BEAUTIFUL AND LIGHT WITH COCOON HERBAL ACCUPRESSURE

Cocoon is not always be the candidate of butterfly, but it can be a media to make you more beautiful and lighter. However, not all kinds of cocoons can be used for beauty treatment. Cocoon that is usually used is bombyx mon which lives in mulberry tree and usually eat mulberry leave (morus alba).

As stated by beauty consultant from Anita Salon, Anita Rahayu that shows that cocoon contains much protein which is very useful for skin. It can soften our skin and rejuvenate it.

A scientist from Germany, Dr. Hauschka states that bombyx mory (silk cocoon) contains similar composition of tissues to our skin structure with almost the same amount of pH 5,5 and amino acid.

Bombyx mori also contains anti-bacteria substance which is used to protect skin tissues. So, skin having cocoon treatment looks lighter. Fibroin or protein got from cocoon may make our skin shiner and also protect our skin from sun light radiation.

Anita agrees that skin treatment with cocoon is not a new thing in beauty field. In China, this kind of treatment has been used since 5000 years ago. Then, it becomes popular right now, especially in Thailand where applied in premium spa.

Herbal Combination

          In Indonesia, we must import cocoon from Thailand from mountain area in Bangkok. Then, this kind of treatment is combined with acupressure treatment and massage treatment with herbal ingredient consisting of turmeric, bangle, lime, and eucalyptus. This ingredient will refresh our skin after steaming treatment. Besides, it is also used for our health to reduce muscle pain, muscle tight, fatigue, and insomnia.

          That entire ingredient is covered in a cloth as a ball. The small one is used for face and the big one is used for body treatment. It will be used to compress our skin. This unique combination of cocoon treatment, acupressure, massage, and herbal compress is able to lighten skin and fit your body.

Therapy Steps

Cocoon herbal treatment needs around 75 minutes with these following steps:  

1. Cleansing Steps

As the first step, your face will be cleaned with milk cleansing and washed with warm water to lift waste out of your face. Then, apply massage cream and facial cream.   

2. Scrubbing

Cocoon will be used as scrub for our body. Two cocoons will be soaked for 3 – 5 minutes in warm water with 40 Celsius degree. This soaking process will make the protein containing in cocoon is easy to absorb in our skin. Then, the cocoon can be rubbed on our face smoothly as scrub to repair blood circulation. Scrubbing process needs around 10 minutes or more. The cocoon will get thinner becaue protein containing in it has been absorbed in our skin.  

3. Facial Acupressure

The next step is acupressure process and massage in acupressure on face to repair blood circulation, to tighten skin, and to reduce wrinkle, acne, eye pocket, stain, and insomnia.  

4. Herbal Compress

The next step is herbal compress. It will be steamed first for 20 minutes. Usually, they will use two pieces of herbal ingredient in turn to keep it warm. It is similar to facial acupressure; it will be stick on acupressure points. Heat and vapor derived from herbal compress may give positive energy on our skin. Besides, herbal compress works in certain meridians, so that it is believed to balance Qi energy and repair blood circulation. So, it will heal other body problems.  

5. Mask

As the last steps which completes all treatment as aroma therapy mask.

It has been proved that combining cocoon treatment with other treatment as herbal compress will not create negative effect. Moreover, this combination of skin treatment can be applied for all kind of skin and can be applied for other part of body as armpit, tight, and other hidden part of body.

In order to get maximum result, it is suggested to combine this treatment with other treatment as gold facial functioning to lighten skin or earwax candle treatment.