heated blankets

Hi Massage Angel,

I've been using a single electric fleece blanket for the last 5yrs. My client LOVE IT!!! The heat also reinforces the back work when they turn over. I bought mine from John Lewis and cost £25 which I added to my business expenses.

It has the following features;
9 heat settings
75mins then turns off
12hrs then turns off

I can get very hot when I work, so this way the room can be a little on the cool side without the client suffering.

Cheers, Sue

I have been thinking of doing this for a while.

I also get very hot when doing massage.

Patchouli

I use a single bed fleece heated blanket. It has 6 settings. I usually put it on 6 about 30 minutes before the client arrives and then turn it down to 2 or 3. I've noticed when I've had a massage at places without a heated blanket I get very cold and no amount of extra towels warms me up.

I have one on my couch, but I think its just a normal heated blanket. I switch it on first thing in the morning and then switch if off when I leave, I dont change the setting at all.

another thing I do is heat wheatbags up in my towel cabi and place them by peoples feet, or place them on their stomachs. I also have little hand held ones so when its really cold, I'll start offering them to clients at the beginning of a treatment.

Thank you for everyones advice. I have just purchased one and will be testing it out tonight.

Karen

I am not sure what my reaction is to this lot.

I am speaking as one of your clients.

On the one hand the thought of a warm couch adds that little extra bit of luxury and comfort.

But then we get into the "its good for when it is cold" comments - surely, in the winter, or even cool days in other seasons you heat your therapy rooms ?? and you do so to the comfort levels of someone lying there with either nothiong, or not very much on ??

I do sympathise with those of you who get a bit hot when doing a massage but surely you have to put up with that in order to ensure the comfort of your clients, who even if warmed from below may still feel the real room temperature on the upwards facing bits.

and before anyone says "towel", if that was the answer why bother with the heated couch in the first place ??

I have one on my couch, but I think its just a normal heated blanket. I switch it on first thing in the morning and then switch if off when I leave, I dont change the setting at all.

Isn't this expensive? It must use a lot of electricity and aren't we supposed to be using less from an environmental point of view?

xx

Do you all get your heated blankets PAT tested?

Myarka

I have never done this, but I think this is quite a good idea. I don't think it would be more expensive as you would balance out the cost with the saving for heating the room. I agree that doing treatments the massage therapist nearly always gets quite hot, this way it would provide a more comfortable treatment all round.

Love Binah
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I keep my room heated to a resonable temperature as most of my clients prefer no draping. I do get hot when I work but that is something I've gotten used to. If the therapist is going to drape the client then room temperature should not be a problem. If the client is undraped but laying on a heated blanket I would have thought they would feel even colder when turning over.