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Tried & Tested : Paraffin Manicures & Pedicures
Koukla in Nail Corner, Salon & Spa, Tested — June 5th, 2008 (19 views / Print this article )
It was a sunny Saturday morning. I woke up early, made a cup of coffee and brought it to the living room where my daughter was playing with her 2,5-year-old cousin. I’ve got 2 hours before the whole family showed up for a family photo session. 2 hours before the commotion began. So I chose to :
a) go back to sleep
b) excercise
c) dip my hands and feet in hot wax
If you answer C you’re right!
It’s called paraffin manicures and pedicures. Some of you are probably familiar with it, but it was actually my first time. It is basically similar to the regular manicures and pedicures (or “mani pedi” as Jakartan ladies lovingly call them) that involves cleansing, cutting and shaping the nails, cuticles work and massage. Up to this point, I was really enjoying the treatment. Meni pedi is my favorite thing to have at a salon. It was pure indulgent and I wish I could do it more often. I leaned back on my seat while relishing the massage and then the salon lady brought out a plastic container with steaming liquid in it.
“What’s that?” I asked
“The paraffin wax” said the lady
Hmm, I thought it looked hotter than I imagined but what do I know? I dipped my left foot and immediately thought : this must be what it felt like to have your foot caught on fire!
“Ouch ouch OWWW!!” I yelped while trying to get my foot out of the container. But the salon lady didn’t want to hear any of it, she pressed it down and asked me to hold it there for a few more seconds. She said it was gonna get easier but it didn’t. All I could think about was the fact that I had to this 3 more times with my right foot and both of my hands. She lifted my foot up and it was already covered with white paraffin “glove”. She then proceeded to treatment with my other foot and hands and it wasn’t bad at the first time because at least I was more prepared. When all were done, she covered my hands and feet with towel and left it for approx. 15 minutes
Afterwards, the salon lady slipped the “glove” out of my hands and feet and…wow! They felt amazingly soft and supple. This is why people go for paraffin manicures and pedicures. They soften the skin, promote circulation, promote healing and growth of the nails and can even help to relieve arthritic pain.
Admittedly, I still prefer the regular mani pedi. But I actually don’t mind getting my hands and feet submerged in hot wax again some other time because of how good they felt afterwards. If you want to try it, you can go to almost any salon and have the treatment at various costs. My local salon only charges Rp. 60 thousand for both hands and feet! 
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Lena
you know i actually never had it done to my hands, cause i can’t bear waiting without reading a book/magazine(and obviously need both hands for that). gotta try it sometime though….
June 5th, 2008 at 2:07 pm
Koukla
You can ask them to do your feet first so you can read while waiting for them to dry and then when it’s time for them to do your hands, you can hold the book with your feet…hahahaha nah just kidding, but you get the idea
June 5th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
VaNYa
wah… interesting
do the wax also took your leg/arm hair?
because if it’s the case, it might be a little strange to have your hair removed only up to the line of glove/socks
June 6th, 2008 at 2:06 am
upi
hmm.. sounds interesting…
June 7th, 2008 at 3:29 am
velas
i like doing paraffin treatment…but dont think every salon provides this service.
terakhir doing paraffin, di gaya spa deh kalo gak salah. but for the whole leg hehehe….emang sih pertamanya takut panas gitu….bayangin diseduh ama lilin panas gitu kan…tapi ternyata enak2 anget gitu kok…
bikin smooth pula….
koukla parafin nya di mana nih?
June 8th, 2008 at 12:03 am
Rima
Gue suka di paraffin ini.. Abis itu emang rasanya lembut deh kulitnya, trus tumit yang suka kering itu juga jadi lembut..Uhmm jadi pengen lagi, dah 2 tahun lebih gak di paraffin ini..
fyi, di tempat gue ada loh paraffin ini.. ItjeHer salon, jl. Cipete Raya 64, Jaksel. telp. 7501840.. Dicoba yaa..:)
June 8th, 2008 at 4:46 am
Koukla
Vanya,
Wax-nya beda dengan wax buat hair removal van..kalo yg ini begitu kering, nggak nempel di kulit kita, malah gampaaang bgt dilepasinnya
Velas,
Salon deket rumah gue la, namanya Innan salon, murah meriah
Rima,
Oiyaaa betul, tumit yg kering2 jadi halus bgt setelah pake paraffin ini yah. ItjeHer ada juga ya? Wah gue udah lama bgt gak ke sana, that used to be my most favorite place to get manicures and pedicures. Sekarang gedungnya keren bgt ya!
June 8th, 2008 at 11:51 am
berrynice
hihi… gw jg pernah coba menipedi paraffin di Innan ^_^ gara2 dikomporin mbak2nya. Panas euy.. kapok gw hehehe
June 8th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Rima
Koukla.. iya, ada kok.. Dicoba dong say.. Skalian nyoba tempat yang abis direnov itu:)
June 9th, 2008 at 3:16 am
VaNYa
Inan salon itu yang banyak cabang di mana-mana ya?
ada deket rumah gw tuh..
nyobain ah
June 10th, 2008 at 11:51 am
candrakirana
rima, meni pedi paraffin di salonmu itu berapa ya?
kemaren gue nanya2 klinik estetika, paraffin-an 200k. rada mehong.
June 11th, 2008 at 9:02 pm