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Pros and Cons of massage lotions (and the differences between them)

I am currently a massage therapy student and am researching the differences between lotions, as well as the pros and cons of each. I am having some difficulty with this assignment and need some help! I need to find the differences and pros and cons for:

Nut-based lotions

Mineral-based lotions

Vegetable-based lotions

Hypo-allergenic lotions

This assignment is due tomorrow (June 27). I would really appreciate any help. Thank you!

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Permalink Reply by Therese Schwartz on June 26, 2011 at 8:36pm

Hi Brooke, I don't know how much I can help but I can get the ball rolling!

Nut-based lotions - Pro's: can be nourishing to the skin. Con's: Allergies! My friend Mike is an MT and he was allergic to a Hawiian nut in a lotion he used. So the therapist can have allergy issues as well as the client!

K, well, apparently that's the only useful thing I have on this topic. I noticed that there isn't an option for oils here. I quit using lotions and switched to oils with really good results.

I just looked at 3 of the major companies that make lotions and there aren't any kind of comparison charts on the websites. I thought that might be helpful but I struck out...I can see why you are having trouble. Hopefully someone out there knows more than I do on this.