The other week I decided to try out a lymphatic detox massage treatment. One of the influencer’s I follow posts when she gets one every ~3 weeks and has great results with it debloating her, she raves about them (pictures of before/after included). I’ve been exploring new treatments in the lead up to our wedding, and I decided to book one when I returned from a work trip to NYC. I tend to feel “off” after travel, so I figured this would be a good test run. I wanted to see if the lymphatic detox had the same effect on me, and then potentially get it the day before we travel to DC for the wedding.
I found a nearby spa in Cow Hollow – Redmint that offered the treatment. Here is how their site describes the massage “Lymphatic Detox – A gentle bodywork to release accumulation of fluids in lymph nodes around the body, helping speed up the detoxification process and reduce fluid retention. Ideal for recovery, pain relief, stress reduction, immune function and a whole-body recharge.”
First impressions of Redmint were positive, it’s on Union St you walk down a greenery lined alley way to a soothing outdoor/indoor waiting area where they have a tea bar. My therapist first asked me what I was looking for and when I shared I had been traveling and was looking for a reset/debloat, she had a bit of a recoil reaction. Long story short, she said the likes of Kardashians have made Lymphastic Detox treatments popular, but that’s it’s less of a massage and more brushwork and gentle bodywork. She said cancer patients commonly utilize the treatment to help relieve relieve lymphedema. So less about asthetic detox and more for overall wellness.
The 50 minute treatment was enjoyable – she used brushes and did a variety of strokes targeting my lymphnodes and also on my arms and legs. Then she did some, what I would call, lighter massage work. This included very briefly on my stomach/gut area – which is different from a traditional massage.
Did I leave feeling de-bloated and having the stomach leaning results that the influencer I follow got? No. It was refreshing, but not in a drastically different way from other massages I’ve received. Even in the days after I didn’t feel any significant changes in swelling, water retention, bloating, etc. All in all, I’d get the treatment again since I believe it does have some positive side effects, but I personally did not find it to be a miracle worker on my body.
