Food products in treatment room
Hello gorgeous people!
Question: Has anyone ever utilized food products in your treatment room? I'm talking about dry ingredients, like cocoa powder, dehydrated milk powder, oatmeal, cinnamon, etc. If you have used them, what did you mix them with and what were the results? Where on the body did you incorporate them into the treatment? Was it fun, or a mess? I thought it might be fun to utilize some of these ingredients every great once in a while as a gimmicky-type treatment, and not in my everyday treatments.
Views: 215
Replies to This Discussion
-
Permalink Reply by Amy Sherman on
-
I use lots of food-type ingredients including oatmeal, honey, different oils, different juices, different sugars, all kinds of stuff. Be careful! Some things can be quite irritating and can be EXTREMELY messy! It depends on what you are using them for... Example: I have an allergen free facial that incorporates a honey and oil cleanser, a wonderful exfoliating mix, a fabulous oatmeal mask, tea toner, and a moisturizer that I make myself. There are all kinds of fun ways of doing these. I purchase a lot of my ingredients from Mountain Rose Herbs or Aroma land. I am looking at a hot chocolate body treatment for the fall.
-
-
Also, Gabonzo Bean Flour is supposed to be fabulous! I haven't played with it yet, but I am looking forward to it!
-
-
Ooooh! I just did a video training online that did steamed herbs in gauze. You fill dried or fresh herbs in gauze bundles, wet them, and put them in the hot towel cabbi, do a light exfoliation, an oil treatment, then a scrubbing motion with these bundles. Very nice with a dry room!
-
Permalink Reply by Krista C. on
-
That sounds really cool! Where did you see the online video training?
-
-
I'll have to find the link...hold on!
-
-
okay I can't find it. :( BUT Massage Warehouse has a video ceu version called Thai Steam Massage. FYI. It's the same thing. If you let me play around with it, I could video and shoot it over to you! :D
-
-
Thanks for the info! Don't trouble yourself to make a video, I'm sure I can find something similar online. I appreciate all your help! :)
-
Permalink Reply by Zenaida Fiducioso on
-
Hi Krista! I use them in my treatment room. Refer to ASCP's Skin Deep back issue with the cover story about a SALAD FACIAL, that's a start. You can use food products but you need to be careful of a few things: freshness and cross contamination are just a couple. Also, be mindful that the client doesn't have any specific allergies to nut products or certain botanicals or spices. Let's talk about 'gimmicky' - NOT if you know your stuff. You'd be attracting another type of clientele who is looking for that kind of service. My demographic of customers are mostly environmentally conscientious people. Though, there's a group of people out there who look to these types of treatments with a certain level of scrutiny as far as 'natural' goes. I'm going to reiterate the question asked from the most recent lecture (ASCP webinar), "Are natural/organic products better for you?" Not necessarily. In reference to demographics, and filling a need - there are people out there who prefer it for their own personal reasons (and beauty routine), so it's nice that there are professionals out there to help fulfill that.
© 2024 Created by ASCP.
Powered by
