The quiet hour
60 minA shorter session: a brief scalp check, a cleanse, a lighter massage, a rinse and a towel dry.
Book: The quiet hourHead spa and scalp care in Fort Lee
A long, quiet session for your scalp
Palisade Head Spa has three private rooms and six therapists on Lemoine Avenue. Every session runs the same five steps, and we tell you the minutes of each. We are taking new clients.
The session
Five steps, with the minutes of each
This is the 90-minute session. The shorter and longer sessions keep the same order and change how long the massage lasts.
- 0110 min
Step 1: Scalp check
Your therapist looks at your scalp and hair in good light and asks what you'd like and what to avoid. It is a look, not a diagnosis.
- 0215 min
Step 2: Cleanse
Warm water at the basin and a gentle cleanse, with your head supported the whole time.
- 0340 min
Step 3: Massage
Slow, steady pressure over the scalp, neck and temples. Your therapist asks how it feels at the start and halfway, and stops when you say.
- 0410 min
Step 4: Rinse
A long, warm rinse, then a towel wrapped around your hair and a minute to sit up slowly.
- 0515 min
Step 5: Dry
A towel dry and a gentle blow-dry, or a plain comb-out if you'd rather leave it to air.
Three rooms
Every room has a door that closes
Quiet, warm and low-lit.
Each room has a reclined chair, a ceramic basin and a steamer. The two-chair room has a sheer curtain between the chairs, so a friend can book beside you.
Reclined chairs and warm-water basins
Soft steam, at your pace
Lights kept low, voices kept lower
Plans
One visit, or a series
Book a single session, or a run of three or six with the same therapist. Each plan lists its terms in full.
One session
One visit
Any length, booked when you like.
- Scalp check, cleanse, massage, rinse and dry
- 60, 90 or 120 minutes
- Add-ons on the day
- Term:
- One visit, with no commitment
- Cancellation:
- 24 hours' notice to move or cancel
- Refunds:
- If we have to cancel, we return what you paid
Series of three
Three visits, two weeks apart
A short run to find the rhythm that suits your scalp.
- Three 90-minute sessions
- The same therapist, if you ask
- Add-ons at each visit
- Term:
- Use within three months of the first visit
- Cancellation:
- 24 hours' notice to move a visit, and the later dates move with it
- Refunds:
- Stop after the first visit and we return the visits you haven't used
Series of six
A month apartSix visits, a month apart
A long run for clients who want a regular, quiet hour.
- Six 90-minute sessions
- The same therapist, booked ahead
- A missed month can move to a later one
- Add-ons at each visit
- Term:
- Use within eight months of the first visit
- Cancellation:
- 24 hours' notice to move a visit
- Refunds:
- Stop after any visit and we return the visits you haven't used
All six dates are set at your first visit.
Before you book
Who should ask a doctor first
A head spa is a cleanse and a massage, not a treatment. If any of these is true for you, ask your doctor before you book, and tell us when you do.
An open cut, sore or rash on your scalp
We don't massage over broken skin. Wait until it has healed, or until your doctor says it is fine.
A scalp condition under a doctor's care
Ask whether massage, warm water and steam suit it. We follow what your doctor tells you.
Recent surgery on your head, neck or back
Lying back at the basin and a firm neck massage may not suit you yet.
Neck, spine or blood pressure concerns
The chair is reclined and the steam is warm. Both are worth asking about.
Pregnancy
Many people book while pregnant. Ask your doctor first, and we will adjust the chair and the steam.
Allergies to oils, scents or hair products
Tell us when you book. We can use plain warm water and an unscented cleanse.
The six of us
Who you'll meet
Book the therapist you'd like by name, or let us choose for you.
Karyn Ueda
Owner and lead therapist
- Cosmetology license · NJ License no. 000000
Karyn opened the shop and keeps its schedule. She trains every therapist in the scalp check and takes the 120-minute sessions herself. New clients who want to talk before they book can ask for her.
Kelsie Tsai
Therapist
Kelsie works slowly and says little. She asks about pressure at the start and again halfway, and she is the one to ask for if you want a very quiet session. She speaks Mandarin.
Claribel Aviles
Therapist
Claribel is gentle with curly and wavy hair at the basin and takes her time over the rinse. She works Wednesday through Sunday and speaks Spanish with clients who prefer it.
Azaria Bynum
Therapist
Azaria works with locs, twists, braids and coily hair, and plans the cleanse, the rinse and the dry around the style you are wearing. Tell her how long you want to keep it.
Giulia Santoro
Therapist
Giulia does the shoulder and neck add-on most often, and the blow-dry and style at the end of a session. Ask her about the finish if you are going somewhere afterward.
Dewayne Goins
Therapist
Dewayne gives the firmest massage on the team. If you like deep, steady pressure, or you have never had a head spa and want it explained as it goes, book with him.
What clients write
“I came in tense after a long week and left sleepy. Kelsie asked about pressure twice and never talked over the quiet.”
Noelle R.90-minute session
“The steps are timed, so I knew when the massage was coming and how long it would last. Nothing felt rushed.”
Marcus T.The long session
“They asked about my scalp before anything else, and told me plainly when to check with my doctor first.”
Meera K.The series of six
Sample reviews.
Book your first session
Ninety minutes, five steps and a room with a door that closes.