The Benefits of Heat Therapy

Created: Friday, 10 January 2020 16:44

Plenty of massage parlor and spa visitors live with persistent physical discomfort. Some have chronic issues such as arthritis and joint pain. Others may suffer from job-related back or neck pain, or even carpal tunnel syndrome. Whatever the reason for their aches, they want to feel better every time they get pampered.

In addition to the other services you offer your customers, why not also provide a little moist heat therapy? It can be a wonderful, safe way to improve comfort for your guests.

What Is Moist Heat Therapy?

Moist heat therapy basically means using a slightly wet conduit to apply heat to the skin. For instance, you could warm up a wet, soft hand towel and wrap it around a client's hand. The moist heat warms up the skin and travels to the areas that hurt most. 

Unlike dry heat, moist heat tends to effectively boost circulation, penetrates deep into the muscle fibers and keeps dry skin feeling great. As long as the heat is tolerable and not too hot, it can be reapplied continuously.

Some massage and spa owners like to fuse the advantages of aroma therapy and moist heat therapy. By adding essential oils to the water used for moist therapy, the heated towel exudes a welcoming, pleasant fragrance.

Many patrons of massage parlors and spas like to choose their own essential oil aromas depending upon which scents make them feel most calm, happy or invigorated.

Is Moist Heat Therapy With a Towel Safe?

Because moist heat therapy is a non-invasive service, it is quite safe and reliable when properly applied. The most important elements to remember are to control the heat and use a high-quality fabric.

Controlling the heat means testing every inch of the hot towel before pressing it against the skin of a customer. Whether you heat up your towel in a dryer or microwave, or you pour hot water over it, you need to examine it first for unexpected hotspots. 

Be sure to ask patrons how hot they like their moist heat therapy towels to be. Every customer will have a different tolerance level when it comes to warmth.

When choosing which types of towels to offer at your salon, spa or massage location, go for cotton or a cotton blend. Cotton naturally will hold onto the heat so you do not need to keep warming up the towel. Additionally, cotton will feel soft against the skin and not rough.

As a final note, resist using moist heat therapy on patrons with open wounds or against recently traumatized areas. Moist heat therapy is a recovery method best utilized on healed skin.

What If a Patron Finds Direct Moist Heat Therapy Too Intense?

Do you have a customer who wants the benefits of moist heat therapy but is highly sensitive to direct contact with a hot towel? A perfect way to solve this issue is to place another towel between their skin and the toasty, wet towel. That way, they at least get the partial benefit of semi-moist heat.

Finding Towels for Moist Heat Therapy

Are you looking for the best towels for massage parlors about to offer moist heat therapy services? 

Check out the full line-up of cotton and cotton-blend towels in all sizes, colors and grades from Towel Super Center.