland has to offer in terms of spa, skincare and hospitality.”