Help for cold handed therapists

[Ka-rap]

I'm sure I'm not the only therapist who dislikes treating someone if their hands are cold - I am painfully aware of it sometimes. I have discovered two hand warming products and am trying both out. One is something you heat in the microwave and the other is self heating through a chemical reaction. Has anyone else come across hand warming products? What did you think of them?

On another note, I never suffer from cold hands when I'm doing Reiki

 

[GUERA33]

I know that marketing people like us to believe that we have to buy several 'products' for every conceivable situation in life, but I have always found that using the hot tap when I wash my hands before a treatment works wonders...

Matt x

 

[kylie]

Well that's a good point Matt, however at one place where I practise the hot tap only does cold! Luckily neither of these products is expensive and the one that's infused with essential oils is gorgeous to use.

 

[cueroupvimbilleah]

Forgive my sarcasm! I nearly always treat clients in their homes, so do have access to hot water. Good luck with the cold hands - don't make anyone jump!

Matt x

 

[Lathika Prasana]

Hiya Honey
well i always tend to wash my hands and it usually is cold however by the time i have applied oil to my hands and rubbed it in they are a little warmer, also I always let my clients know when I am about to start so they dont jump...with reflexology by the time I have cleaned there feet and done the greeting my hands are normally quite warm.....

Hugs to you
T
x

choc chip choc chip choc chip what i wouldnt give for a choc chip muffin!!!!!

 

[Big Bear]

You could warm the oil up too. I put the dish in the top of the oil burner and let it warm up. Take it off every now and then or it gets VERY HOT so be careful. When it cools down, put it back again. Either that or put the dish of oil into a bigger bowl of hot water, but it cools very quickly. Rub your hands together before starting and also try doing some massage through the towel before you begin, stretching the back etc....it feels really nice too.

 

[solstice_baby]

I tend to swing my arms round and round toget the blood rushing to my hands - I look a right wally, but it warms my hands up!

Health & happiness

Waywood

 

[Wulfheasto]

Hiya
Even though i dont know what you look like that brightened up my day with a picture of someone looking like they were about to take off!!!!!
Hugs
T
x

 

[the man 505]

Dear Waywood, I am definitely willing to try that if it makes a difference. Do you this when you are alone or with your clients?

Slight drawback with the essential oil hand warmers... They contain patchouli oil and I've discovered that it makes me feel sick and gives me a headache boohoo.

 

[i love makeup<3]

Cold hands are a sign that there's something out of kilter, so ideally, I would suggest looking into sorting that out. []

Treating the symptoms with hand warmers, etc, I'm sure is appreciated by your clients & a good short term measure, but sooner or later trying to address the cause would be best plan.

And.

 

[Veg Head]

Hi I suffer from the same thing poor circulation you dont tend to get dryness around the nose do you as this is a common factor and a sign of bad circulation too. When I treat people and do massage etc my hands get really really hot to the point that people comment on how hot they get. At the start of a treatment I always wash my hands but make sure I run them under a hot tap for a few minutes then keep rubbing my hands together to generate heat. I do have those little bag thingies that you press something metal in and they immediatley heat up my boyfriend got given some at his work. I also have the lavender cushions you heat in the microwave but the best thing in a hurry is to run them under a hot tap not too hot mind you!!!

Love angelic xx

 

[Pompal 09.]

Hello,

Rubbing my hands together gets them usually hot enough. Or try rubbing them with a towel in between. More friction so you get more blood circulating. Make sure you are dressed warmly enough yourslef...

Artemis