Hot Paraffin Wax Treatment
Hot Paraffin Wax Treatment
This treatment can be added to any of the existing treatments I offer, prices range from £20 – £30 depending on the areas treated.
In addition to soothing and healing the skin, paraffin treatments have many therapeutic benefits for internal ailments as well.
Paraffin wax has been shown to treat conditions:-
- Arthritis
- Bursitis
- Fibromyalgia
- Inflammation
- Muscle Spasms
- Overworked/Fatigued Muscles
- Stiff Joints
- Tendonitis
- Tennis Elbow
A wax treatment acts as a type of thermotherapy, or heat therapy that helps treat these conditions by increasing blood flow, relieving pain, relaxing muscles and reducing stiffness in joints. They can aid with lowering fluid retention and flushing toxins, which can reduce swelling. This can also help with minimizing muscle spasms and inflammation, and to treat sprains and pulled muscles. It also promotes cellulite reduction.
Paraffin wax has a very high heat capacity, meaning it is able to absorb and retain a great amount of heat. A paraffin wax treatment takes advantage of paraffin’s heat-retaining capacity in a simple process called heat transfer. In technical terms, heat is transferred to the core of the affected area as paraffin goes through a phase change. As it melts, the paraffin becomes a liquid and is able to retain more heat.
Your hands are dipped into the heated wax bath or if the treatment is for your feet or other areas the wax is applied directly onto your skin. This process will be repeated a further two or three times, the paraffin that surrounds the area quickly changes into solid wax. I will them wrap your hands, feet or other areas in plastic, leaving them to soak in the layer of soothing wax for up to 30 minutes. Thermal hand mittens will also be applied to increase the effects. Absolute bliss!
The heat from the paraffin opens pores and increases circulation in the skin. The warm wax provides therapeutic benefits, bringing relief to dry, sore hands and feet. Warm paraffin wax as heat therapy helps increase blood flow, relax muscles, and reduce joint stiffness, inflammation and minimizes muscle spasms.
In ancient Rome, it was believed to be used for massage therapy. However, it was not popular until World War I when Edmond Barthe De Sanford, a WWI French physician used paraffin wax to treat burn victims. Since then, it has become increasingly popular in sports medicine to treat injuries and the beauty industry.