BEAUTY CARE 2

• Foot Spa Treatment is another relaxing service offered in the salon that pampers our tired feet which is the most exercised part of our body as it carries our weight and performs most of the time during the day
• Aside from relaxing our feet, foot spa can also help prevent and cure many symptoms such as headache, stress, asthma, constipation, sinusitis, migraine and improve the circulation of the blood as one of the most beneficial effects of foot massage
• You will learn all the reflex points on the feet and how to manipulate these points to bring balance, relaxation, and healing to the entire body
• Why is there a need to take good care of the foot spa tools and equipment?

  To ensure proper functioning and hygiene
• How important are cleaning and sanitizing in the salon specially during this time of pandemic?

  Essential for health and safety
• Words to define

  • Relaxed feet
  • Happy Soul
  • Relieves Stress
  • Foot Massage
• Spa


  Acronym of Latin phrase 'Salus per Aquam' or 'Sanitas per Aquam', meaning 'health from water'
• Spa


  Named after the Belgian village Spa, where hot mineral springs were used by Roman soldiers to treat aching muscles and wounds
• Foot spa is said to have originated in Japan some 1,600 years ago, when a group of Japanese monks went on a pilgrimage and became sick
• Simple foot spa

  1. Immerse feet in warm salty water for an hour

  2. Rinse and dry feet

  3. Apply oil and relax for an hour
• Always tell the client how long the foot spa treatment will take and ask if they are receiving treatment from a chiropodist
• Benefits of foot spa

  • Improve blood circulation
  • Relaxed feet, happy soul
  • Relief from migraines, headaches, indigestion and acidity
  • Improved mood & well-being
  • Relieves stress
  • Benefits arthritis problem
  • Helpful in cases of insomnia
  • Helps in achieving balance
  • Detoxifies your body
• Client care


  Meeting all the client's needs, including maintaining good personal communication, asking about desired service and foot condition
• Analysis of the client's foot condition will help determine the cosmetics received
• Due to a wide range of factors including diet, stress, and unhealthy lifestyles, toxic substances cause blockages that prevent the blood from circulating freely, which impacts its ability to transport nutrients and oxygen to cells necessary for growth. Wastes also rely on blood to be flushed away from our body.
• When our blood is unable to move smoothly

  Toxins remain in our body and trigger diseases
• Foot massage


  Reduces stress as toxins and waste products are eliminated once blood circulation improves
• Foot massage


  • Exfoliates dead skin cells, making the feet smooth and clean
  • Helps prevent and fight fungal infection
• Client care


  Essential to the success of the business, includes meeting all the client's needs
• When a client makes a consultation

  1. Maintain good personal communication

  2. Ask what service they want

  3. Ask about their foot condition

  4. Analyse the client's foot condition

  5. Determine if they need treatment from a chiropodist
• Conditions where foot spa must not be carried out

  • Diabetes
  • Cuts or abrasions
  • Infectious skin diseases such as ringworms
• Treatment should only proceed until the foot or skin disorders or conditions have been cured by a chiropodist or dermatologist
• Procedure in pre-foot spa treatment

  1. Prepare the equipment neatly on the trolley

  2. Place towel on floor between operator and client, then place bowl of warm soapy water

  3. Direct client to wear protective clothing and remove jewelry/accessories

  4. Set foot spa machine and check water temperature

  5. Place towels on operator's lap

  6. Perform the foot spa
• When your feet are under stress, the circulation of your blood tends to be impeded. A good foot spa session releases the tension formed around the tight muscles and tendons and allows blood to flow and circulate smoothly to your other bodily organs and brain.
• Toxins accumulate in your body due to a wide range of factors including diet, stress, and unhealthy lifestyles. Furthermore, toxic substances cause blockages that prevent the blood from circulating freely, which impacts its ability to transport nutrients and oxygen to cells necessary for growth.
• Direct the client to wear personal protective clothing and remove jewelry and accessories before performing foot spa.
• Using massage therapy, you can treat headaches and a good foot rub goes a long way as it reduces stress – which is the number one headache trigger.
• Feet are an important part of our body because they enable us to go wherever we want. Hence, it is only proper that we take care of our feet. One of the popular ways to soothe our tired feet is through a foot spa.
• Tools and equipment should be sanitized after every use.
• It is important for the operator to examine the client's foot condition.
• Foot spa is not carried out if the client has foot disorder.
• Natural ingredients can be used in foot spa due to their healing effects.
• Regular scrubbing of the heels and other parts of the feet does not make the feet susceptible to bacteria and fungi.
• Foot spa is one of the popular ways to effectively give the feet some relaxation and special care.
• Treatment should only proceed until the disorders have been cured by a chiropodist or dermatologist.
• Oil is applied to the feet after being soaked.
• Foot spa may not be carried out if the client has rashes, athlete's foot and soreness.
• Client care is essential to the success of business.