Backwash bliss: therapeutic options

Providing your clients with added pampering services will make their time at the backwash that little more special. Massage functions, additional space for head-to-toe treatments, and remote functions that clients can control themselves will not only leave them feeling relaxed, but also offer an assured way to increase profit. 

 

For the ultimate in relaxation, the YUME model from Takara Belmont (from £7,175) has set new standards in comfort. Three years in development, this ergonomically designed chair boasts a fully reclining bed, for optimum comfort. 

Offering the next best thing to a personal masseuse, the Resort wash unit from the Salon Equipment Centre (from £2,513) combines a shiatsu massage kneading action on the upper and lower back area, with a pulsating up-and-down motion. It also has a vibrating massage system for the leg area, incorporated into the electric lifting legrest. 

On a smaller scale, the comfortable LSE Wen Chiaro offers a manual or electric legrest, air massage, and a co-ordinating stool, offering easy, comfortable access to clients during treatments.

The Salon Ambience Lux (from £2,189) has hand-stitched Italian covers and offers a selection of massage functions - an all-over rippling effect, or concentrated lower-back massage. 

Finally, the Teknowash from Aston & Fincher (from £3,800) offers a total sensory experience with its colour-changing chromatherapy visor. As clients lie back and enjoy the air shiatsu system - and their choice of music through the iPod dock - a soothing and relaxing lightshow provides unique, relaxing, visual stimulation.