Treatments
Bringing together brand leaders from all areas of our industry along with dedicated board with over thirty years experience in the beauty therapy and holistic therapy sectors, you can rest assured we have your interests at heart.
Beauty Therapy
There are a wide range of beauty therapy treatments available, each of which is designed to improve well-being aesthetically, physically and psychologically.
Choose a section to view:
- Beauty Body Treatments
- Beauty Facial Treatments
- Beauty Spa Treatments
- Beauty Light and Head Treatments
- Beauty Professional Hair Removal Treatments
Holistic Therapy
Holistic therapy is a generic term for any treatment that is intended to treat the individual as a whole (mind, body and spirit).
Body Massage
wedish massage is one of the most common types used in beauty therapy and the movements are generally listed under 5 main categories:
- Effleurage
- Petrissage
- Frictions
- Vibrations
- Tapotement.
When combined into a sequence the general Effects and Benefits of Swedish Massage are:
- Relaxation and a sense of well being.
- Warms the skin, relaxes the client and the pores and encourages the absorption of the product.
- Retention of moisture in collagen and elastin fibres improves the elasticity of the skin.
- Improved lymphatic drainage reduces local oedema.
- Improves skin colour.
- Improves muscle tone.
- Desquamates dead skin cells
- Improves the circulation and as a result the nourishment of the skin and the removal of waste products.
- Relaxes tense muscles
- Removes tension nodules in the muscles
- Motivates the client in their aim to reduce weight and improve their body shape.
Contraindications
- Bruises, cuts or abrasions.
- Recent operations or injuries e.g. a fracture
- Recent scar tissue.
- Skin diseases or disorders.
- Around painful joints
- Circulatory disorders
- High blood pressure
- Any glandular swelling.
- Neuritis
- Sunburn
- Heart conditions *
- Pregnancy *
* Only to be carried out with medical approval