New luxury spa opens in West OC

By Cindy Hoffman Staff Writer

(July 28, 2023) The Actualize Wellness Center is not your typical day spa. Richard Root and Director Cyndee Lam have combined their vision of a luxury day spa with a community wellness center.

The couple recently relocated their business from Los Angeles to Ocean City and has created a mini-oasis in the Herring Creek Professional Center.

The day spa offers facials that can address wrinkles and sagging skin; acne and inflammation; hyperpigmentation; and just plain dry skin that is common from sun exposure for the many beach lovers that live or visit Ocean City.

Lam gathers information from new clients on the products they use, their diet and exercise routines and skin exposure.

“To fine tune, I use BioTherapeutics skin analysis and even more effective BT Vision that is far better than the traditional magnifier on an arm.”

She also watches carefully how a person’s face reacts to her applica- tion. “I can change midstream when necessary.”

The spa also offers Celluma Light Therapy, which “uses specific wavelengths of light energy to improve cellular health by accelerating the repair and replenishment of compromised tissue cells.”

Lam said the therapy can clear acne and wrinkles, quell pain and even grow hair.

She always follows up with her clients the next day to find out how they are feeling and how their skin reacted to the treatment.

Massages are also available at Actualize Wellness Center, including deep tissue, hot stone, Swedish, and Reiki. The spa even offers special massages for pregnant women. Much time and attention went into