MsSonnetMarwood -> RE: Not able to see my trainer (2/10/2006 9:57:07 AM)
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using a sugar body scrub on hands/lower arms/elbos to smooth and moisturize, and DEFINATELY get a paraffin bath (which has multiple uses in a kink household). I dont want to hijack the thread, but what is a sugar body scrub and a paraffin bath? <feeling dumb right now> lol Sugar scrubs are pretty widely available at places like Bath & Body Works and The Body Shop. There's even a few versions from companies like Village Bath at Walmart. A sugar scrub is basically a sugar (or other abrasive) mixed with oils that you slather on and scrub in really well - it exfoliates and moisturizes at the same time. Some are better than others - the best one I have is a Dead Sea salt & almond/olive oil one that I paid probably too much for, but I love. Paraffin baths were more popular 3-4 years ago but are still around. It's sort of like a low temp crock pot that melts and holds paraffin wax. They originally were used for heat therapy on hands, feet, and they are still great for that. You dunk the body part in and out of the wax a couple times to build up a coating, then let it sit for a little while to absorb the heat, which will really penetrate deep into the tissue. When you peel the wax off, the skin is extremely soft. I usually do my feet by giving them a good scrub with a pumice, get a good coating of wax on them, then wrap in a plastic bag and wrap an afghan over them. The heat really penetrates and feels wonderful, and leaves my feet extremely soft. And I'm sure you can imagine the benefits of having a gallon of melted wax around the house ;-)
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