Nail health: what is paraffin treatment and therapy

Paraffin treatment began with the use of paraffin as warming and relaxing mean before massage and heat packs to treat sprains and muscle strain. But the remarkable properties of this substance led to that paraffin now is successfully used in cosmetics, manicure and pedicure.

Paraffin is wax-like substance, a mixture of saturated compounds containing the maximum amount of hydrogen. What is worth our attention is that That paraffin is widely used in medicine and cosmetology.

One of the most useful features is its large heat capacity. Paraffin begins to melt at 52-54 degrees, gradually turning into a sticky viscous  white mass. In Paraffin therapy only melted wax to a liquid state is used, which is applied to the skin in the form of applications. High temperature of wax isn’t dangerous in terms of burns- having low thermal conductivity, it loses heat in very small portions. Skin temperature under a layer of hot paraffin increases by 1.5-2 degrees.

Such even warming of the skin causes a lot of interrelated reactions in paraffin therapy. Pores open and  sweating increase . However, the moisture evaporates from the surface, as wax seals well this area of ​​the skin. The moisture re-absorbed into the skin, restoring it perfectly hydrated. Therefore, the main effect of paraffin therapy is the effective skin hydration.

With increasing of temperature, skin blood flow increases. This helps to improve the work of the joints,  repair tissue, and rapid healing of wounds. In this regard, paraffin therapy is widely used in medicine for the treatment of diseases of the joints, the effects of a variety of injuries, pain in hands and feet.

Together with the increased circulation of blood and lymph increases circulation and toxins release. As a result of removing toxins paraffin improves ”breath.”

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The other feature of paraffin treatment is the ability to reduce the amount of cooling. This property is the cause of ”squeezing” of paraffin - the effect reaches its maximum in 25-30 minutes. Finishes the procedure so that a layer of wax tightly covers all surrounding tissues. This helps to stretch and smooth out the skin. This “pulling” effect helps to fight the swelling of the face. The thermal effect in paraffin that all active components are very well penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin through the enlarged intercellular spaces.

One of the main advantages of paraffin is its diversity : applications  can be done on any part of the body – nails, arms, legs, face, abdomen and thighs. Most often spend paraffin on hands and face, so they are the most vulnerable parts of the body, fully conscious of itself in the action of external factors. They suffer from dryness, cracks, flaking and redness. And in just one session paraffin cope with all these unpleasant phenomena – the skin becomes smooth, soft. The effect of paraffin is noticeable after the first session and, more importantly, save about seven days. Foot care with paraffin is also very effective.

Quite often, leg experiencing tremendous overload of inconvenient and impractical shoes, heels start to hurt, leather soles and coarsens cracks, blisters and corns appear. But a few sessions of the same paraffin foot just make silk. Paraffin hands and feet in addition to medicinal properties, has a wonderful relaxing effect. For greater effect in the procedures used paraffin with the addition of herbal extracts and flavourings – fragrant peach and lavender, jasmine, refreshing menthol and aloe moisturizing, softening almond oil and cocoa, and vitamins, particularly A and E to help strengthen skin cell renewal.

And to combat the extra inches, even mixed with paraffin, marine mud to improve lymphatic drainage and improve skin elasticity.

Paraffin therapy and treatment is a quite simple procedure, and if you decide to use it to maintain your skin, you can safely carry it on your own.