The ritual of hand and feet therapy goes back to ancient Orient, where they used the treatment of peoples’ feet and hands to heal the body and mind.  They realized all those years ago that by taking care of your feet and hands you could reduce stress, increase your circulation, help get a restful sleep, improve the immune system, increase minds alertness and help a person be more creative.  This is why the Asian community still removes their shoes at the door and will wash their feet with herb-infused water.  Our feet are our base and need to be clean and relaxed.  This blog will talk about the benefits of foot and hand scrubs or wraps.  They are a great add-on to your massage to ensure total relaxation.

Foot scrubs and wraps are wonderful for your achy breaky little feet and toes.  The serves usually include a soak in warm water with herbs, your feet are then covered in scrub or wrap.  They should then have wrapped in warm moist towels, then wrapped in dry towels for about 10 mins.  The scrub or wrap is removed and the feet are massage with massage oil or lotion.  This process will help relax your feet and body, remove dead dry skin, increase flexibility and range of motion in feet, and help reduce pain and discomfort in the feet.

We may not stand on our hands but we do use them all day long to help us through our daily routine.  The serves usually include a soak in warm water with herbs, your hands are then covered in scrub or wrap.  They should then have wrapped in warm moist towels, then wrapped in dry towels for about 10 mins.  The scrub or wrap is removed and your hands are massage with massage oil or lotion.  This process will help relax your hands and arms, remove dead dry skin, increase flexibility and range of motion in hands, and help reduce pain and discomfort in the hands.  Our hands are often ignored unless we are having a manicure.  You do not need a manicure to take care of your hands.  They deserve to have the best treatment to ensure they stay soft and relaxed.

So, the next time you go to book your massage see if you can add-on a foot or hand treatment to make your massage a completely relaxing experience.  If you are feeling like a real treat add facial, foot and hand treatments to your massage.  These treatments should have additional time added on to your massage time.  Balm & Fizz does off these add-on’s for their clients at balmfizz.com.