BODY WRAP PROTOCOLS 10 COMMON STEPS

1. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLS10 COMMON STEPS • Set the table. • Prepare the product. • Prepare the skin. • Apply the product. • Wrap the client.

2. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLS10 COMMON STEPS (CONT.) 6. Attend to the client. 7. Perform value-added services. 8. Unwrap comfortably. 9. Remove products. 10. Perform finishing procedure.

3. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 1: SET THE TABLE • Blanket • Insulation • Sheet • Plastic • Drape

4. BODY WRAP DRAPING PROTOCOL • Arrange diaper draping atop wrap. • Leave room while client gets on table. • Apply product to back – client sits or rolls. • Place breast drape – apply product to front. • Leave draping towels in place under wrap. • 3 unwrap options: towels / Vichy / shower • Apply finishing product.

5. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 2: PREPARE THE PRODUCT • Prepare products prior to arrival of client. • Keep products warm in rubber spa bowl. • Carefully store and handle spa products. • securely recap bottles & jars • refrigerate certain products

6. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 3: PREPARE THE SKIN • Exfoliation of the skin first • 2-minute brushing or full exfoliation procedure • Use dry bristle brush, loofah, gloves, body scrub, sea salt, or other product. • If product used, add extra sheet to table. • Clients can enter steam/sauna before wrap. • to open & cleanse pores

7. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 4: APPLY THE PRODUCT • 2 main methods to apply spa products: • with the therapist’s hands directly • requires more product to cover a given area • with a brush • can be applied better, but hand feel is lost • Keep each area warm with plastic wrap. • Most spas have their own protocols.

8. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 5: WRAP THE CLIENT • Client wrapped layer by layer • to create uniform, snug fit of layers on body • Bolster placed beneath client’s knees • Bath towels tucked around head & feet • When reflexology applied, feet loosely covered

9. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 6: ATTEND TO CLIENT • Reassure clients. • comfort will be monitored • Offer cool water. • Apply cold compress. • Ask permission before leaving. • Check back periodically.

10. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 7: VALUE-ADDED SERVICE • Perform appropriate allied modality while client wrapped. • spa reflexology • head & neck massage • mini-facial treatments • Some spas charge extra; others do not.

11. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 8: UNWRAP COMFORTABLY • Clients cool off quickly after wrap. • Keep body covered during unwrapping. • Only expose one area at a time. • Preserve clients’ modesty with proper draping while removing wrap.

12. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 9: REMOVE PRODUCTS • Clients enter shower or therapist uses Vichy shower or handheld shower. • Dry room protocol uses hot towels. • Spatula or other device can be used before hot towels are applied. • Clients dry themselves after shower or therapist dries skin with fresh towel.

13. BODY WRAP PROTOCOLSSTEP 10: FINISHING PROCEDURE • Most wraps call for finishing product. • lotion, cream, or gel after removal of the wrap • clients get back on table upon fresh sheet • All plastic & other traces of wrap removed • Therapist applies product to skin. • not a massage, just an application • usually lasts five minutes or less • Or full massage can begin at this time.

14. MUD USE IN SPAS • Mud application has proven benefits. • rheumatic conditions, muscle aches, etc. • Pre-historic use of mud to wounds, bites • Spas have specially designed warmers, blankets, immersions, and packs. • Muds sourced from specific locations • high concentrations of beneficial compounds

15. PELOIDS • All muds used in spas are peloids • clay, peat, moor, & coastal slime • Peloids’ specific heat lower than water • Thermal indifference = point at which body feels neither heat nor cold • 93°F for water, 100°F for peloids

16. PELOIDS (CONT.) • Mud layer closest to client in bath creates a barrier to heat. • hotter muds can be used • mud will not feel too hot • high temperatures for mud are 110°F–120°F • Peloids’ most important therapeutic property: • ability to transmit heat

17. LOCAL EFFECTSOF PELOID THERAPY • Stimulates blood circulation • Relaxes muscles • Slackens connective tissues • Eases minor pains

18. SYSTEMIC EFFECTSOF PELOID THERAPY • Increased body temperature • Profuse perspiration • Increased heart rate • Blood pressure lower • Peripheral vessels dilated • Hyperemia & increased local metabolism • Chronic inflammatory processes speeded • Healing reflex reaction in inner organs aided

19. HUMIC ACID • Main active substance in mud • Helps purify the body through chelation • Helps draw impurities through the skin, especially moor muds

20. CLAYS • A special type of peloid • Highly absorbent • From many sources around the world • Wide variety of forms, colors, & textures • Applications can be rustic like Glen Ivy • clients wallow in outdoor clay pits • Or highly stylized, like Rasul chambers

21. FANGO • Italian word for “mud” • From volcanic rock called phonolite • Found beneath clay called loess • Ground to powder & called volcanic fango • Main mineral component is zeolite • Used therapeutically for centuries • Plinius (23–79 AD) mentioned Fango mud from the thermal ponds of Battaglia

22. PARAFANGO • Combination of fango & paraffin wax • Talcum, magnesium oxide add consistency • Developed by professor in Germany • Introduced as spa treatment in the 1950s • Referred to as “Parafango Battaglia” • Melted at 140°F to paste & applied to body • Therapeutic benefit thermal, not chemical

23. PELIOTHERAPY CONTRAINDICATIONS • Chemical constituents of muds pose no contraindications. • When heated, certain precautions are advised. • Certain clays and muds draw and dry. • caution with sensitive, delicate, or dry skin • Must be from pure, uncontaminated source

24. PELIOTHERAPY CONTRAINDICATIONS (CONT.) • For hot peloids applied directly to the skin: • acute inflammation • local eczema; avoid specific areas • bleeding or open wounds • heart disease • severe hypertension • diabetic peripheral neuropathy • pregnancy

25. MUD WRAP TIPS • One hand for application; other hand clean • Keep moist towel nearby to clean with • Apply only thin layer of mud to the skin • Moisten drying muds during application • Use a natural-bristle paint brush • Avoid using white linens

26. MUD WRAP PROTOCOL • Preparation • mix ½ cup mud and 6–8 drops of essential oil • on table: blanket, sheet, plastic, draping • heat & wring out 4 hand towels

27. MUD WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure • 5-minute exfoliation w/ loofah, gloves, or brush • apply mud to back, client sits up or rolls slightly • apply to left leg, client lifts knee & rolls slightly • wrap leg in plastic • repeat on right leg • moisten with spray bottle if needed • apply mud to abdomen (clockwise) & décolleté

28. MUD WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure (cont.) • apply to right arm, cover with plastic • repeat on left side • wrap client layer by layer, bolster under knees • wrap 20–25 min – head massage or reflexology • remove mud, starting on left leg, use rubber spatula if necessary, then first hot towel

29. MUD WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure (cont.) • unwrap right upper body, second hot towel cleans • tuck plastic under body, client on clean sheet • repeat on left side, using third towel • completely remove plastic wrap • last towel cleans abdomen and décolleté • apply finishing product first to front, then back

30. MUD WRAP PROTOCOL • Cleanup • dispose of plastic wrap • clean mud from spa bowl, brush, & spatula • launder towels & sheets • sanitize & dry all surfaces where clients walk barefoot

31. SUMMARY • You now know: • types & purposes of spa body wraps • avoiding claustrophobia in wraps • body wrap protocols • peloids & their uses in spa therapies • peloid therapy contraindications • mud wrap protocols

32. HERBAL WRAPKEY INSTRUCTIONS • Client warmed before (steam, sauna, bath) • Client warmed internally with herbal tea • Wrap should be snug – no cool air enters • Sheets well-soaked in hot herbal solution • Sheets wrung out extremely well

33. HERBAL WRAP USES • Administered every other day, 3x/week • Weight-loss aid, along with spa program • Smoking cessation – to release nicotine • To help soothe sore, aching muscles • To relax muscular tension

34. HERBAL SHEETS • Unbleached, organic, canvas-grade muslin • Regular bed sheets not effective • Launder new sheets prior to first use • Must be folded properly • simple for all therapists to work with • fit well inside heating units • stay hot longer – can be kept compact

35. HERBAL SHEET FOLDING • Fold both edges into the center. • Fold both edges into the center again. • Fold this in half to create a strip. • Fold the strip in thirds. • Fold it in half.

36. HERBAL WRAP TIPS • Use natural, organic herbs. • Many herb combinations are appropriate. • Some spas customize their blends. • Detox blend widely used (Table 8–5) • ½ cup herbs in small muslin bag sufficient

37. HERBAL WRAP PROTOCOL • Preparation • herbs in muslin bag, steep 45 minutes • client in sauna, steam, hot bath for 15 minutes • arrange blankets & towels on table • 2 sheets in herbal infusion for several minutes • wring out sheets, place in insulated container

38. HERBAL WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure • retrieve client, offer tea, explain treatment • unfold first sheet on table • client lies down on back on table • pull sheet over client & pull drape out • pull other side of sheet over client

39. HERBAL WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure (cont.) • lay second sheet over the client’s body • ask client if any areas too hot – cool them • wrap thermal blanket around client • pull outer blanket over client • tuck outer blanket snugly around client • place bath towel at head & feet

40. HERBAL WRAP PROTOCOL • Procedure (cont.) • apply cold compress to forehead/neck • lower lights, make sure client is comfortable • offer to stay in room if client prefers • step back in periodically to check on client • offer cool water w/ straw, change compresses • after 20 min, unwrap client, cover with robe • instruct client to relax & let herbs dry on skin

41. HERBAL WRAP PROTOCOL • Cleanup • sanitize thermal blanket • assure no water on floor • launder sheets in hot water & mild detergent • launder towels

42. HERBAL COMPRESS THERAPY

43. HERBAL COMPRESS THERAPY • Several forms of herbal compress therapy • Most elaborate use found in Thai culture • Compresses growing in popularity in spas • Easy to apply but must handle with care • Stimulate energy along “sen sib” pathways • Includes stimulation of points + stretches • Called “luk pra kob” in Thai

44. BENEFITS OF HERBAL COMPRESS THERAPY • 4 distinct benefits based on: • aromatherapy • herbal therapy • heat therapy • massage therapy • Can be custom blended • Traditional recipe from Wat Po Temple • Bangkok, Thailand

45. HERBAL COMPRESS TECHNIQUES • Soak & steam 10–15 minutes before use • Large compresses for body, small for face • 2 compresses for each treatment • One is always kept hot • Heat in steamer or stone roaster

46. HERBAL COMPRESS CONTRAINDICATIONS • Fever • Heart disease • Hypertension • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy • Pregnancy • Open cuts, wounds, sores, & abrasions

47. HERBAL COMPRESS CAUTIONS • Be careful lifting lid off steamer. • Handle compresses with towel when hot. • Always test temp on your own skin first. • Stamp lightly and rapidly at first contact.

48. BASIC MANEUVERS • stamping – light, rapid touching • rocking – steady back & forth on each spot • rolling – pivoting ball in circles on one spot • stationary – steady pressure on one point • dragging – steady pressure while moving

49. HERBAL COMPRESS HOME USE • Compresses used only once • After use, seal in a plastic bag or container • Offer to client for home use • Allows client to continue benefits • Can be used in a bath at home

50. SUMMARY • You now know: • effects of herbs in herbal spa therapies • herbal wrap techniques, benefits, & contraindications • herbal compress techniques, benefits, & contraindications