Are There Germs Lurking In Your Paraffin Dip?

Are There Harmful Germs Lurking In Your
Paraffin Dip? Few things feel better than a paraffin
dip after a hand or foot treatment. But have you ever
wondered how many people have dipped before you,
and just what they may have left behind?
Research done at Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas revealed that
bacteria such as Salmonella and E coli can survive in paraffin wax
after a dip. These germs could cause minimal health risks to the
healthy (more serious risks to those with compromised immune systems)
such as diarrhea and stomach sickness. Although the wax is heated, the
heat is not high enough to kill the bacteria.

What to do:

Ask your spa attendant how many people use the wax
in a day and what is done to sanitize their wax. Special
additives to kill bacteria are available that won’t compromise
the integrity of the wax.

Watch for a new product on the market that allows a one time
only paraffin treatment for either hand or foot in the form of a
pre-filled paraffin glove or bootie. No mess, sanitary
and comes with all the benefits of the paraffin dip without
the bacteria. It can be done at the spa or you can purchase
a kit for home use.

To your health,
Janice Bird

Be Safe, Be Smart, and Be your own kind of Beautiful

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Getting A Great Massage, From Rocks to Shells

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better ....

Being a massage therapist I like to try the latest techniques that come
along to see if it is something I want to use in my practice. I’ve done the
Thai massage that seems more like a wrestling match being put in holds
until you say uncle. After some of those positions any massaging would feel good.

Then there was the electrical massage where the therapist hooked himself up to
electricity so electricity was shooting out his hands and proceeded to go where
no man or massage therapist had gone before!

Then I tried the hot stone massage. Awesome. I came out of that one so relaxed
my legs began to buckle and I hyper-extended my knee trying to save myself from
falling on my butt.

And the new trend is shells. Beautiful seashells filles with oil and stroked across
your body. We got to see a live demo this last weekend at an esthetic conference
I attended. Chakra and shells was the title and the result was a relaxed body with the chakras being aligned with the power of seashells. Maybe I should get the DVD and learn more.

Something coming out new this year is the seashells that can be heated or cooled
with a special gel inserted in an opening in the shell.. I’ll be volunteering for that demo!

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