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The name "harem" (pronounced as ha-reem) can be translated from Arabic with "forbidden" or "secluded". Harem Hair & Body Salon on the other hand is also widely known as ‘women’. This definition is the promise upon which Harem Hair & Body Salon delivers to every guest at its spa –it is exclusive for women only!

A little bit of History… The traditional harem, a place where anything between 1 and 4 wives lived, sometimes with other female relatives, was a place where even visitors might not enter. The only ones who could were husband, sons, brothers and fathers. The royal harem, from which the popular image of the harem is formed, has its origin in pre-Islamic times. In this harem, both wives and concubines lived, together with female attendants. While the harem was secluded from the normal society, it still was of great political importance. Rulers often added wives to their harems, as part of forging political alliances with foreign political leaders. And inside the harem, mothers of possible future leaders fought over who should become heir to the throne. Harems still exist, but are today mainly limited to very conservative Muslim societies. Harems, and they are generally small, exist in societies as different as Saudi Arabia and Morocco. Until late into the 20th centuries, harems were rather common in practically all Muslim societies.