Massage - it is both useful and pleasant.Nowadays there is hardly a man who would doubt his health properties.After healing power of massage tested for thousands of years and is now available to everyone.One way to focus and to expand the impact of the massage is the use in the practice of massage oils.For centuries, the oil used by man for a variety of needs.For example, in Greece, massage oil needed for the Olympians.
Basic and active
All oils have a specific effect on the body: warming, relaxing, anti-cellulite, soothing, cooling and others. All massage oils are divided into two groups: basic and active (also called essential).Basic massage oil should provide good glide hands masseur.Such oil may be a multicomponent or monocomponent composition.In addition, base oils soften, moisturize and rejuvenate the skin.Examples of such oils: olive, peach, sunflower, apricot.
basic little can be mineral, natural, or a mixture thereof.Mineral oil provides excellent slip, little is absorbed into the skin.But excess of its application appears not very pleasant feeling of a film on the skin.Now common childhood mineral oils of high purity.This oil - not viscous, relatively liquid, perfectly retains moisture and makes the code velvet.The natural (vegetable) oil is very well absorbed, which is necessary for kneading.These oils are saturated fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, palmitic, stearic) and complexes of essential vitamins and antioxidants.Currently, the most common herbal massage oils such as sesame, olive, grape, apricot, jojoba oil and cocoa.
active oil are just functional load and have an impact on the body.Their use in massage and aromatherapy - a real science and ancient art.Each essential oil massage has a lot of different aspects of the impact of both the mind and the human body.Sometimes one or another combination achieves impressive and surprising reactions.All oils for the Ayurvedic classification are divided into cold (chamomile, peppermint), hot (thyme), land (pine, citrus), moisturizers (pink).Almost all essential oils are studied in detail, and has accumulated a lot of knowledge to their exact specification and application.However, masseurs do not forget about the possibility of allergic reactions, which reduce to zero all the benefits of massage.
Where to buy massage oil and what to look for?
massage oil you can buy in stores and online.At the same time pay attention to the expiration date on the package and the consistency of butter.It should be clear, not turbid, and should not contain any impurities (oils are some exceptions, but this is usually written on the label).
How to prepare a massage oil?
base oils (such as olive oil, not refined), you must add an active, based on the thirty milliliters fifteen drops.This amount should be enough for general massage the whole body.Finished massage oil then you need to pour into a dark glass container.And during the massage is best to use a plastic bottle with a convenient cover.
As you can see, one of the most important components for a massage - a massage oil.Where to buy it, you know.It remains only to learn how to do a massage.It should be noted that the oil is not used in all procedures.For example, when the connective massage do not use it.
