Stone-Massage-Products

There are many different stone massage products available these days over the internet. Stones range in size, color, and shape. You can choose basalt rocks, or basalt river stones, which hold heat for hot stone massage, and there are marble stones which are smooth in texture and are usually very cold to the touch.

Most therapists use between 50 and 60 stones per massage session. This is because once a stone cools you should switch it to a hot one immediately. Instead of reheating the same stone you should have another prepared to replace it. Heating a stone can take between 15 minutes to an hour.

Most hot stone packages will include large and medium stones for broad areas like the back, small stones for the face, arms, and legs, and extra small stones almost like pebbles to fit in between the toes. Some packages will also include chakra stones to place on the chakra points of the body. The chakra philosophy is that there are seven centers of spiritual energy on the human body.

Another stone massage product you will need is a professional stone heater. You should find one that is big enough to hold all your hot stones at the same time. A stone heater maintains a constant even temperature to decrease heating time. Although you can simply immerse your stones in a bowl filled with hot water a stone heater is more convenient. Be sure that you never handle the stones with your bare hands. Always use oven mitts or an appropriate utensil.

Other massage products include massage oils and essential oils. Massage oils will help in diminishing the resistance of both your hands and the stones against human skin contact. Essential oils are not mandatory but can induce different emotions to the human brain depending on the scent. For instance lavender is often used in massage to promote relaxation.

You can purchase any of these products with a specialty massage product company mostly through the internet. Massage supplies are easily available there but will require time to ship. A great place to look is thstone.com where you will find all of your hot stone massage needs.