milk + honey

milk + honey is a wellness company that operates day spas offering spa, salon and medical aesthetic services, built around a mission to help people relax and feel good. The company was founded in downtown Austin, Texas in 2006 and has grown from a single spa to 10 locations across Texas, California and Illinois. Its locations include several sites in Austin as well as spas in Houston, Fort Worth, Chicago's Gold Coast and Culver City in Los Angeles.

The spa menu covers massages, facials, nail care, waxing and advanced skin treatments, while the salon offers cuts, color, smoothing treatments and extensions. In 2021 the company added milk + honey medSPA, where licensed providers offer Botox, fillers, laser rejuvenation and chemical peels with a focus on natural-looking results. A house product line, launched in 2014, is used in treatments and sold for home use, with formulas described as free from parabens and synthetic fragrances. Combining services with retail products is a common way for spa businesses to extend client relationships beyond individual appointments, and the medSPA line moves the company into the regulated field of medical aesthetics.

The company frames its work around nourishing clients' bodies and minds, and describes itself as a place where guests can escape, nourish their wellbeing and attend to self-care. Its spaces include touches such as crystals and a tradition of guest gratitude notes placed within the walls, and it lists integrity, kindness, excellence, inclusiveness and connection as its values. The company extends its wellness focus to employees through a competitive salary, comprehensive medical benefits, continuing education and paid time off. In a service industry where staff retention directly shapes client experience, such benefits are a notable part of how the company positions itself as an employer.