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(@cjd2825)
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Hi there, I need a bit of help to find out the best massage medium and massage strokes to aviod and concentrate on for the following clients;
for slack muscles
foe obese clients
for male clients
skin lacking elasticity
I am currently doing a CITY AND GUILD course on holistic therapy and have come stuck!!!!! Help..:)

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(@angelflower)
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HI,

For male clients -talk is good or a good vegtable oil like sunflower/ grapeseed
In my expierience larger clients tend to have very dry skin that uses lots of oil so a good moustrising oil like coconut, soyabean etc
For muscles you could use a warming oil like musturd seed .

You will probly find the answer in Your books -thomsons or heinemann are good.

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fozzyo
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(@fozzyo)
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Tui Massage Wax from [url]Song Bird Naturals[/url]. You can use them for all clients and they are utterly fantastic - i don't use anything else now.

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(@chrisrams)
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hiya

I found that with older clients, whose skin tends to lack elasticity, Macadamia nut oil is good as it is silky and gives good "glide".

Hope this helps

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(@kalake)
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thanks Fozzyo, I have heard of this wax before and have now ordered it from the link you gave. I do No Hands massage and as a rule we use more oil with this as you know yourself, how much would you say I need to take out of the tub for a full body and also for a back only massage? I am assuming it is solid untill it melts in the practitioners hand?
Thanks, Karen.

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(@cjd2825)
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Thanks for that help!

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