How do you get rid of hard skin on your feet? Pumice stone? Ped Egg (mini cheese grater) various creams? They seem almost barbaric don’t they especially when nature has provided a more natural treatment.
Perfection Beauty of Railway Terrace, Rugby are introducing a more natural and laid back treatment that is centuries old, the Garra Rufa fish Spa.
Garra Rufa fish or Doctor Fish have been used in Turkey for well over 400 years by the locals to remove dead skin cells from their feet and other parts of their body.
The fish release an enzyme back into the water that has been known to improve skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema as well as help soften
the skin. So how does a fish pedicure work? Many pedicures involve removing dead skin using razors or graters, but Garra Rufa (Doctor Fish) provide an alternative. When you stick your feet in a pool of Doctor Fish,
they should immediately begin feeding on your dead skin cells. Don’t worry; they don't have any teeth, so they can't bite off healthy skin. They can only nibble at your hard, cracked or blistered flaky skin with their lips, leaving you with smooth, sandal-ready feet.
Here is what one fashion expert said about the treatment:
Kelby McNally - Fashion and lifestyle writer wrote in Cosmopolitan magazine
“The thirty minutes seem to fly by, and as I was handed a towel to dry my feet, I noticed the difference to my soles. What was once full of hard, dry skin has transformed into soft and supple skin and my toes had never looked so groomed. The price tag seemed almost too cheap for the results I achieved; my feet hadn't looked this good in, well, forever. Those little fish worked wonders! What started off as a scary idea, ended up in glowing results and a totally unique experience”.
Many people describe the sensation as ticklish. Usually a 15 to 30 minute soak is enough to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth.
Perfection Beauty owner Helen Walton tried the treatment in the summer and decided she had to bring fish spa treatments to her Salon. Perfection Beauty of Rugby is one of the main innovators in bringing new beauty treatments to Rugby.
If you’re looking for that extra special gift for the one you love this Christmas, I think the Garra Rufa
fish spa treatment might be the one you’re looking for.