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Warm Lotion - Home visits
Good Afternoon practitioners: I'm new to this site and I would like to if or know how you keep your lotions warm during house call visits. I have a client with nut allergies and says the lotion application is cold to touch and uncomfortable. I've tried baby bottle warmers which are not sufficient to warm lotion or oil. Any thoughts or experiences to share.?
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Permalink Reply by Diane DeYulia on
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I use a mini crock pot half filled with water, makes for a nice aromatherapy device too.
Here is a link for a hot oil holster http://www.agentlestrength.com/.
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Permalink Reply by Maria Daniela Mohr on
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Ezekiel OBrien said:
That sounds like a good idea, never thought of that before, I normally use a crockpot like Diane, but I dont use with water, I use with hot towels and I add my oil bottle there, and use the towel to wipe the feet after the massage :)I don't warm oils on house calls but my wife (also a massage therapist) does. She puts a smaller bottle of oil in travel metal Starbucks coffee cup and puts boiling water in it before she leaves. She says that this keeps the oil warm and that the heat transfer cools the water down before she starts her massage. And seeing that she is German, practical, and has a low tolerance for things that do not work well I bet that it warms the oil just fine.
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Permalink Reply by Jody C. Hutchinson on
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I have used a baby bottle warmer. It cost about $10 and plugs in, fills with water and works well.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Hetherington on
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Permalink Reply by Darcy Neibaur on
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I just heat mine in the microwave. Everyone has one and no one is offeded by my asking to heat the lotion in their microwave. Place bottle in Microwave for 30-45 seconds.
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45 seconds for lotion is just perfect. She asked about lotion not oil.
Rick Britton said:45seconds? is it boiling when it comes out? how hot do you want it?
Darcy Neibaur said:I just heat mine in the microwave. Everyone has one and no one is offeded by my asking to heat the lotion in their microwave. Place bottle in Microwave for 30-45 seconds.
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Snippity-do-da-day! Hot oil massages are lovely and I'm pretty sure all microwaves are not made equal. Different times for different microwaves! Hey, does anyone Gua sha? I'm curious to hear some experiences.
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Permalink Reply by Leo on
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Greetings, I will be finshing school in June and plan to do mobile massage therapy in my area. I have looked in to the Coleman thermoelectice cooler. This cooler will plug right into you cigerate lighter and comes with 110 adpater and will keep anything hot or cold. The one I ahve seen at Walmart in my area is only $88 and will hold 40 qt. would be great for not only warming the oil, but towels, and hot rocks as well. If that cooler sounds too big there are smaller sizes with the same ability just look for thermoelectric cooler. Oh I have experiment with the heating on the one I have and it works great. als the best part is that if you are not using it to heat stuff it makes great for keeping stuf cold as well for those long car trips. Just one note though it does take a bit for it to warm up/get cold as it is depended on the exterior temps.
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This sounds just great Leo, I'm going to try one out. Thanks ;)
Leo said:Greetings, I will be finshing school in June and plan to do mobile massage therapy in my area. I have looked in to the Coleman thermoelectice cooler. This cooler will plug right into you cigerate lighter and comes with 110 adpater and will keep anything hot or cold. The one I ahve seen at Walmart in my area is only $88 and will hold 40 qt. would be great for not only warming the oil, but towels, and hot rocks as well. If that cooler sounds too big there are smaller sizes with the same ability just look for thermoelectric cooler. Oh I have experiment with the heating on the one I have and it works great. als the best part is that if you are not using it to heat stuff it makes great for keeping stuf cold as well for those long car trips. Just one note though it does take a bit for it to warm up/get cold as it is depended on the exterior temps.
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Leo I have one of these coolers and they are great.
Leo said:Greetings, I will be finshing school in June and plan to do mobile massage therapy in my area. I have looked in to the Coleman thermoelectice cooler. This cooler will plug right into you cigerate lighter and comes with 110 adpater and will keep anything hot or cold. The one I ahve seen at Walmart in my area is only $88 and will hold 40 qt. would be great for not only warming the oil, but towels, and hot rocks as well. If that cooler sounds too big there are smaller sizes with the same ability just look for thermoelectric cooler. Oh I have experiment with the heating on the one I have and it works great. als the best part is that if you are not using it to heat stuff it makes great for keeping stuf cold as well for those long car trips. Just one note though it does take a bit for it to warm up/get cold as it is depended on the exterior temps.
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Permalink Reply by Hannah Thayer on
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make sure to take a second to warm it in your hands before you apply it to your client.
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Permalink Reply by M. Audrey Pino on
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In Ayurvedic medicine it was taught to apply oils directly from the vessel to the body.... since then I've done only that... it's a tricky situation - the home has very high ceilings and wide hallways - it is ' cooler' than most which helps to create a 'situation'.
I am looking into a thermoelectic cooler ... and hope the temp stays for at least 90 minutes.
Hannah Thayer said:make sure to take a second to warm it in your hands before you apply it to your client.
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