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Whether adding them to your regular spa regimen or selling as spa boutique items, aromatherapy heat packs are available in many different shapes and sizes. Every client will find an easy-to-use heat therapy product that soothes and relaxes.
1. Grampa’s Garden has many genderneutral products with designs from plaid to plain covers, with all the joint-pain support a heat pack could need. The products are capable of dry or moist heat, and a spritz of water enhances the aromatherapy. Among the assorted Natural Pacs — such as Hand Mitts, Joint/Neck Pac with adjustable Velcro, and Thera Pack for upper back and shoulder pain — Grampa’s Garden also sells a warming body shawl with hints of lavender and peppermint. www.nailsmag.com/fifi/19431 2. DreamTime’s velvety Healing Touch Hand Cozys give rough, hard-worked hands a well-deserved treat. Cozys can be heated or cooled for either therapeutic or beauty benefits by soothing aches and arthritic pain, or making a manicure miraculous. The Shoulder Wrap was created to contour
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around the neck to ease stress. DreamTime has an aromatherapy blend of cinnamon, clove, and eucalyptus. www.nailsmag.com/fifi/19432 3. Lavender Scents boasts powerful scents in a range of spa heat therapy products. Each product is available in lavender, eucalyptus, peppermint, lemongrass, chocolate, spice, or unscented (for those who have allergies or sensitivities). The spa mask, for example, fits perfectly over the forehead or eyes for a refreshing experience that eases achy muscles. Lavender Scents products are freezable and customizable. www.nailsmag.com/fifi/19433 4. From warming foot booties to warming mitts and eye pillows, Warm Buddy makes traditional — and some not so traditional — warming/cooling therapy products.
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Small Beary, a fuzzy stuffed bear, and all other Warm Buddy products can heat up or cool down through an inserted natural grain pack. Products are also accented with ultra-soft fabrics and aromatherapy. With the scents of lavender and peppermint, the mitts are particularly great for arthritis, cold hands, and manicures. www.nailsmag.com/fifi/19434 5. Enclosed in machine-washable fleece covers, products from Spa Necessities come in a range of spa heat therapy packs. From foot wraps to eye wraps and full back and shoulder wraps, these moist heat therapy products smell of eucalyptus, clove, and cinnamon. The heat packs are filled with rice and natural herbs that help to relax muscles with deep, moist heat. Larger wraps have Velcro attached for easy wearing. www.nailsmag.com/fifi/19435
PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELLY BRACKEN
6/23/11 5:03:06 PM