Forbes

Turning Her Facials Into ASMR Content Helped Make One Esthetician’s Spa A Multimillion-Dollar Business: ‘Changed My Life Completely’

Three years ago, an idea from a colleague changed Holly Tanella’s business—and her life—forever. In 2022, Tanella—who owns BOHO Med Spa in Allen, Texas—was speaking with her social media coordinator ...

Why people are paying $130 for a 'head orgasm' at this new ASMR spa

I'm getting a brain massage — and it's sublime. I'm lying on a heated massage bed, cocooned in a soft, weighted blanket, as ...
Los Angeles Times

Get your back scratched and hair brushed at this cozy ASMR massage studio in L.A.

ASMR, short for autonomous sensory meridian response, has ballooned in popularity over the past 15 years. Julie Luther, who built a massive YouTube and TikTok following with ASMR videos, offers ...
Business Insider

I visited a spa where nobody touches you – here's how the relaxing, futuristic treatments worked

Not only did I not know what to expect from Luxury Escapism: The Oddly Satisfying Spa, but I walked right past its unassuming front door in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. The spa, which is ...
The Atlantic

I Tried a Spa Treatment Designed to Produce the Tingly Feeling of ‘ASMR’

I’m sitting on a futon in a stranger’s apartment with my friend Ashley. In front of us, Melinda Lauw—a slender, wide-eyed Singaporean woman—is crouched in a squat, holding a small flickering candle, ...
NBC New York

ASMR Spa Brings Tingles to New York

Broom sweeps and marble rumblings are just a taste of the sounds that you can enjoy at Whisperlodge, an interactive ASMR performance. Founded in 2016, Whisperlodge invites guests to experience ASMR, ...
The Globe and Mail

This spa offers tingles, whispers and real-life ASMR magic

Fingers play lightly through your hair. The tantalizing and delicate smell of sweet orange. A soft brush traces across the ears. The prolonged ring of a singing bowl. The skin prickles with each new ...
TODAYonline

S’porean sets up ASMR ‘audio spa’ whispering, crinkling objects to customers in US

SINGAPORE — A 25-year-old US-based Singaporean is part of a team that provides unique “audio spa” services that include brushing your hair, crinkling paper and whispering into your ear in the name of ...
Los Angeles Times

Is this $130 ‘head orgasm’ in Orange County worth it? We tried it

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response, is the calming tingling sensation brought on by gentle auditory, ...
Wired

Lice Checks, Crafts, and Being Touched by Strangers: Inside a Role-Playing ASMR Spa

“It’s time for your lice check,” a woman who goes by “Ms. K” whispers directly into my ear as she starts running her fingers into my scalp and through each strand of hair. I’m in a dark room, Eastern ...
PopSugar

5 ASMR Channels You Should Follow If You Need to Decompress

Over the past few years, YouTube has exploded with videos aimed at making viewers feel relaxed, tingly, and even sleepy — a sensation known as autonomous sensory meridian response (ASMR). Within the ...