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SPA ÉLAN PROMOTING YOUR PUMPKIN PICK ME UP WRAP Revitalize your body, mind, and sense of humor with this luscious and light- hearted body wrap. The body is buffed to smoothness with brown sugar before warm pumpkin, spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, and slathered in a thick layer to relax muscles and enchant the senses. While wrapped in this fragrant mix, the feet and face are massaged to ease tension and get feet ready for dancing. The client emerges revitalized. COCOON The plastic wrap is pulled up around the client and tucked in loosely. Next, the outer wrapping materials are pulled up and around the client (image 4). The bath towel at the top of the massage table can be used around the client's head in a turban drape or tucked into the top of the cocoon. The feet are wrapped with the towel at the bottom of the massage table. While the client is processing in the wrap, massage the face and feet to enhance the service (image 5). UNWRAP To remove the wrap, the blankets are pulled off the client (image 6). At this point, the client is still wrapped in plastic. The therapist now has three options based on the equipment available and the product. Option 1 If a shower is available, the therapist can leave the client wrapped loosely in the plastic and move the client to the shower. As the client steps into the shower, the plastic is handed back to the therapist, who throws it away. While the client showers, the therapist changes the treatment table to massage sheets. The treatment can end with a full- body massage or with the application of a finishing lotion, cream, or gel. Option 2 If the product is messy and a shower is not available, the plastic sheeting will need to be removed completely from underneath the client as the body is cleaned off with hot towels. To remove a plastic sheet, a clean sheet will need to have been placed under the plastic when the table was made up. The product is removed from the client's arms, upper chest, and abdominal area (image 7), and the client is asked to hold onto the breast drape and sit up. The product is removed from the back and the posterior arm (image 8). The plastic sheet is rolled up until it sits as close 128 massage & bodywork january/february 2008