By Ben Calwell
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Beauty and health now go hand in hand at the LeGrand Hair Salon in the Southridge Center.
In addition to hair care, LeGrand’s Southridge customers can now experience the health benefits of therapeutic massage.
LeGrand shop Manager Cindy DeBord, a hairstylist and licensed massage therapist, offers an array of massage techniques to clients that include Swedish massage, deep tissue massage, hot stone massage, chair massage, facials and foot reflexology.
Clients can opt for a chair massage, fully clothed, or the more traditional massages on a specially designed bed in a private room.
“If somebody doesn’t want a full body massage, we have a chair massage, where they don’t have to de-robe. A lot of people want you to work on their necks, shoulders and arms,” DeBord said.
The chair massages “are quick and affordable,” she said.
For the table massages, clients can go in for a 30-minute session or a one-hour session.
“I also do facials, which goes with my cosmetology license.”
DeBord said she enjoys practicing foot reflexology, which provides relief for tired and aching feet.
“It’s facials for tired feet,” she said.
Foot reflexology involves foot massage and thumb pressure and includes a “sea salt exfoliation,” which helps get rid of dead skin.
It ends with a relaxing foot and leg massage.
“You’re getting the massage from the knee down – it works the calves, the legs and the feet. There’s a lot of benefits to reflexology,” she said.
DeBord said massage is growing in popularity, with doctors and chiropractors incorporating the service into their practices.
DeBord became interested in massage through a friend.
“We would sneak away to Stonewall Resort and get massages and facials, and I thought, ‘I could do this.'”
Combining her massage skills with her 20-plus years experience as a hairstylist, allows DeBord to treat the whole person.
Massage, she said, “is a passion that I have. I can make them look good and feel good. It’s another service that I can offer.”
Since introducing massage at LeGrand, DeBord said most customers have been opting for full massages.
And they have the option of getting “hot stone” massages that incorporate heated, basalt stones that, once they are cooled to the proper temperature, are placed on the body.
DeBord is finding that people these days are more knowledgeable about their health and view massage as being good for them mentally and physically.
“People are more educated about their health, and they’re more conscious of being healthy,” she said.
Swedish massage focuses on relaxation and uses long, fluid strokes and gentle kneading techniques. The cost is $35 for 30 minutes, $65 for one hour.
Deep Tissue massage aims to release chronic tension in the body and focuses on specific areas. The cost is $35 for 30 minutes, $65 for one hour.
Hot Stone massage combines heated stones and Swedish massage to soothe and comfort the muscles. The cost for this massage is $85 for one hour.
Chair Massage concentrates on tense areas of the neck, shoulders, arms and back. Fifteen minutes costs $17.50; a 30-minute chair massage costs $30.
Facials help to maintain healthy skin. Choose from cleansing, peel or exfoliating. Face, shoulders and neck massage also performed. The cost is $55 for one hour.
Foot Reflexology incorporates foot and leg massage and exfoliation and costs $55 for a one-hour session.
LeGrand Salon at the Southridge Center is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call 744-1881.
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