Spa Massage Tips （ⅰ）

SPA按摩护理贴士
 Here are tips on how to get the maximize benefit from your massage.
1.      Be receptive and open to the experience and trust in the professionalism of the therapist
敞开心灵，坦率体验，相信专业人员的SPA服务。
2.      Don’t eat a heavy meal just before a massage session.
SPA按摩前不要吃得太饱。
3.      Be on time. If you arrive in a frenzied Rushed state, it will take longer to relax.
准时到达SPA场馆；如果急急忙忙，将需要更长的时间才能放松。
4.      Arrive early to take advantage of a sauna, steam bath or hot tub, which will warm your muscles and make it easier for the therapist to achieve results. If the hot tub has chlorinated water, be sure and shower before your massage.
最好可以提前一点到，先可以桑拿，或者蒸气沐浴，让肌肉放松，以便取得更好的效果；按摩前，先要沐浴。当然，现在国内，桑拿和蒸气浴，本是是疗程的一部分，这点主要还是强调SPA前，身体和心里，都要做好准备。
5.      Most massage takes place nude but you are fully draped at all times. If you do not want to remove all your clothing, wear clothing that you will be comfortable wearing during the massage and will allow the massage therapist to touch and move the areas of your body you expect will need to be worked on.
大多数的按摩都是需要裸露身体进行的，当然周围也有帘子来保护你的隐私；不过你如果不想脱去衣服，也可以穿着感觉舒适的衣着。按摩前，你可以告诉按摩师或美体师，你的身体特别是隐私部位允许触碰的范围，以及力度，以边SPA疗程可以顺利进行。当然有经验的按摩师或美容师，在SPA疗程前及进行中，都会征询你的意见。总的来说，也不用太多顾忌。
6.      Good communication is important.
愉快的交流是很重要的。优秀的按摩师，美容师，会用语言，播放的音乐，以及按摩的双手，和顾客有好的交流。SPA场所，语言很多时候是多余的，所以美容师美体师要注意客人身体的反应。
7.      Before the session, Let your massage therapist know what your needs are. During the massage session, report any discomfort, whether it is from the massage or anything else—room temperature, music volume, lighting, SPA equipment setting etc. Feel free to give feedback on the amount of pressure, speed of movement, etc.
按摩前，可以告诉按摩师你的喜好；按摩中，如果有不舒服的地方，比如温度，音乐，灯光，SPA设备设置等，应该随时告诉按摩师美容师.
8.      Don’t be afraid to discuss any apprehensions or concerns. Your massage therapist is a professional dedicated to do his or her best to help you feel at ease.
不要害怕讨论任何惧怕或关心的话题，你的按摩师很专业，会尽力让客人放松。这点在国内可能不太适用，不过确实也有美容师，按摩师能做到这点，既提供身体按摩护理，也提供心理慰藉，这也是留住熟客的重要方法。

Spa treatments (ⅲ)
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7. Beauty treatments
    Some Spas, in addition to massages and body treatments, provide a full range of beauty services including facials, hair styling, and manicures and waxing. A nice feature in service-oriented Thailand is that these are often done with a SPA-level of care. A haircut, for example, is often not just a haircut –you may get a head and neck massage while your hair is being washed, or before and after the cutting.
   ⑴ Body scrubs and wraps
   A number of treatments including body scrubs and wraps are done to help exfoliate, moisturize and freshen up the skin. Natural products such as turmeric, aloe, honey, kefirs lime, tropical fruits, mud, oils or sea salt are applied, with blends often specially prepared to suit one’s skin condition (dry, oily, sunburned, etc).
   Mud bath
⑵Hot stone therapy
⑶Herbal compress
⑷Ginger polish
⑸Chinese Guasha treatment
⑹Leg firmness treatment
⑺aromatherapy
⑻firming & deep lifting
⑼Face-lifting
⑽face exfoliation
⑾face massage
⑿ moisturizing
⒀oxygenating
⒁ Bust care
⒂manicure and pedicure
⒃weight loss treatment
⒄reduce abdomen
⒅depilatory
⒆Chinese wormwood Roast detoxes care

Spa treatments (ⅱ)
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4. Shiatsu/Acupressure
  Shiatsu and acupressure are based on the same principle of stimulating the flow of energy (“qi”or“chi”) through the body to relieve health problems and promote one’s well-being. A combination of pressure and tensions from the muscles and give the recipient a revitalizing experience.

5. Swedish massage
  Swedish massage uses a blend of long strokes, kneading, friction, tapping and other techniques, which help to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles. It is also believed to stimulate the skin and nervous system, and also soothe the nerves and feelings of stress.
Related equipment or product: massage bed, massage oil, essential oil
 
6. Reflexology
  Reflexology developed from the belief that there are reflex areas on the feet and hands corresponding to all parts of the body including internal organs. It is believed that applying pressure to specific points on the feet and hands can affect organs and body systems, and therefore promote good health. In addition to being a relaxing treatment, reflexology is believed to help relieve headaches, sinus problems, breathing disorders, digestive problems, circulatory problems and backaches.
  Related equipment: Pedicure spa chair, massage chair

Spa treatments (ⅰ)
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1. Steam and sauna
  A short herbal steam bath and/or sauna session is often included of a SPA package, usually done before a body treatment to open up the skin’s pores and get people into a relaxed state of mind. Steam/sauna is also believed to benefit one’s health by stimulating circulation and ridding the body of unwanted materials through sweating.
Related equipment: spa capsule, steam room, sauna room, far infrared room
2. Hydrotherapy
  The term hydrotherapy covers any sort of treatment in which water is used, such as a soak in a whirlpool or a footbath. Both hot and cool treatments may be done. It is believed to help tone the body, stimulate digestion, and improve circulation and the immune system and to relieve tension and pain.
Related equipment: Pedicure spa chair; Spa capsule, Vichy shower equipment, bathtub, wooden bathtub
3. Thai massage
  Thai massage has been an integral part of traditional Thai medicine for at least 2,500 years. Derived from a blend of Ayurvedic and Chinese healing influences, Thai massage is a technique that aims to balance energy in the body.
  In a typical two-hour session, the masseuse will guide stretching movements similar to yoga postures and also apply pressure to points along the body using the hands, thumbs, forearms, elbows, knees and feet. These pressure points are believed to be connected to energy channels that run through the body. Massaging them will help remove balance and health in the body. A Thai massage session can help increase flexibility, provide relief to tense muscles and joints, and give one a feeling of refreshment and renewal.
Related equipment or product: massage oil, essential oil, massage bed