Added: 12/12/2005 |
Salon paraffin therapyHealing remedy of the paraffin is known to the mankind from immemorial time. Aristocracy and the elite of ancient society used this natural material as paraffin applications before massage beginning for muscles warming and smoothing. Polish noble ladies used it as paraffin masks specially for face bleaching. English doctors used it for dislocation and strain treatment.
Today the paraffin is applied in cosmetics and beauty salon industry. During last years it became one of the most demanded beauty salon remedies thanks to rather low price which is available to everyone. More than that salon paraffin procedures are very effective and pleasant. Such a great success was also provided by some unique properties of this natural substance that fit to any skin type.
One of the most valuable properties of paraffin is its big heat capacity. It starts melting at 52-54º, gradually transforming into white-colored viscous substance. As salon paraffin it is used in the liquid state, in this condition it is put on the skin as paraffin mask or application. There is no worrying about possible burning as this material has very low hat conduction and gives the warmth by little portions.
The skin temperature rises on 1,5-2º. Such balanced skin warming causes many processes connected with physiological reactions: increasing the number of operating capillaries, local microcirculation and lympth flow-out. And in this way the stimulation of all skin glands increases, so the skin under the paraffin layer starts sweating, as the result toxics and hazardous substances moving with blood and lympth come out.
Salon paraffin therapy is one of the most pleasant procedures in beauty salon service. Also it is available to use paraffin for face care at home. The paraffin itself represents white wax-like substance, a little transparent, without taste and smell. The advantage of paraffin is its usage universality. It can be used for any part of the body: face, foot, hand, belly and hip treatments.
Except cosmetic effect the paraffin keeps healthfulness. It helps in the cases of sprains, rheumatism, arthritis and different pains. Salon paraffin masks kept in special professional paraffin bath (using paraffin treatment booties) cleans the skin, fresh and nourish it, have age-defying effect. Constant salon paraffin procedures provide reducing of little wrinkles, face edema.
The secret of paraffin miraculous effects is kept in its mechanism of action. The paraffin stops air access to the skin and its temperature rises on 1-2º. Face paraffin mask keeps warmth and moisture inside and they start operation: mollify superficial corneal layer of the skin and open all pores. So at the moment health-giving agents can penetrate into the deepest layers of the skin without difficulty.
The result of salon paraffin therapy is really astonishing but it is necessary not to forget that paraffin as any other remedy connected with thermal procedure has specific contra-indications. And it is strongly recommended to clear them up before beauty salon visiting.
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