Facial - Hot towels

[ellasmum]

Hello everyone,
I was wondering those of you that do facials, do you use a steamer or do you use hot towels?
If you use hot towels, how do yo heat them an keep them at a good temp?
I am doing beauty at college and use their facial steamer but at home in my salon am thinking of using towels. Do you use a crock pot? Or similar???
Thanks
Sam:green:

 

[estherlou]

i use a facial steamer, you can get little portable ones that sit on your trolley from £30, i use hot towels for purifying back treatments and i heat these in a baby bottle microwave steamer, it holds the heat for 40 mins plus hth xx
( www.capitalhairandbeauty.co.uk steamers on offer )

 

[jnail]

Our range allows for both a wet room ie: Vishey shower or bath/spa tub, shower/s, & no wet room where hot towels are used to infuse & remove treatments.
I fill a large stainless steel bowl with "hot" water, dunk & wring hand towels out.
I can change the water throughout the service[when the mask is on]

At this stage we [therapists] have agreed to stay with hot towels as opposed to the steamer, keeping our treatments more "hands on".

Havn't had a complaint yet, everyone seems to really enjoy the experience.

HtH

XX J XX

 

[becca boo]

i use a steamer sometimes to fill the air with steam, during my exfoliant, or mask but i use steam towels for all product removal wraps most body treatments i use them alot in doing nails also removing a scrub a mask i fill a sink full of hot water usally put a few drops of essential oil dunk in roll tight to get all excess water out it can burn your client put towels in crock pot to keep warm

 

[ellasmum]

Thanks everyone, very helpful.
I am going to use the hot towels I think,

 

[pure]

I will be going mobile in September and I have got both, some towels and a small steamer. I have been taught that the choice would depend on the skin type primarily. Especially if the client has alot of blockages then steaming would give a much better result and of course far easier removal.

 

[cabinkel]

I use hot towles as part of one of my facials. I use them over an extra mask and my clients love it. Its probably my most popular facial! I bought a hot towel warmer from a shop on ebay for about £140 and it was one of the best buys iv made!! It holds 36 towels and has three temp settings, and an ozone setting for sanatising. I love it and would recommend including hot towels in treatments. hth

 

[chantell simone]

i use a portable steamer bought from capital

i have tried the hot towel method but i prefer using a steamer