Q What is hot wax therapy?
Hot wax therapy is a type of treatment, to relieve pain, for soothing your body and body parts and for relaxing you mentally and physically, with the help of hot paraffin wax. It can be used as beauty treatment or as a treatment for disease conditions like arthritis, muscle aches, muscle sprains, ligamental injuries, sport-related injuries, etc. In therapeutic use of this therapy, hot wax is applied over the affected area, which result in increased blood flow at that area, which soothes the muscle aches, arthritic pain, dry, thickened and scaly skin. Application of hot wax and massage with it, produces heating effect locally which is the main desired effect for its use. Also, this wax has capacity to penetrate skin easily, making it soft, smooth and shiny. So, these treatments are offered at many spa and salons as a beauty enhancer and relaxation therapy.