Body Brushing with massage

[littlemiss1t]

Hello All,

I have attached a link to Ellisons and wanted to know what you all thought about the product.

Ellisons

I was thinking of introducing a body brush treatment within my massage, or for this treatment on it's own.

Does anyone do this, that can give me an idea of what oils to use with it, and prices?

Thanks

Carly x

 

[Fruity]

Hi. I offer body brushing with my aromatic massage. I always explain the reasons for using it first and that it can be a little uncomfortable. It is a great way of warming the tissues before massage. I use premixed oils by a company called Raw Gaia who sell organic cold pressed products. For a back treatment I charge £23.00 and full body £35.00. Hope this helps. Body brushes are quite cheap to buy wholesale and they are good to sell to waxing clients to help with ingrown hair.

 

[littlemiss1t]

Oh thanks for that.

I've been researching on the web and have seen loads of good tips so it can help me promote the treatment.

I suppose clients just want to see what benefits them and not being all technical, just palin & simple to them.

I will look on that website for oils and hopefully get an order.

What does everyone else use, oil wise. Do you use a plain carrier oil, or mix in aromatherapy oils to mix in and push into the skin, with the brush?

Carly x

 

[number1kitty]

I believe that regular body brushing can aid weight loss by helping to shed up to an extra 1lb a week. It works by pushing the toxins out the body and helping to warm up the areas such as thighs and bum and tum which lack circulation and are often cold to the touch. This prevents fatty deposits breaking down, and body brushing helps increase the circulation.

A salon down the road from me did this and then added (and this shocked me but it works!) tiger balm or deep heat to the clients tum, bum and thighs then added over this the cold muscle creams that do the opposite to deep heat by freezing the area.

I asked her why and apparently the reaction of the hot and cold albeit very uncomfortable creates a very fast blood flow to the area which helps break down the fatty tissue.

She seemed to get good results with it, although I havent tried it myself, I have tried similar. Danne Montague King do a similar treatment that works by reducing stretch marks and cellulite.

The products are left on overnight.

Just an idea lol! Or a case of me talking out loud again!

If you do this dont forget to have some spare brushes to sell to your clients as the benefits are far better done daily before your client bathes or has a shower.

Hope this helps (even with me ranting lol!)

Kate x

 

[littlemiss1t]

That hot & cold thing sounds interesting!

Any ideas on where to buy retail brushes that don't cost too much.

See the thing is, I don't do much retail and wouldn't want to buy some brushes, and have them sitting there, so I need something I can add my bit onto which is reasonable and to sell them.

I think, as this will be a new treatment to introduce, this could work really well.

All I wanted to do was use some of the more basic aromatherapy oils and class each body brush into "Stimulating" "Works well on cellulite" and have different options, and to use different oils with each, if that makes sense?

What oils do you use, and aromatherapy, if you do?

Carly x

 

[littlemiss1t]

Does anyone else do body brushing?

Thought it would be quite a good treatment to introduce along with massages?

If anyone does this as a treatment, can you give me some info on oils etc, or if you do dry brushing, or do you use the excess oil from the massage and carry the treatment out after a massage?

Carly x

 

[Martin Duffy]

I incorporate it into some of my body wraps - I dry skin brush, massage in the oils/gels/balms & then apply the body masque, some of which are washed off with mitts & some of which don't need to be removed & can be massaged in.

I mix my own essential oils as I am a qualified aromatherapist, but as you are asking which oils to use I take you are not, so I'd suggest instead you look at pre-blended oils & creams (most essential oil suppliers & beauty suppliers will stock a range of these).

 

[littlemiss1t]

The only reason I asked about oils was did you recommend any for a specific treatment such as body brushing.

I am a qualified Aromatherapist - I completed this within my NVQ 3 course.

I just haven't used them for a couple of year, but have been recommended a book by Patricia Davis for research into oils and as a refresher to them.

Carly x