Wax Bath Thermometer

The Varitherm Wax Bath is a large easy-to-use paraffin wax bath. This Wax Bath Thermometer is a replacement that can be used with any wax bath to ensure your wax is the correct temperature.

What Is the Range of the Wax Bath Thermometer?

This thermometer can take readings across an exceptional range of temperatures. It  gives readings from -10ºC to 110ºC.

How Does Hot Wax Therapy Work?

Hot wax therapy is one of several methods available to the therapist of applying heat directly to the surface of the body. Paraffin wax supplied by EMS Physio Ltd melts at between 40°C and 47°C. The wax is held at a temperature just above its melting point and the part of the body being treated is either immersed in the molten wax or the wax is poured onto it. Heat is transferred from the wax to the treatment area by thermal conduction.

Is Wax Therapy Safe for Skin?

Immersing skin in water or oil at 45°C would lead to skin damage. However, when your arm is immersed in wax a thin insulating layer is immediately formed, reducing the rate at which heat energy is transferred to the skin.

An additional effect of the hard wax layer is that it prevents moisture from leaving the skin during therapy. This helps to leave the skin soft and moist once the wax has been removed at the end of therapy.