Many people turn to massage therapy as a decompression and relaxing escape from a busy lifestyle. A massage can eliminate fatigue, relieve tension, and produce a feeling of being refreshed. Even with the increasing popularity of massage therapy, many of our friends and clients have a common question before and after a session. We often hear: “Do I take a shower or bath, before or after a massage?”
Many people feel a shower or bath after a massage is actually a healthy and normal thing to do. When in fact, it is quite the opposite. Whether you receive an oil massage, aromatherapy, or reflexology, the answer is to not shower before a massage or after. Leave a few hour buffer period before doing so.
When in the shower or a bath, the surface of the skin has increased blood circulation, which after a massage can lead to surface congestion. What this means is that the body can be susceptible to feeling faint after this.
Not only is a shower/bath before and after a massage an issue, but the same problem can occur after a cupping therapy session. After cupping, the skin is in a state of healing, making it more sensitive and fragile. Taking a shower or bath at this time can potentially lead to skin damage or inflammation.
So the answers here are to avoid showering and bathing for a few hours both before AND after a massage, cupping, or spa-type session.
Call or come visit us at Spa 505 in Massapequa for your much needed massage therapy today!
25 Reasons To Do Massages
7. Enhance exercise performance
9. Sleep better
10. Ease symptoms of depression
11. Improve cardiovascular health
12. Reduce pain of osteoarthritis
13. Decrease stress in cancer patients 14. Improve balance in older adults
15. Decrease rheumatoid arthritis pain
16. Temper effects of dementia
19. Decrease symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
21. Lower joint replacement pain
23. Decrease migraine frequency
