Evie Cockerton
Member
Hi
I was wondering if anyone could give advice regarding being a massage therapist in a salon or spa when pregnant regarding when they told their employer to protect themselves from causing harm. I am not currently pregnant but plan on trying soon and the main concern I have is the use of aromatherapy oils as these are a popular treatment used nearly daily. We use a variety of pre blended oil options and each type contains at least one oil that can be harmful. I know they are most dangerous early on in pregnancy and so I may not know I'm pregnant yet when carrying out the treatments and even then it would mean telling my employer before 12 weeks.
I was wondering if anyone could give advice regarding being a massage therapist in a salon or spa when pregnant regarding when they told their employer to protect themselves from causing harm. I am not currently pregnant but plan on trying soon and the main concern I have is the use of aromatherapy oils as these are a popular treatment used nearly daily. We use a variety of pre blended oil options and each type contains at least one oil that can be harmful. I know they are most dangerous early on in pregnancy and so I may not know I'm pregnant yet when carrying out the treatments and even then it would mean telling my employer before 12 weeks.