Guest guest Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Hi Carol, I'm a massage therapist and I do salt scrubs almost everyday. I have streamlined my process down so I can include it in my basic massage. After I've done the massage, I'm on the back and I finish the massaging with extra oil, so that the back is shiny. I then use the medium grade Dead Sea salts that come from a company called SAFA from Israel. I get it from UniversalCompanies.com. The catalog is online and I think the salt is on page 182, or thereabouts. I have a baggy that I take with me (I do all my massage services on an outcall basis) that has the pure salt in it. I take about 2 teaspoons for most people, and tablespoon for a big person, or even more for a back that is very hairy, and gently stroke it down their spine. I then cup my hand and add additional oil and begin a slow spiraling massage stroke. you don't need much pressure with the salt and oil mixture, and you want it to feel very comfortable on your hands, not grainy and not falling off the back in clumps. After a few minutes, I remove the salt with steaming hot towels, and I always use three of them, one after the other. If you do this treatment, you will have a perfect conception of what the " mixture " should feel like when it's mixed right. If you make it in advance, you want to use the same proportion of oil (and I use fractionated coconut oil) and pure Dead Sea salt, plus, I usually dribble a few drops of an essential oil in as well, but I vary that to the person, or omit it if they have any problems related to allergies or respiration. If you make it in advance, you need to keep a tight lid on it, at least, here in Florida, because the humidity waters it down pretty fast. If you want to use sugar, just do the exact same thing, except use sugar crystals and hope you don't have any ants. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I think that this is a very cool idea, and have never heard of using salts in a massage before...I like it... The scrubs that I will be making are for use in the shower, I found that they turned into cement and broke all my plastic spoons and wooden spoons when I tried to use them, lol.. Your hot towels sound devine also, I have to try this..lol Just need someone to massage me for a change... Have a great weekend and Thanks Again.. Carol - <awhite777 Wednesday, January 19, 2005 8:30 PM Salt Scrub > > Hi Carol, > > I'm a massage therapist and I do salt scrubs almost everyday. I have > streamlined my process down so I can include it in my basic massage. After I've done > the massage, I'm on the back and I finish the massaging with extra oil, so that > the back is shiny. I then use the medium grade Dead Sea salts that come from > a company called SAFA from Israel. I get it from UniversalCompanies.com. The > catalog is online and I think the salt is on page 182, or thereabouts. > > I have a baggy that I take with me (I do all my massage services on an > outcall basis) that has the pure salt in it. I take about 2 teaspoons for most > people, and tablespoon for a big person, or even more for a back that is very > hairy, and gently stroke it down their spine. I then cup my hand and add additional > oil and begin a slow spiraling massage stroke. you don't need much pressure > with the salt and oil mixture, and you want it to feel very comfortable on your > hands, not grainy and not falling off the back in clumps. After a few > minutes, I remove the salt with steaming hot towels, and I always use three of them, > one after the other. > > If you do this treatment, you will have a perfect conception of what the > " mixture " should feel like when it's mixed right. If you make it in advance, you > want to use the same proportion of oil (and I use fractionated coconut oil) and > pure Dead Sea salt, plus, I usually dribble a few drops of an essential oil > in as well, but I vary that to the person, or omit it if they have any problems > related to allergies or respiration. If you make it in advance, you need to > keep a tight lid on it, at least, here in Florida, because the humidity waters > it down pretty fast. > > If you want to use sugar, just do the exact same thing, except use sugar > crystals and hope you don't have any ants. > > Anna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 Sorry meant for this to go privately otherwise I would have snipped it... Many appologies... Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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