Kessa is the name for the traditional way of exfoliating Moroccan massage with a Kessa glove. This glove is coarse and with a nice soap the masseur will knead your body soaping it up and exfoliating all the dead skin from your body. It is a perfect way to relax and feel reborn again. The perception of what it means to take care of your body skin will forever change using the Kessa glove. Its benefits include Cleansing and Detoxification improved Circulation Exfoliation and Moisturization. A quick history lesson on Hammam and Kessa: The traditional baths have been an integral part of Moroccan culture for centuries and date back to the Roman and Ottoman Empires. They began as public bathhouses where women could go to get professionally cleansed and scrubbed (keep in mind this was long before most people had baths or showers in their homes) and morphed into cultural epicenters particularly for women. Moroccan women would go to the bathhouses to catch up and share ideas and would leave with their skin feeling silky smooth. While the cultural significance of the Hammam may have changed (case in point: you can now partake in the traditional treatments in private at luxury spas) the beauty practices have remained steadfastly the same. The treatment utilizes three ingredients indigenous to Moroccoblack soap Rhassoul clay and argan oilas well as a special type of exfoliating mitt (KESSA GLOVE) to slough off every dead skin cell on your body.