Sanctuary Spa at Camelback Mountain, Arizona, employs lime as the cornerstone of its Sabai Thai Ritual: A client's feet are soaked in lime and oil, exfoliated with a mixture of fine white clay and lime, and then massaged with an herbal poultice and lime-infused oils and lotions.

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Small breaks and rough surfaces are eliminated by plaster of clay or lime, and then painted.

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Standout dishes include sea bream ceviche with amarillo chilli and coriander, yellowtail tiradito topped with green chilli, coriander and lime, and a steaming Chilean sea bass in rice with lime and chilli that is served in a clay pot.

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Though the labeling does not explain how the works are made, some reliefs appear to be molded, others incised, then painted by applying pigment directly onto the clay or on a base coat of lime or other material.

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