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Frosty weather and busy holiday preparations can wreak havoc on a person’s skin and body. To overcome the stress, the Kyiv Post offers a selection of beauty treatments that some think will restore healthy looks.

Kriotherapy

Kriotherapy is touted for its benefits to the face and immune system. The procedure lasts three minutes. Dressed in underwear only, the subject stands inside a sauna where three fans blow cold air at temperatures from -130 C to -170 C over a person’s body.

“It boosts the immunity and metabolism and has a facelift effect,” says Svitlana Melnykova, administrator at Tonus Studio beauty salon, which offers kriotherapy among other services. One course consists of 15 procedures. “A woman suffering from chronic tonsillitis had no problems with health for more than two years after a course of kriotherapy,” she says, adding that most clients return for a second course.



Fans of kriotherapy say it helps boost immune system during winter (Courtesy)

Kriotherapy is offered in many beauty salons in Kyiv at the price of Hr 180-250. A kriotherapy course costs Hr 1,600-3,000

Tonus Studio

4a Raisy Okipnoi St.

(044) 360-7516, 221-9016

http://kriosauna.com.ua

Versal

58/2 Artema St.

353-0050

http://versal-vip.com.ua

Paraffin therapy

“Paraffin therapy is a classical procedure when it comes to hands treatment, especially in the winter period,” says Angelina Gevorgyz, director at Cacao beauty salon.Hands will be bathed in hot paraffin, a white wax-like substance for a few seconds. Then the person puts on cotton gloves for 15 minutes. “Unlike creams that will wash out, paraffin covers the skin with a protective sheath. It has a nourishing and moisturizing effect,” Gevorgyz says.



Dipping hands in a white wax-like substance is said to have a nourishing and moisturizing effect. (zendayspa.com)

Paraffin therapy is available in most beauty salons in Kyiv for Hr 80-100   

Cacao

47 Chervonoarmiyska St.

(044) 289-6139

http://kakao.net.ua

La fleur 

26/41 Pavlivska St.

(044) 238-8397

http://lafleur-salon.com.ua

Fish massage

Here’s an unusual way to relax those sore legs.

Customers put their legs knee-high into an aquarium with 300 little Asian fishes, Garra Rufa, better-known as doctor fishes. They nibble the rough skin away for about 20 minutes. The procedure is followed by a 20-minute massage. “Apart from nail and skin care, it improves blood circulation and even could make up for pedicure if done once a week regularly during a month,” says Kateryna Melnykova, administrator at Fish massage. “This procedure was once offered in VIP beauty salons for Hr 900 but now it’s available at a moderate price (of Hr 89),” she says. Garra Rufa are imported from Singapore for Hr 50 each, according to Melnykova.

“My colleagues and I often go for a fish massage during our lunch break. It helps to take rest from work,” says Alina Kravchenko.

Hr 89 for fish massage, Hr 130 for fish massage followed with regular massage. Kids under two are not allowed.

Fish massage salon

1B Obolonsky Ave. 3rd floor

2B Obolonsky Ave. (Aquapark)

34B Moskovsky Ave.

(044) 362-1820, 362-9233

http://www.fishmassage.ua

Individual cosmetics

For those not satisfied with the cosmetics on sale in shops and beauty salons, consider visiting the I.C. Lab, which sells individual facial and eyelid creams. A video scan technology is used to get information about a client’s skin, including moisture level, pore size and depth of wrinkles, says Olena Adamchuk, general director of I.C. Lab. The information goes to a laboratory in Cyprus, where the creams are made. “This cosmetic is designated for women 25 and older. But we can make an individual cream for younger women as well,” Adamchuk says.

A test and cream will cost Hr 1,300 (15 millileters)

I.C.Lab

7/11 Khreshchatyk St., 2nd floor

(044) 360-8108, (093) 780-79-77

http://www.ic-lab.com.ua

Kyiv Post staff writer Anastasia Forina can be reached at [email protected]