Aftercare

1. Water is your Best friend! - A huge piece of advice would be to drink plenty of water. Why is this so important? Well let us explain! After your massage, the pent-up toxins may not fully have been eradicated from your body. Drinking water can help the kidneys, as well as other organs, process numerous substances that travel through the body on a regular basis. Massages can also be quite dehydrating. They usually take place in a nice warm environment and your massage therapist is actively encouraging your soft tissues to expel water. So the best thing to do after a massage is to have a lovely long drink of water to get your hydration back up. 2. Stay Relaxed! - For best results and the best way to capitalise on the post-massage feeling is to actively choose to stay relaxed! Take some time for your own self-care! 3. Avoid alcohol and Caffeine. - Our advice would be to stay away from the above for at-least twelve hours after massage. Both substances are very dehydrating and therefore slowing down the body’s process of eliminating toxins from the body. Massage is like exercise for the body! New oxygenated blood is now rushing around the body. Stay hydrated and take it easy! 4. Healing Crisis. - Herxheimer Reaction,” aka healing crisis is a medical condition that can occur when one chooses a path of healing. A healing crisis occurs when cells release metabolic waste too quickly into the system and the organs cannot eliminate the waste fast enough. The metabolic waste gets recycled over and over again in the body. Symptoms may be subtle or severe including headache, soreness, nausea, fatigue, fever, stomach distress, rash, skin eruptions and other conditions. This is completely normal and symptoms will return to normal 24-72hrs of the treatment. 5. Muscle Soreness. - If you have not had a massage in a long time or if you’ve had a deep tissue massage, you may feel some soreness in the coming days. This will ease and should never be painful. Ice packs or hot baths are a great way to speed up recovery. 6. Bask in those oils!! - Leave those oils on as long as possible! Allow the essential oils to penetrate deeply into the blood stream and work their healing magic!

General Facial Advice - Avoid Makeup for 24 hours. - Do not touch your face. - Avoid heat for 48 hours (Hot showers, Steam rooms) - Avoid strong creams / Serums for 72 hours. - Avoid exfoliating your face for one week. - Avoid direct sunlight / Sunbeds / Swimming for 18 hours. - Do not get any waxing, laser or threading directly after. - Always follow your therapists advice and recommended skincare routine. Advanced Treatments / High Frequency Facials - Avoid hot baths/showers and other heat treatments after a facial (sauna, steam room swimming pool) - Avoid touching your face -Keep your phone clean (this will avoid bacteria being transferred onto your face) - Change your pillowcase regularly - Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of water post facial - Avoid the gym or vigorous exercise for 24 hours after having a facial - Return for repeat procedures in accordance with your therapist’s advice - Speak to your practitioner regarding further treatments including courses of high frequency, they will also be able to recommend products that will be most suitable for you.

Body Brushing / Sea Salt&Seaweed Scrub. - Our body brushing & seaweed scrub treatment is removing dead skin from the body. Please bear in mind this leaves the skin more susceptible to being burnt in direct sun light post treatment. Please ensure you are following the usual advice of using a minimum SPF 30 - SPF 50. Hydra Thermal Mud & Marine Mud - Our cocoon ritual & “Radiant Revive” treatment involves the use of Eve Taylor’s professional body products. These products contain Seaweed hosting many anti-ageing ingredients as well being super detoxifying for the body. This been said you must keep hydrated post treatment to aid the body in its healing processes.