The holidays are a time for family, friends, celebrations, and indulgence. Rather, over-indulgence. Clients often come to us after the holidays feeling sluggish, bloated, and not quite themselves after feasting the month away. Luckily, we have the tools to bring them back to a state of wellness before they ring in the New Year. Here are three body wrap treatments that can help your clients feel like their pre-holiday selves!
ALOE VERA WRAP
Aloe Vera body wraps began during the King Tut Dynasty and became ever more popular in the 1980s. Using aloe (especially enzyme active aloe) for its penetrating qualities as a base for body wrap solutions will allow the product to penetrate through skin layers, to the areas where fat is stored.
OBJECTIVE:
Aloe Vera has been used for skin care for centuries because it provides remarkable soothing softness for troubled skin. Properties within the aloe vera gel provide nourishment for healthy skin but also encourage healing for problem skin. Aloe has long been referred to as a wound healing plant. Whether acne, burns, rashes or insect bites, aloe vera will promote healing to the area and cell regeneration to prevent scar tissue development.
WET ROOM/SHOWER: NO
TOOLS:
- Aloe Vera product
- Lounging table
- Linens
- Warming suit to keep client from being chilled in the wet wrapping
- Blanket
- Measuring tape
- Warming pot
- Gloves
PROTOCOL:
The cotton wrapping linens are applied warm/hot to open the pores for faster absorption. It will take less than 10 minutes for a technician to wrap a full body. The linens can be applied with the client standing, laying or sitting on the treatment table. The client will lounge comfortably in the wrap for 45 minutes. It’s encouraged for the client to receive a series of body wrap treatments.
A series of seven or 12 treatments are most satisfactory for clients. With a series of 12 treatments taken four to five days apart, it’s common for a client to drop two full clothing sizes.
PRE-CARE:
- Clean skin
- No soap or lotion on skin prior to wrap
- Dry brushing may be done
- Drink water
POST-CARE:
- Adjusting eating habits to the new size to keep weight off
AVERAGE LENGTH OF TREATMENT: 60 minutes
AVERAGE PRICE OF TREATMENT: $120
CAFFEINE WRAP
Wraps which contain caffeine are extremely effective and have a multitude of benefits, usually there is between three and five percent of caffeine present, which is a good balance to ensure best results. Caffeine is a major stimulant when it is applied to areas affected with cellulite and fatty deposits, and will effectively unclog the tissues. A caffeine wrap will help increase the metabolism, increase blood flow and facilitate the swift burning of fat in the adjoining areas.
Caffeine plays an important part in the fat burning process itself. Such body wraps are able to stimulate the process of lipolysis (fat burning), and are able to remove fat, which is accumulated in the adipocytes, the cells in which fat is stored.
Following this caffeine wrap, cellulite is visibly reduced and the tissues are effectively unclogged, resulting in skin that is smoother, softer, firmer and noticeably slimmer.
OBJECTIVE:
Caffeine is an excellent, active and powerful Lipolytic (has the ability to break down fat). It causes a cascading action, which helps with the retrieval of fat cells, inhibits glucose storage and helps slow the growth of these fat cells. Adipocytes (fat cells) are located at the hypodermis, very deep into the skin. This layer is vascularized and therefore allows penetration and absorption of a percentage of caffeine into the blood. However the dose likely to penetrate the fat cells would be less than the quantity absorbed when drinking coffee.
WET ROOM/SHOWER: NO
TOOLS:
- Caffeine wrap product
- Biofilm wrap
- Surgical gloves
- Couch cover
- Spatulas
- One blanket
- Small towels
- Measuring dishes
PROTOCOL:
This is an easy and straightforward treatment to perform and has little to no preparation time and very little clear up time. The first step of the treatment consists of massaging active gels and cream into the areas of concern. The treated areas are then covered with cling film or saran wrap. The client then lies and relaxes for 30-40 minutes or 20 minutes in a heated blanket. Take off the film and saran wrap, while the excess product is removed with tissue or steam towels. The last product is then massaged vigorously into the areas being treated. Ensure that you massage in an upward rolling action, which is important to promote fat separation.
PRE-CARE:
- It’s advisable to apply products on clean skin
- Patch test advisable on clients with sensitive skin
- Dry brushing may be done
- Drink water
POST-CARE:
- shower after 24 hour
- drink a pint of water to flush out toxins
- wait two to three days before waxing or using spray tan
AVERAGE LENGTH OF TREATMENT: 60 minutes
AVERAGE PRICE OF TREATMENT: $85 to $180
CHOCOLATE WRAP
Chocolate is not only a sweet treat that enhances mood, it is also a powerhouse of nutrients, vitamins and minerals that lends itself wonderfully to cosmetics and skin care products. Cocoa beans are packed with hundreds of substances and coveted nutrients.
Chocolate has copious amounts of vitamins B1, B2, B3, C and E. Chocolate is also packed with trace minerals that are important to healthy skin and stimulate collagen synthesis, such as calcium, iron, phosphorous, zinc, manganese and copper. Studies have found that chocolate is filled with phytonutrients, some being known antioxidants and anti-inflammatory. It contains great amounts of flavonoids, which prevents oxidative damage, and cathechins (a compound of flavonoids) that prevent cell degeneration and have anti-cancer properties.
OBJECTIVE:
The chocolate wrap has numerous benefits for the skin. Cocoa is rich in antioxidants to support optimal skin health.
WET ROOM/SHOWER: YES
TOOLS
- Chocolate wrap product
- 1 dry skin body brush
- 1 sheet of plastic (about 6 inches long and 3 inches wide)
PROTOCOL:
The treatment table is layered with towels, blankets, and plastic in preparation for the treatment. Begin with a dry skin body brush exfoliation to remove dead skin cells, followed by an application of chocolate mud with relaxing, massaging motions over the upper chest, stomach, legs, arms, hands, feet, and back—it must remain on the skin for 15 minutes. The guest is then wrapped in plastic to keep the product against the skin, a thermal blanket to hold in the guest’s body heat so the wrap does not dry out, and a wool blanket. At this time the guest is cocooned in layers of cozy blankets and receives a relaxing face and scalp massage. The product is then rinsed, the experience completed with an application of body moisturizer to hydrate and nourish the skin.
PRE-CARE:
- Clean skin
- No soap or lotion on skin prior to wrap
- Dry brushing may be done
- Drink water
POST-CARE:
- No waxing or shaving within 24 hours of receiving the treatment
AVERAGE LENGTH OF TREATMENT: 60 minutes
AVERAGE PRICE OF TREATMENT: $125
