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Adding Parafin to My Wax Museum - More Spa Fun at Home

I enjoy a trip to the spa as much as the next gal - there's something about the pampering that does as much, or even more, than the treatments, whether it's a massage, mud, or my latest favorite, parafin treatments.  On my most recent trip I was talked into a 'Parafango' wrap with my whole body covered in hot wax.  Parafango claims to do a whole bunch of things including help with weight loss.  For me, my skin feels great after any parafin treatment.

Lately I've found that I'm having wrist pain from being at the computer keyboard for too long and parafin treatments at the spa seemed to help, so when I went in for the Parafango I asked for extra wax on my wrist and arm.  The warm parafin feels great, my skin feels great, and my wrist feels soooo much better.

Nothin beats the full body parafin treatment at the spa, but I was looking to replicate the therapy for my arm to help alleviate the wrist pain.  In my research I saw that people use parafin therapy for arthritis and other aches and pains not just as a skin treatment so I wasn't crazy believing that it helped my wrist.

Looking around there are many places where you can find the parafin, a heater that warms it to the right temperature and the other accessories needed to have a full wax treatment at home.  In looking around I found that Parafango is just a combination of parafin and mud made by one particular vendor.  You can't buy it for home, but since I enjoy mud treatments as well I bought a different brand's parafin/mud blend.

The process is easy.  It takes up to eight hours for the wax to melt if the warming unit is full so you have to start it beforehand, but I plug it in before I leave in the morning and it's ready for me in the evening.  The warmer I purchased claimed that wax has to be disposed of after it cools -- it doesn't.  I just unplug the unit when I'm done and plug it back in again when I'm preparing for another treatment.

There are many great varieties of parafin that I still have to try: scented ones, different muds blended in and more. 

Will Chanel Sublimage Replace my ReVive?

I was in love at first use with Chanel Sublimage!  Those who know me might think I'm two-timing on my favorite ReVive anti-wrinkle, anti-aging products, but I still love them just as much.  That is except for the ReVive eye cream and neck cream.  So with that in mind I wandered from the ReVive counter to Chanel to look for a replacement for Fermatif Neck Renewal Cream.

The fine folks at Chanel recommended the Sublimage cream that many use on their face.  Unlike the ReVive product, the Chanel Sublimage is light, spreads evenly, feels luxurious and smells delightful.  My skin looks and feels great.  If you don't have a wrinkle cream that you use for your face, you might love Sublimage for that also.  I'm almost tempted to start using on my face also, but for now I'm not going to change what's working.

Sublimage has a luxury price to go with the luxurious feeling it gives to your skin.  At $350 for 1.7 ounces it is at the higher end of the spectrum.  At the counter they explained that a little goes a long way and that one container could last for up to six months, perhaps more if I only used it on my neck.  They said it would last even longer if I also used the Sublimage Serum since the Serum would provide the same benefits but would thin the cream.  I was skeptical and started with only the cream.  I was right, even though a little goes a long way and it will last for a long time, but not six month.  Nevertheless, this is fantastic. 

I've now also started using the Sublimage cream in combination with the serum.  It does extend the cream, but I can't tell you that it is more or less effective and I can't tell you whether it costs any less than using the cream alone.  I've also begun using the eye cream and it works just as well.  Between Chanel and ReVive I'm now all set.