male massage

[Never Shout Tammii]

Hi,
I have been doing mobile massaging for women for several years, running a fairly successful business. I had a bad experience with a man very early on, and have refused to do men since then. However, I am being asked more and more to do men, and I feel as I am older and more confident in myself, I can do this. However, I need some advice! I can remember having to use talc on men in college, due to the hair, and not wanting to pull. Any advice from any masseurs experienced in this area? I have done some back massages on men, but used oil. Not sure how to overcome the leg area?! Please help someone!

Tj xx

 

[im_foxygirl]

I can suggest that you could go to the Physio-med.com website. There is a 'hairy' massage oil you can buy. works well. If you cant find it pm me.
Jill

 

[pandaluver]

Thanks, will give it a go.

Tj

 

[Pompal 09.]

hi, its called chemovine and its really usefull for hairy clients, folicle irritation is greatly reduced
gaz

 

[PauloRoja]

I'm going to start sounding like a broken record. I use Tui Massage & Body Waxes, they are beeswax and olive oil based and fantastic to use and work really well on hairy clients. Several others on here have tried them and also recommend them. Because of the semi-solid consistency of them they could be really good for mobile therapists - no worries about spillage. And they wash out really easily too.

You can find out about them on the Tui website www.tuibalmes.co.nz or if you give Andy a call at Tui Trading - www.tuitrading.co.uk who are the UK distributors.

Mat xxx

 

[Preeno The Great]

Hi Mat,
Thanks for the advice. Are these like a block? I tried something like that before, and liked it. Presumably I could store them in a soapbox to travel?
Thanks again. I really appreciate the advice! I like this site!!

Tj

 

[Baran]

Not a block no. They come in various tub sizes, 50g, 100g, 300g and 500g. In the tub the wax looks fairly solid, but you push your fingers in and it melts on contact with the skin so you can quite litterally scoop out a small amount, rub on your hands and then glide over your client.

Mat xxx

 

[JobUrike]

THESE SOUND SIMILAR TO MASSAGE CREAM FROM BRETHERTON PRODUCTS, [link=http://www.BREMED.CO.UK]WWW.BREMED.CO.UK[/link], YOU HAVE TO ORDER BY PHONE THO' 01767 680041 APPROX £30 FOR 2.5 KG IDEAL FOR TRAVELING,
GAZ

 

[( . Y . )]

Hi Mat,

I have been on the website you suggested. Lots to choose from. Can you recommend any in particular, otherwise I will go for the smaller tubs, and try them out.

I noticed they all contain Almond oil. Is this a problem for you or not?

Thanks again,

Tj

 

[yasser]

Hi Tj[/align][/align]If you want an oil to use then I used to use a mix of 80% Soya oil with 20% grapeseed oil, if you want it to last longer just put some vitaminE into it to slow down the oxidisation process.[/align]

 

[Hiii]

Hi Paul

Thanks for that. It's not that I want to use an oil. I tend to use grapeseed oil at the moment, purely because I have come across a few people with nut allergy, which rules out almond oil. I like the sound of the tubs, but not having used something like that before, it helps to get a recommendation. They sound like they smell great, but do they?!

Thanks again

Tj

 

[Che M]

Hi Tj[/align][/align]The Soya oil increases the slip quality to help with the hairs [/align]

 

[daisyr]

Ok I didnt realise!

Thanks for your help Paul!

Tj

 

[Will H]

I've never had any problems with clients who have a nut allergy or Vegans (beeswax), though I do always ensure I have an alternative in.

As for which wax, Lavender is always popular and the Sports is a really good general one to use.

Mat xx

 

[Confuzzled]

Grapeseed can often stain.

Olive oil is also a great alternitive. you can try mixing it with other oils. Just a thought.

When massaging a hairy person, the thicker the oil, quite often the better. You don't want to leave the massage with your client feeling slimed though

 

[Andrew de Vaughn]

Since I am part Yeti I can completely understand the hair pulling. In my first couple of massage classes the other students couldn't understand why I was asking for them to use more oil. I ended up leaving with dreadlocks that my wife had to cut out when I out home.

What I normally use on clients is Entiere Ultra-Glide Massage Oil. I love the stuff. is a blended oil that glides beautifully and absorbs into the skin and doesn't leave a greasie resudue. They also make a lotion. I get it from a local supplier for $26 dollars US. Best of all it doesn't stain.

For deep tissue work or clients who do not like any oil, I use Biotone Dual-purpose massage creme. They have a really nice refillable tube that help to prebent cross contamination. It is about the same size as an oil bottle so it fits right into my pouch instead of my oil pump bottle.

If you cant find it in the UK, PM me and I will see if veronica can ship it to you.

 

[kandy b]

Be careful with lotions and creams, some of their ingredients have been known to cause breast cancer and other disorders: Methyl Parabens and Propyl Parabens are two of the six parabens that are commonly used. Propolyne Glycol, Mineral Oil and Isopropyl Alcohol are just three others that are known to cause problems.
Here is a link that talks a little more about this:
http://thehealthtank.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&t=59

It is a worth while read if you have time. There are plenty of resources out there for this kind of thing:www.thinkbeforeyoupink.org is another great resource.

 

[ouch that hurt]

Hello Dynamo[/align][/align]It is a little rich form someone who sells massage oils to call the opposition dangerous, most ingredients used in the quantities they are use in lotions and creams are relatively harmless, some of the ingredients at full strength can be harmful.[/align][/align]Preservatives are generally used at 0.1% to 0.2% of the volume so you would put 1 to 2gm into a 1kg solution, now when you consider 10gms of the mixed lotion/cream will cover a back massage then you are using about the same as getting a shower and using shower gel etc. [/align]

 

[inilumninkesk]

Understood. Through this conclusion and reasoning, our product even carried petrolatum till recently. It too was at an extremely low PPM.
That being said, if I had a choice to spread purified water on my skin or water with .01% Propolyne Glycol or anything else that might be remotely harmful, I would personally opt for the clean water.

Anyone can chose to use whatever they would like. Just many people have not thought of the many things that can harm them on a daily base, especially when they use a product every day for hours at a time as a therapist.

I am not trying to hurt anyone or any company for that matter, I am just being honest about health as a General Health Care Practitioner. I advise against microwaves and also other things that might harm you as well. Please don't get me wrong, I am not picking a fight or trying to slander in any way. It is not my dire to hurt anyone or sling mud in a fabulous forum like this one.

Thank you so much for your comments.

 

[Draseamhna]

Hi all,

I'd just like to say a really big thankyou to you all for your advice. For a new member like myself it is actually quite touching that so many of you have bothered to reply, and give me your advice.
Be assured that I am taking it all in, and am very grateful!

Thanks again, and Happy Easter!

Tj