The Fish Pedicures

Do you know the Fish Pedicures?The fish predicures is using to chomp away the dead skin.As I travel to a local shopping mall last weekend, I observed an advertising campaign for the fish pedicure. The fish pedicure is a new kind of low-cost pedicure that is hot in Asian and Turkish countries, is beginning to gain attention in the United States. It is advertised as a new way to rid your feet of dry, dead skin by fish. The pedicure involves submerging your feet in water the garra rufa, eat away at your feet. Sound surprising, well it should, as women are trying various ways to have smoother skin on their feet, why not try fish...only one more thing to add to the list of foot remedies.

As a lot of states do not let the use of razors due to the sharps hazard and the hygiene issues, receiving rid of the calloused skin on the feet, for a number of ladies, has turn into more tedious and requiring a bit more work. While not banned in most states, there's code in some places that call for sanitizing of the fish but those sanitation requirements would kill the fish. So assuming until there are complaints or issues, then sanitation requirements may not be enforced.

Though there have not been any negative reports, the jury is still out on if there are any unhelpful things in this behavior. While this new treatment may seem harmless, there is no proof as to whether any illnesses or condition could be transmitted from fish to person, still proceed with warning. While the chances of contracting anything from the fish may be minimum, contracting something from the water could be more likely. The water in which you immerse your feet for the handling, is supposed to be changed and clean water used for each new client. Also, each customer's feet are supposed to be cleaned prior to the action and inspected for any possible infection or foot problems.

By that in mind, the question to ask yourself is: who is qualified in the salon as to whether a foot condition is catching or not? Keep in mind the person performing your treatment is not a skilled physician, and cannot definitively choose if a condition is catching or not. As tinea pedis, aka athlete's foot, can look like just dry, peeling skin, to the average salon employee. Plus, with the possibly of turning a client away may make a trade owner think twice about hygiene efforts. So with all foot remedies, keep in mind your personal medical conditions, as novelty treatments, no matter how popular can be high priced in the long run.