Our Hygiene Routine: 

Hand washing: We wash our hands and arms,  before you arrive, and again while you are settling yourself on the table, in between if we have touched feet and move back to your body.  We will sanitize your hands or feet before  working on them, most clients don’t even notice, unless they recognize the smell of the sanitizer. Then we will sanitize &/or wash our hands, if after working your hands and arms we move to  your neck or face. 
We wash our hands and arms again immediately after your treatment as you are getting dressed.

Hand Sanitizer: We have bottles of anti-bacterial and anti-viral hand sanitizer in our massage office which we apply to our hands/forearms before and after your treatment. You are welcome to use the hand sanitizer on arrival/before you leave – or bring your own if you prefer.

Massage Oils, Lotions, & Balms: the massage medium is either in a pump and pumped after using hand sanitizer or in a individual container that is either disposable or thoroughly cleaned and sanitized between clients.  Any surplus at the end of your treatment, is either thrown away or offered in a single use disposable container for you to take home if you would like. 

Items that you come into contact with:

Linens:  Towels, Sheets, Cradle Cover, Pillow Cases, Bolster Covers, Blankets; When you arrive for your massage, the table will have been made up with clean linens; everything that you touch during your treatment is then stripped and replaced at the end of your session. All linens are washed in the sanitizing cycle, with antibacterial stain remover to break down oils and dirt, as well as an anti-bacterial laundry cleanser and additive. All items are dried on the sanitizing cycle. 

Hard Surfaces: Arm Rest, Metal Parts On The Face Cradle, Side Table, Door Handles, Light Switch, Counters, Hot Towel Cabby, Microwave, Cabinets, Tables, Trash Cans, Stools, door handles – all surfaces are wiped with anti-bacterial wipes or spray between clients

Massage Tools: these are cleaned with soap as well as sanitizing spray or wipes between clients as well as at the end of the day.

Floor: swept/cleaned between clients

Bathroom: the toilet, wash basin, & floor are all cleaned each day on arrival and before leaving for the day.  I also sanitize the sink, toilet seat and counters upon departure if the bathroom was used. Either paper towels or a washable cloth is available to dry your hands on. The washable cloth is for single use then goes into the laundry and replaced with each client.

Air Purifier: is run between clients and while clients are on the table as needed. We don’t always run it during a session, because it adds a cooling effect to the massage room and we want our clients comfortable. But we have 2 doors, as well as the purifier to clean the air in the room between clients. You can always request it to be turned on.

Water:  Many clients carry their own personal water bottles, but we always keep single use water bottles on hand as a courtesy for you or for when a client doesn’t have water with them.

Clients:

Our clients have always been as respectful of us and we are of them, we truly value and appreciate every client.

Illness: When you have symptoms of illness, please postpone your massage until a later date; this helps to keep our office clean and safe for everyone.  It is also better for your body to receive a massage when you are well. If you’re not sure whether you should postpone, please get in touch beforehand.
Hand Washing – When you use the bathroom, please wash your hands, and feel free to use the hand gel or wash your hands, upon arrival and before you leave. 

According to the Center for Disease Control these are the proper steps involved with washing your hands, and arms, and elbows.

1) Wet your hands/arms/elbows. Turn off the water.
2) Lather with soap, between each finger, on the front and back of the hands, and all the way up to the elbow.
3) The Center for Disease Control recommends scrubbing for at least 20 seconds.
4) Rinse
5) Dry
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We Repeat steps 1-4, before proceeding to 5.

Your Safety, Our Priority: Hygiene Standards You Can Trust 

When I went to school long before the worldwide shutdown. I saw an alarming trend in the massage industry. This trend, hygiene and sanitary measures were often overlooked as essential factors in the practices we took as massage therapists. Door handles were seldom, if ever, washed, top blankets rarely laundered and used on multiple clients over multiple days or weeks.  In our school, despite concerns raised, cold water was used for all laundry.  In practitioners’ offices after graduation in business discussions I learned that many spas and practices had a general disregard for common sense sanitation practices. 

Have you ever witnessed a coworker, friend or stranger in a public restroom rinse their hands with water and leave?  Without using soap or sanitizer? 

Throughout 2020 the scarcity of alcohol, hand sanitizer and hand soap showed prior to the pandemic there was a real lack of education in hygiene and health. 
There are bodyworkers out there who put far too little thought into how they maintain their office hygiene. Not only is this disturbing, it also presents a huge issue for health. 

Maintaining proper hygiene is a key point for preventing the spread of infectious diseases, no matter where it comes from.  So we take steps every day, every treatment, to maintain maximum sanitation.

So here we are, presenting our well established sanitation and hygiene for the past 14 years, and we have added an air purifier in 2020.