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Massage After a Tattoo: How Long to Wait, and What to Tell the Therapist
Massage after a tattoo is fine as long as nobody touches the new ink: the therapist works around it until it has healed, and…
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What to Do Before a Massage: Food, Sun, Shaving and Getting There in Saigon’s Heat
What to do before a massage comes down to four things: eat lightly with at least an hour's gap, check your skin for sunburn,…
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Can You Get a Massage on Your Period? Massage, Heat and Head Spa
Can you get a massage on your period? Yes. For most people a period is no reason to cancel, and a gentle massage may…
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What to Do After a Massage: Showering, Water, Food and the Next Day
What to do after a massage comes down to not rushing: sit before you stand, drink water because you are warm and thirsty, shower…
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Deep Tissue vs Swedish Massage: Which One to Book in Saigon
The honest answer to "deep tissue vs Swedish massage" is to choose by goal: Swedish if you want your whole body calmed, deep tissue…
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Thai Massage vs Vietnamese Massage: Mat and Stretch, or Table and Oil
Thai massage vs Vietnamese massage comes down to mat or table: Thai massage is done on a floor mat, fully clothed and without oil,…
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Is Vietnamese Massage Painful? How to Ask for Softer or Firmer Pressure
Is Vietnamese massage painful? It can be firm, sometimes very firm, but it should never hurt in the way that makes you want it…
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How Often Should You Get a Massage? By Goal, Not by Rule
The answer to "how often should you get a massage" is set by what you are trying to fix and by your budget, not…
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Cracked Heels: Pedicure or Foot Spa, and When Neither Is the Answer
A pedicure is built around the nail; cracked heels are a skin problem, so the treatment that helps is the one that spends its…
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What Happens in a Foot Massage, and What Reflexology Claims
A foot massage in Vietnam is a firm, structured treatment of the feet and lower legs, usually with a soak first, and the benefits…