Table warmers/Fleece pads/Hygene

[Rapid Fire]

So when you clean your table do you take off the table warmer and fleece pad between every client?  Or do you just wash the fleece once a week?  Is the fleece and table warmer machine washable?  I am referring to the Table Warmer from Sam's Club mentioned in a previous topic.

 

[Marissa D]

I have just started using the table warmer.  I have it directly on top of the table, then a thick cotton blanket that I wash after each client and on top of that a fitted sheet and my flat drap sheet which also get washed after every client.   The directions with it are vague and don't mention whether or not to wash the warmer itself, just not to immerse the cord or controller in water.I think that the sheets and the blanket should be enough layers that I would not have to wash the warmer.    

 

[Huckleberry Sin]

I use a flannel fitted table sheet over my table warmer, fleece pad, and egg crate.  The flannel fitted sheet holds everything else down and keeps it clean.  It keeps the regular flat sheets that I use for each client from sliding around as well.  I wash the flannel fitted sheet on Sundays.The only time I've had to wash the table warmer was when I had a client bleed on it.  (He scraped his knee crashing his mountain bike earlier that day and didn't realize it was still bleeding.)  I just sprayed the spot with bleach water and rinsed out that area.  The wire things on the inside got wet, but I waited until it was completely dry to plug it in again.  That was a year ago, and I haven't had any trouble with it.I wash the fleece face pads once a week, but I also have a flannel face cover that I use under my pillow cases that I switch out more often.  The fleece do fine in the washing machine.  They do get old looking after a while, and I brush them with a hair brush to make them fluff up again.I have a blanket I wash once a week too.I'm lucky to have a linen service for the sheets in my office, so I only have to do a couple loads of flannels, pillow cases, and fleece things per week.  I love the cushy feel of my massage table!Katykangaroo

 

[use your brain]

Table warmers/Fleece pads/Hygene

table warmers are totally worth it...no one likes a cold table. :-/

 

[daphne o]

off topic....

I'd be distressed if I thought a blanket had been used on a client before me without being laundered - touch last client, touch blanket, touch me . . . personal preference.

Reading this gave me the heebie jeebies recalling a TV spot on how hotels do NOT wash their bedspread........

EEeeeeek..

Robyn

 

[Vemsteele]

I'm really picky about cleanliness and hygiene.  I'd never use the same sheets or face cover for more than one client, but the blanket doesn't even touch them directly.  I don't use oil or a ton of lotion so...I just don't get why someone would be afraid of a piece of dry fabric.  If I even suspected it might be dirty or contaminated by something, I'd wash it immediately.  My clients know that, and that's what's important to me.Katykangaroo