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Spa Week: Affordable winter recovery

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Shedding your winter coat means baring your winter skin. Luckily, Spa Week — your chance to score $50 treatments at spas across the city — runs through April 17, just in time to swap those sweaters for short sleeves. With 15 participating spas, there are plenty of options to get you beach-ready, but we’ll get you started.Keep the sun funBefore you hit the beach, make sure you take care of your skin. Susan Schiano, a licensed esthetician at the Omni Wellness Center in Gibbsboro, N.J., recommends taking these steps:» Check what’s in your everyday makeups and moisturizers. “Avoid using AHAs and glycolics for this season; these products can make your skin more sensitive, thus more susceptible to sun damage,” she advises.» Don’t just slap on any old lotion: “An all-natural sunblock that withstands sun exposure doesn't break down and doesn't absorb into your system, unlike standard sunscreens.”Spas to visitEttore Salon & Spa1201 Market St., 215-928-9010, www.ettorespa.comLocated in the Marriott, this plush Center City spa is offering a refreshing green tea facial and a “desert bliss” pedicure. February? Never heard of it.Floral Vale Spa117 Floral Vale Blvd., Yardley, 215-968-8881, www.thefloralvalespa.comSure, we’d rather get our glow on somewhere tropical, but a short trip to this Yardley spa will score you a sea-salt “glow body” treatment, complete with a firming body application.Lux Spa and Fitness401 Chestnut St., 215-931-4248, www.luxspaandfitness.comOf course, no spa splurge would be complete without a massage: We dig Lux’s arnica and rosemary “muscle melt” version, clocking in at a decadent 50 minutes.