The very names of the massage oils from the Spa at Bali Hyatt- Stargaze, Moonlight, Spirit - are enough to transport you from the confines of your bathroom to a tropical shoreline, a good enough reason to invest in a few bottles for life in the city. The quality of these oils is superlative and they are package in hand-crafted ceramics and bottles.

Traditional body scrubs from Esens come with a one- shot massage oil. The Javanese lulur, for example, is a spice and yoghurt exfoliation and body polishing process. It is traditionally used by Javanese women prior to their wedding day. Now the aromatic experience can be enjoyed by everyone either as a spa treatment or packaged as a powder to take home.

The Utama Spice range of bath salts combines coarse sea salt crystals, harvested from the Baimese coast, with potent essential oils. A salt bath is a wonderful body detox; it relies on the nutrients in the salt to draw out toxins from the body. It also acts as an exfoliator for the skin, leaving it feeling soft and smooth.

This range of body products are as 'super deluxe' as the spa from which they hail. The Oriental Spas own body creams and oils have both a rich textun and aroma and are made under licence exclusively In the realm of beauty, friends back home could not wish for a better surprise gift. And they look attractive with dark blue packaging and spa logo.

Part of the attraction of body products from Asia is their packaging which makes of use of local materials to produce an ethnic look. Hand-blowr glass, hand-made recycled paper, cork, wax, twin( and even shells are transformed creatively by loca hands, to add to the 'must-have' appeal of natura body foods.

As well as body products, some tropical spa shops sell gift items with an irresistible flavour of the exotic. Available exclusively at the Nusa Dua Spa, this box contains seashells that are harvested from the waters of the Java Sea, Indian Ocean and the famously deep Lombok Strait all of which encircle the island ofBali.

Indonesian jamu comes in all sorts of weird and wonderful forms with all sorts of prescriptions. Inside this waxy bomb is an explosion of potent spices to enhance male virility. The contents are dissolved in warm water and drunk. Contact Jeannine at jamu Traditional Spa, KulKul Bali Resort,kuta for some of the more unusual varieties.

The famous tongkat from the Indonesian island on Madura is an essential element in every womans vanity case. This tampon'like stick is inserted into the vagina for a few minutes. It absorbs moisture and so shrinks the orifice. It is used before sex. It is washed and left to dry naturally so that it can be used any time and again.

Mustika Ratu, one of Indonesia's natural beauty companies, offers over 60 jamu products to enhance health and beauty. Natural Ingredients, formulated for specific needs, are available in powder or pill form or simply as a cocktail of dried herbs. They are ingested. The most popular jamus are devised for slimming and for increasing vitality and virility.