
Beauty Therapists Transform Clients in So Many Ways
With National Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6-12) upon us, we are thinking about the many ways that licensed beauty pros extend empathy, energy, and healing touch.

With National Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 6-12) upon us, we are thinking about the many ways that licensed beauty pros extend empathy, energy, and healing touch.

Migraine healing therapy combines targeted massage techniques, proprietary essential oil blends, and specifically designed cold stones to help reduce headache pressure and inflammation.
#BFFmel brings you a summary and additional information from our Facebook Live broadcast on reflexology.

Here are some tips from Footnanny founder Gloria Williams on how to introduce extended foot massage services to your clients:

The pedi-spa can easily be converted from a massage table to a comfortable pedicure station with a fully powered backrest.

Good Vibrations: The Hard Rock’s Rhythm and Motion Synchronicity massage uses rock music, amplified vibrations, pressures, and patterns to take clients on a rhythmic massage journey.

Candy Cube Scrub is packaged like a little morsel of candy. Just one cube is good for one foot, so there’s no wasting product.

Find out how using aromatherapy in the salon creates a new level of personalization for your clients.

The relaxing, luxurious Moroccan Pedicure Ritual incorporates fragrant argan oil-based products from the Moroccanoil line of body products and devotes 28 of its 60 minutes to massage.

Providing an excellent hand and arm massage is essential to every tech’s career. The massage is the clincher that clients come back for. Saline, Mich.-based nail tech Lori Halloway, AKA The Meticulous Manicurist, claims she can teach anyone to give the best hand and arm massage to keep clients coming back again and again.


In this fast-paced, wired world, you’re always fighting the competition for your client’s attention and loyalty. Don’t overlook the little places where you can make a lasting impression — such as during her 10-minute massage.

Gehwol's Foot and Lower Leg Massage Treatment revitalizes clients by reducing muscle tension, soothing the nervous system, and healing tissue, according to the foot care product manufacturer. This video provides a comprehensive step-by-step on how to provide the service.

Cuccio Naturalé’s DetoXSoak is a soothing and refreshing new stand alone or add-on foot soak service.

Foot massage can make a great addition to spa pedicures, but how does it fare as a stand-alone service?

In this video from the NAILS Troubleshooter series, OPI educator Dawn Sharp shows how to give a thorough hand and forearm massage.

Gehwol offers this step-by-step for a great foot and lower leg massage, which includes product recommendations.