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Hello all,
I'm currently doing a tertiary massage course and unfortunately the first hurdle to pass is the soft, utterly pointless "Swedish" massage techniques. It involves a lot of oil. They use almond oil but I'm free to bring my own type of oil on the grounds of irritation or allergy. I was suspicious of the almond oil after I started getting dandruff soon after starting the course. I managed to go a few weeks without any exposure, however yesterday we had a practical exam in which I was covered in the stuff. Sure enough, this morning I awoke with aching joints, absolutely zero energy and just general sh## moods.
I was going to skip coconut oil and go straight for MCTs. Since my clinic phase is coming up (40 massages at 50min each) I'm going to be topically absorbing a lot of this junk.
I'm currently doing a tertiary massage course and unfortunately the first hurdle to pass is the soft, utterly pointless "Swedish" massage techniques. It involves a lot of oil. They use almond oil but I'm free to bring my own type of oil on the grounds of irritation or allergy. I was suspicious of the almond oil after I started getting dandruff soon after starting the course. I managed to go a few weeks without any exposure, however yesterday we had a practical exam in which I was covered in the stuff. Sure enough, this morning I awoke with aching joints, absolutely zero energy and just general sh## moods.
I was going to skip coconut oil and go straight for MCTs. Since my clinic phase is coming up (40 massages at 50min each) I'm going to be topically absorbing a lot of this junk.