Fish Pedicure Benefits and Risks
A very recent pedicure formula in the realm of beauty and skin care is the process of fish pedicure. It’s a very scientific and easy technique that helps driving the dead skin cells from one’s feet and this job is done by thousands of harmless nibbling fish called Garra Rufa, a Turkey breed fish that thrives and survives on dead skin cells.
Fish pedicure is becoming increasingly popular these days as the investment on the part of the salon owner is much less as compared to the revenues earned. Beauty conscious people are indulging in this recent technique of dealing with dead skin cells of the feet with fish pedicure. The process involves the individual to just sit in a relaxing position while dipping the feet into a tank of water containing a shoal of the Garra Rufa fish.
It must be noted that fish pedicure is an extremely safe and painless procedure as these tiny fish flock around only the dead cells and nibble them away; these fish don’t even have teeth so there isn’t any risks of getting bruised with cuts or bites. The skin becomes quite smooth and soft after a session of about half an hour to an hour of fish pedicure. It is then followed with a normal pedicure session which leaves the feet soft, supple and healthy.
Originating in Turkey fish pedicure has found its way into the other countries of the world as well due to its increasing popularity. The effect is similar to what we do with pumice stones or a scrapper to scrap away the dry dead skin cells from the heels and skin surrounding the feet. Only here the act is done by the Garra Rufa species of fish. One feels a tingling sensation around the feet and that’s all. Many beauty and skin experts in the U.S are planning even to start doing the same process for the whole body which is thought to treat skin conditions like psoriasis.
Yet there are some assumptions that the fish pedicure may not be as good as it sounds. According to health experts there may be some risks of getting minor scratches on the skin which may make way for bacteria and fungus as the fishes are mainly keep in non-chlorinated water; a potential risk factor for bacterial and fungal infections.
