PRE-HAND SPA

FASHION TREATMENT
GENERAL
Below are the steps involved in hand spa
treatment:

01 Seat client. 03 Check and analyze condition

of client’s hand

02 Wash your hands. 04 Remove any jewelry from the

body part to be treated
 Tips and Warnings
Do not proceed with the hand spa treatment if there are signs
of infection.

Glittering Ideas
It is advisable for the clients to wear a protective clothing
to avoid contamination of stain.
Basic Hand and Arm Massage
Techniques
FASHION GENERAL
The hands contain many acupressure and reflexology points which are
associated with the organs and certain parts of the body. Therefore
handmassage should be included with each manicure because it provides
significant health benefits.
 Procedure in Hand
Before you proceed with the steps in hand spa treatment, there is a
need for you to have a background on how to give basic hand massage or
hand and arm massage techniques as these are also a part of the steps in

Massage hand spa treatment.

1. Hold the
client’s hand in
your hand.Place
a dab of lotion on
the back of the
client’s hand and
spread it to the
fingers and wrist.
 2. Hold the client’s
hand firmly. Bend the
hand slowly with a
forward and backward
movement limber the
wrist. Repeat three
times.
3. Grasp each finger. Gently bend each finger,
one at a time, to limber the top of the hand
and finger joints. As the fingers and thumb
are bent, slide your thumb down toward the
fingertips.
4. With the client’s elbow
resting on the table, hold the
hand upright. Massage the
palm of the hands with the
cushions of your thumbs,
using a circular movement in
alternate directions. This
movement will completely
relax the client’s hand.
5. Rest client’s arm on the table.
Grasp each finger at the base, and rotate it gently
in large circles, ending with a gentle squeeze of
the fingertips. Repeat three times.
6. Hold the client’s hand. Massage
the wrist, then top of the hand with a circular
movement. Slide back and with both hands wring
wrist in opposite direction three times.
7. Finish massage by
tapering each finger.
Beginning at the base
of each finger, rotate, pause,
and squeeze with gentle
pressure. Then, pull lightly
with pressure until
tip is reached. Repeat three
times
8. Repeat steps 1-7 on the other hand.
Procedure in Hand and Arm Massage
1. Complete hand massage.
 2. Palm turned downward
on the table. Massage the
arm from wrist to elbow,
using a slow, circular
motion in alternate
directions. Repeat three
times. Palm upward and
repeat the same movements
three times.
3. Massage the
underpart of the arm to
the elbow, using fingers
of each hand in
alternate crosswise
directions. Repeat three
times
4. Massage the top of the arm from
wrist to elbow. Apply thumbs in opposite
directions with squeezing motion. Repeat
three times.
5.Cup elbow joint in your hand.
Massage elbow with circular motion. Repeat
three times
 6. Stroke the arm firmly in
opposite directions, from the
elbow to wrist. Finally, stroke
each finger, ending with a
gentle squeeze of the
fingertips.
7. Repeat steps 1-6 on the other arm
 Arranging Steps Chronologically
Directions: Below are the steps in hand massage
(1 – 6) and arm massage (7 – 10). Arrange in
sequence the steps by writing the letter ( A-F)
for hand massage and (G-J) arm massage on the
corresponding pictures.
(A-F) Hand Massage

1234

1._____ 2._____ 3._____

______ ______ ______ ______
56 4._____
______ ______

5._____ 6._____
(G – J) Arm Massage

1234

______ ______ ______ ______

56
______ ______

6._____ 7._____ 8._____ 9._____