Peeling in the modern world is one of the most popular procedures in beauty salons. Its benefits have long been scientifically proven, and thousands of women have already experienced the positive effect of peeling. Careful removal of keratinized particles using special compounds helps cleanse pores and regenerate the epidermis. After just a few peeling sessions, the skin becomes noticeably softer and softer. However, only with an integrated approach and regular care will the skin delight its owner with ideal smoothness and softness.
What is fish peeling?
For many years, tourists in Thailand and Turkey have been offered fish peeling, and now this service is also widespread in salons in our country. The presented procedure attracts clients, first of all, with its exoticism. As often happens, curiosity takes over, and the desire to try something new and interesting turns out to be stronger than the fear of the unknown. Fish therapy, or fish peeling, as this technique is also called, has become a favorite among Russian consumers, and many salons today offer this unusual way to remove the stratum corneum.
Everyone has at least once performed a skin cleansing procedure at home, well known as peeling. Cosmetic companies specialize in creating entire lines of products designed to gently remove the stratum corneum of the epidermis. For this purpose, masks, creams and scrubs are widely used. There are specific products for each skin type.
Fish peeling is perfect for any skin type, and is distinguished by the fact that the removal of dead particles occurs with the help of live fish, which carefully pinch off pieces that are appetizing to them. The touch of the fish is completely painless, and the only discomfort can be expressed only in a slight tickle. For this purpose, a breed of fish called Garra rufu is used. Only they do a very high-quality cleaning of the skin surface in just 15 minutes.
Why do you need fish peeling?
Cleaning is necessary to remove dead skin particles. Epidermal cells go through their life cycle and die. By dying, particles of the stratum corneum interfere with normal skin regeneration, close pores, and interfere with oxygen saturation of the skin. To remove this unnecessary layer of cells, numerous cosmetic procedures have been developed aimed at gently cleansing the surface of the skin.
Peeling with fish is perhaps the most unusual method of such cleaning. Garra rufu fish eat the stratum corneum of the epidermis, doing it as gently and gently as possible. They stick to the surface of the skin and easily pinch off dead tissue softened in water. The procedure relaxes and restores strength. Traditional healers of the Middle East claim that there are many points on a person’s feet, by acting on which one can normalize the functioning of vital organs and systems of the human body. Peeling fish involuntarily act on these points and have a beneficial effect on the general condition. It is also believed that the saliva of this fish has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect.
Why is this massage so beneficial?
Fish massage has a number of positive properties. In addition to the fact that mechanical cleansing of the body occurs, making the skin soft and smooth, the procedure has both a psychological and therapeutic effect:
- touching and pushing with the lips stimulates blood circulation, calms the central nervous system, relieves the feeling of heaviness and swelling;
- the skin becomes elastic, fresh and healthy;
- a slight effect on nerve endings relieves stress, gloomy thoughts, leads to psychological relaxation, relaxation;
- cells and pores open, are more saturated with oxygen, air-oxygen exposure leads to tissue regeneration;
- Dermatological diseases are cured: psoriasis, eczema, neurodermatitis, acne, lichen, inflammation;
- the condition is alleviated or a complete cure occurs for varicose veins;
- hard calluses are removed.
Massage is useful for hyperactive children, as it has a calming effect on them and has a positive effect on their mental state.
Advice: for diseases of the musculoskeletal system, Thai massage helps well, during which biologically active points are affected, in combination with Garra Rufa fish massage.
What fish are used for peeling?
Those who are faced with this exotic procedure for the first time often wonder what the name of the peeling fish is. Many people assume that the birthplace of Garra rufa fish is Pattaya, but this is a mistaken opinion. Small fish of the carp family live almost along the entire coast of the Middle East, in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. The size of representatives of this species can reach 12 cm in length, but in peeling salons fish no more than 2-4 cm are used.
There is an opinion that fish have teeth, and the visitor may leave after peeling not with clean skin, but with real bites. Don’t worry, this statement is just a myth realized by dreamers. Garra rufa will not bite you like piranhas, because they do not have teeth. A few centuries ago, with the help of these representatives of the sea coast, a disease such as psoriasis was treated. Of course, the effect of the fish cannot be compared with modern methods of treatment, but there were still some positive dynamics. The benefits of the procedures for getting rid of various types of dermatitis and eczema were also noted.
Currently, fish are not used for medical purposes due to their low effectiveness; their use is concentrated only in beauty salons.
Spa peeling with Garra Rufa fish or my experience of going to Nariņas SPA
It just so happened that I had the honor of using the services at Nariņas SPA long before they opened in Rezekne.
Therefore, now I hasten to share my experience and impressions, which I am simply overflowing with after the procedures I have undergone!
Anyone who cares about the condition of their skin knows that peeling is the removal of the upper stratum corneum of the skin. Nowadays, the shelves of cosmetic stores are, to put it mildly, overflowing with various scrubs and peeling compositions. However, fish peeling can replace any cosmetic product for exfoliating the skin! This type of peeling has no contraindications, because... is safe and environmentally friendly. Any other peeling agent can provoke an allergic reaction. While small garra rufa fish will cleanse your skin better than the most expensive scrub and polish your heels to baby softness. After such peeling, the skin becomes maximally susceptible to the effects of creams and oils. This means that after peeling the effect of any cosmetic product will increase several times. In addition, after fish peeling, the processes of skin renewal, collagen restoration are launched, blood circulation improves and elasticity increases.
The fish themselves are very small (no more than 6 cm in size). It is important that garra rufa fish do not have teeth, which means they are not capable of injuring the client’s skin.
How did the procedure take place at Nariņas SPA?
Previously, I was offered to steam my legs or arms (depending on what I decided to “peel”, and I decided to pay attention to my legs). Next, I lowered my feet into a special aquarium with warm water filled with more than a hundred fish. The fish immediately got to work and began to carefully clean and polish the upper dead layer of the epidermis. Cleansing the keratinized areas was completely painless! I felt like I was being kissed by many tiny creatures. By the way, it looked like microvibration. BUT!!! Get ready that in the first minutes of the procedure your mood will instantly improve, you will laugh and squeal, because... Fish peeling sometimes feels like tickling. It is impossible to experience such sensations with any other procedure! To be honest, I was lucky that there were few people in the salon and no one heard me.
There is no need to undergo any preparation for peeling. The only thing that is required from the client is not to use creams, ointments and other cosmetics immediately before the procedure. The reason for this is simple - you can harm these miracle fish.
By the way, the procedure is absolutely safe and has no contraindications. There is no risk of contracting any infections. A powerful filtration system is used to sterilize water. Any allergic reactions are also excluded, because... This is a natural, natural and environmentally friendly peeling.
The advantages of this peeling:
- Unlike other peels, garra rufa fish remove only dead skin and do not touch living cells.
- Absolutely natural peeling. No chemistry, only nature
- Fish saliva contains a special enzyme that promotes skin regeneration and has an antiseptic effect.
- Simplicity of the method
- The procedure is similar to massage and pedicure
- Increases and improves mood
- Instant effect
- Combines biological procedure and ecological relaxation
- Skin rejuvenation effect
And, of course, peeling with fish is necessary if:
- The beauty of your hands and feet is important to you
- You have corns, calluses, rough and dead skin
- You have swelling and fatigue in your legs
- Do you want to improve your tone and mood?
- Recommended for psoriasis and dermatitis.
Even children can use this type of peeling - for them it will be real fun and a mini trip to a mini zoo. I know that many people are afraid and disgusted by fish, but... not these fish-healers!
In conclusion of my story, I want to share the news that now on the facebook page of Nariņas SPA (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Nari%C5%86as-SPA/432381650177377?fref=ts) there is a weekly drawing of gift cards for peeling Garra Rufa fish!
Another secret - Prices for fish peeling in the Nariņas SPA salon are more than acceptable (compared to Riga salons).
Nariņas SPA salon address:
Rūpnīcas 3a, Rēzekne, Latvija
tel. 27 103 800
Indications for fish peeling
First of all, peeling is recommended for everyone who dreams of soft and velvety skin. Fish therapy is an incomparable procedure that is definitely worth trying at least once. If the skin on your heels and feet seems rough and lifeless to you, and there are even small calluses on your hands, this is already an indication for fish peeling.
Moreover, the procedure is also prescribed by medical professionals for medicinal purposes. It has been proven that this particular peeling is the most gentle and has a therapeutic effect on the following diseases:
- skin fungus;
- eczema;
- acne;
- psoriasis;
- neurodermatitis;
- vitiligo;
- lichen planus;
- Rosacea.
The course of treatment is prescribed individually by the attending physician and depends on the severity of the disease.
How is the peeling procedure performed?
1 session takes from 5 to 30 minutes. To do this, place a part of the body that needs gentle peeling in an aquarium with fish. As a rule, most often we are talking about the feet, because it is on this part of the body that the most keratinized particles are present; such peeling, as you might guess, is not suitable for the face. Hand peeling is also often carried out, and some salons also offer a procedure for the whole body: clients are immersed in an aquarium in swimsuits, where they are in water up to their shoulders.
There are certain requirements that are mandatory for all clients before diving:
- The part of the body that needs to be placed in the aquarium must be absolutely clean.
- The use of body oils and creams before the procedure is not allowed.
As soon as the fish are immersed in warm water, they immediately begin to nibble at the skin. At first the touches tickle, but after a couple of minutes the light tingling begins to bring pleasure. It is no coincidence that fish peeling is recommended for relaxation and relaxation. Usually the procedure is not carried out more than once a week. But special recommendations from the attending physician are allowed, who may recommend additional peeling sessions.
Peeling massage procedure
In the salons, visitors clean the skin of their feet with wet wipes, then they carefully immerse them in aquariums with a temperature of + 30˚C, without stepping on the fish or scaring them. Untreated hands are not allowed into the aquarium, since they harbor all sorts of pathogenic microorganisms that can infect fish and kill them.
After soaking the dead skin cells in warm mineral water, the fish is cleaned off and eats the dead skin for 20 minutes. There is also unobtrusive stimulation of the nerve endings in the legs. Fish treat varicose veins, swelling and fatigue of the legs.
The fish has a good appetite, but it does not feed on living tissues, but only on dead skin cells and skin fungi. The fish attaches itself to a small area of skin and moves forward without missing a single millimeter of the epidermis, providing natural peeling. After such peeling, you can lubricate the skin with a rejuvenating cream, which contains an enzyme secreted by fish.
Hyperactive children become calmer after the session, their psyche strengthens. It is especially useful for patients with psoriasis to take such procedures.
For diseases of the musculoskeletal system and internal organs, it is useful to take Thai massage and use acupuncture points on the ankles and hands. Then they take a treatment procedure in mineral water with a temperature of 37˚C and thousands of Garra Rufa fish. They cleanse the skin, massage it gently and also easily touch and activate biologically active points, impulses from which are sent to the corresponding organs. In this way, a person receives a beneficial overall therapeutic effect of the entire body, including the nervous system.
As a cosmetic procedure, fish are used to exfoliate and rejuvenate the skin, cleanse fat and sweat glands.
Peeling massage with fish is contraindicated for skin diseases, burns, large and deep scratches and bleeding wounds.
Peeling with fish during pregnancy
The procedure itself is absolutely safe for pregnant women. Let us remember that Garra rufa fish do not have teeth, so they are not capable of damaging the skin. But speaking about the safety of such peeling, we must not forget about the special requirements for water purity and additional sanitary standards.
In some European countries, opponents of this procedure have influenced the closure of a large number of salons. The problem was that the water in which the client was immersed did not meet all hygiene standards. The installed filters do not cope with the task assigned to them: with a high density of visits to the salon per day, water purification does not occur properly. In this regard, serious questions arise about whether to exfoliate fish and whether it is possible to contract skin diseases while doing so.
To date, there is no official inspection data that would confirm the harm of such a procedure. As for pregnant women visiting a beauty salon and diving into an aquarium with fish, there are also no contraindications. But we should not forget that the expectant mother’s body is weakened, and therefore requires additional care and attention. Is visiting a beauty salon dangerous during pregnancy? Not if the salon adheres to hygiene standards.
Fish peeling is becoming increasingly popular in our country; many beauty salons purchase these small fish and special aquariums equipped with powerful filters. Such demand for the procedure is due not only to its exotic nature, but also to the amazing result. Within just 15 minutes of being in the aquarium, complete skin renewal occurs. Many people note that after fish therapy, a hygienic manicure is not required; the nails are immediately ready to apply cosmetic varnish. The cost of this service is quite reasonable, the difference is due only to the level of the salon and the region in which they offer this amazing peeling.
Peeling with GARRA RUFA fish: the truth about the exotic business
Volunteer to feed the fish? Why not, if we are talking about relaxation in the SPA. However, is this newfangled peeling with Garra Rufa fish really that good?
Just 10 years ago in Russia and European countries, no one knew the name of the fish that do peeling. And those who have never vacationed on the coast of Turkey or Syria did not even suspect the existence of the exotic Garra Rufa pedicure.
In the Middle East, the procedure appeared 5 centuries ago. It was then that local healers discovered: if you expose the rough skin of your feet to these nimble sea inhabitants for six months, you can get rid of many dermatological problems.
Fish peeling is experiencing a surge in popularity in the CIS countries: a fun procedure suitable for adults, children and pensioners, lovers and singles. Pisces do not need vacation and employment according to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, but at the same time they are ready to work for you 24/7.
However, as with any venture, the details are critical to the success of a fish spa business. In order for the business to develop, the fish to be healthy, and the premises to pay for itself, it makes sense to turn to experts from the first days. They will teach how to care for marine workers, advise on legal issues, and suggest proven solutions from the height of their experience.
You need to introduce a fashionable new product into beauty salons wisely: the business plan can be downloaded for free on the Rufaspa website. There you can also get advice on any other questions about exotic SPA. Well, we’ll tell you further how to avoid problems when visiting a salon.
