Aura is the editor. Spas don't pay to rank, and they don't pay to be Aura Screened. The only honor with a fee is GlowRanked Verified — and it is billed only after you pass, never to be reviewed.
Three public records, and all three agreed. Google shows the spa open; no licensing board holds a public record on the licence tied to the address and that licence is current; and two independent public records place a licensed provider at the address. 1,261 California spas hold all three today.
Automatic when three public records agree about a spa.
Submitted private documentation — proof of license, malpractice insurance, medical director credentials, emergency protocols. Every document is read by hand.
Earned when the spa owner volunteers the private docs and Aura signs off.
The three states of the register
GlowRanked Verified is the only honor with a fee. The application is free and billing starts only after you pass, so there is nothing to refund if you don't — you simply are not charged.
How GlowRanked Verified works