foot spas/bowls

[Declan Coyne]

I am a bit of a sucker for added value to treatments and have been juggling for some time with the art of kicking off - pardon the pun - every reflex session with a foot/spa...

anyways, bought a beautiful wooden thai foot bowl from a holistic show but i've since found out it's soooooooooo heavy and the water in the bowl cools down so quickly, i've needed to buy a flask to keep nearby. also emptying and filling are both problematic

so i'm thinking of getting a foot-spa - but they don't look as nice

anyone got any thoughts

also....what do you do when people are soaking feet currently wash/ apply foot scrub on the feet but seen people offering thai foot spa ritual

sounds cool - but - - what is is and is it nice???

also - what do people put in their bowls - one client said she would like milk and petals in hers in future???? any thoughts of what and where to get this?

 

[supbludawg]

Hi hg

I'm sure your clients would appreciate washing their feet in a wooden bowl. Why worry about the temperature. The feet don't need to be soaking for long.

In Thailand they clean the feet in different ways. Because it is a culture of sandal wearing, feet tend to be dirty. So the Thai clean the feet with soap and a small brush or flannel. For more exotic touch, sliced fresh limes and flowers are used. You can of course use lemons. Depending on qualifications and contraindications (boring ) a few drops of essential oils can be added. For example: lavender, peppermint, tree tree, lemongrass, any citrus ones, and cypress which is a deodorant, ideal for smelly feet.

Not only is a footbath a nice touch to add value to your treatments, but also nice not to use those chemical wetwipe things. Lemons and limes are antimicrobal, and biodegradable in the compost heap.

Best Wishes

RP

Reflexologist & Thai Massage Therapist

 

[Korpral]

Hi Happygoddess,
I use a foot spa which I fill 5 mins before appt time. It hs a heater so keeps at a nice temp. I add a couple of drops of lavender and tea tree oil to refresh and cleanse the feet.
Whilst they are bubbling I catch up with how they have been and then I dry their feet with a warm towel.
It is always really well received.
Great for getting rid of sock fluff and freshening the feet up!!!

 

[Futuristic Girl ?]

I have a fab wood-look spa bowl that I bought after visiting a spa and contacting them for suppliers.

I either use:

* sea salt with rose petals and essential oil mixed in
* milk powder with dried petals and essential oils mixed in
* homemade bath bombs
* just a few drops of essential oils

I also do an Ayurvedic foot ritual which is a foot soak, foot scrub, oiled reflexology/marma point massage, 3-metal bowl massage, ubtan application and steamed mitts. Bliss!!!

 

[naoqqate]

wow - the foot ritual/massage sounds great - is it a course you can study or part of a whole course module

 

[DeepThrust]

its a one day course for massage or beauty therapists.