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What is a Body Wrap?
Different Types of Body Wraps
What to Expect When Getting Body Wraps
Using a Body Brush Before Body Wraps
Mix Seaweed Gel for Body Wraps
Applying Seaweed Gel for Body Wraps
How to Wrap a Body for a Body Wrap
Scalp Massage for Body Wrap Treatments
Unwrapping the Body after a Body Wrap
Rinsing the Body After a Body Wrap
Products for After Body Wrap Treatments
Who Should Get a Body Wrap?
Maintain Skin After a Body Wrap
Research Spas Before Getting a Body Wrap
Summary: Body wraps are relaxing treatments with hot linens or sheets that detox the skin and body. Learn about giving a spa body wrap from a licensed esthetician in this free skin care video.
Kate Weinberg is the Skincare Director for Oasis Day Spas in New York City. She is a New York State licensed esthetician with 10 years in the spa and salon business. An authority on...read more
Spa treatments are popular for weekend getaways, day-long vacations, or two hour respites. Many spas offer a variety of services, including body wraps, massage, facials, manicures and pedicures, exfoliating scrubs, and more. Even the ancient Greeks created spas alongside natural hot springs where warm water was plentiful. Today, spas can pop up in any area, with many cities supporting a dozens of spas and a veritable spa subculture. Although generally thought of as female destinations, many spas are reaching out to male clients with service packages geared towards relieving stress, grooming, muscle relaxing with massage, and detoxifying.
In this free spa treatment video series esthetician Kate Weinberg shows you how to give a body wrap treatment and what to expect from your own spa visit. Kate leads you through the whole process, letting you know to look out for in a spa and how to prepare. You will see a body wrap from start to finish: the exfoliating brush, mud or gel massage, foil and blanket wrap, scalp massage, and rinse. Kate even gives you tips on maintaining that fresh-from-the-spa feeling with after spa products and showering tips.
"In this clip we're going to talk about one of the lesser known body treatments, or one that people aren't as educated on. And that would be the body wrap. Basically, what a body wrap is is a detoxifying or smoothing treatment where we apply a product to the entire body, wrap in foil, and then apply a blanket. And what this does is allow our bodies to sweat, so that releases toxins. Also, our body is able to really absorb all of the nutrients and minerals in the product, and get all the benefits because there's no where for it to go, you're trapped in there. This is a great treatment for almost everybody, and I'll get in to the points of who should and who shouldn't have this treatment. But really, the only person that shouldn't is someone that's chlostrophobic. Now, Lizzy, you're not chlostrophobic, are you? OK, good. So, she's safe to wrap. So what we're going to do is, we're going to apply the product and wrap her for about 20 minutes to a half an hour, let her really get her body heat up and warm so she can really get all the benefits from the treatment. "
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