Revlon Luxury Paraffin Bath| for Soft Hands, Elbows & Feet,White & Pink

This machine arrived on Sunday afternoon and, as of Thursday afternoon, I am very happy with it. Yes, you do have to plan your use in order to melt the wax and then wait for the right temp. That doesn't bother me, once I figured out a routine. I use a candy thermometer to check the heat and dip my hands at any temp in the 120's range. My therapist told me at the clinic to do the first dip in and out of the wax very quickly, as the wax will feel too hot at first, then I can increase the length of time of the dip. I build up about 8 layers before bagging my hand. The scent included with the bath is not unpleasant, but way too strong. I got around this because, thanks to previous reviewers, I knew to buy some unscented. I used one block of the scented, and three packages of unscented. Yes, I believe you need 4 pounds instead of 3, if you want to dip a foot, or cover your wrists as I need to do.I find the included bags a bit small to maneuver onto my hands after the dip, and use cheap one gallon plastic bags from the grocery. I can buy 40 for $1.25 and they're easier for me to use. I recommend opening the bags before you start, and stand them up on their side, as far open as possible. This is specially helpful for the second hand. Still have to use my teeth a bit to pull them on, but unless you have a helper, it works OK. The thick mitts are just fine, and help keep your hands warm for a longer time. The wax does come off like a glove for me, and I reuse, since I'm the only one using the bath.To the reviewer who said they could not get their hands in the bath, I wonder if they were trying to do both at once. You can only do one hand at a time. Even my therapist does one hand at a time, in their large professional bath.So for now, this product merits five stars. If it conks out too quickly, I'll leave another comment.

Absolutely love this product after doing intensive search of what would be the best for me and stay in my budget. I does take 120 minutes to heat up for the first time but it was way too hot to dip my hands in it so i had to play with the dial which is the right temperature. Shortly i found that if i keep the dial inthe middle and just a bit to the right it's the perfect temperature for me. I can't keep it warm for i am not home during the day sometimes so after i plug it on again in about 2 and a half hours it heats up where i wanted to be leaving the dial from the previous usage and it's the perfect temperature so i never move the dial anywhere anymore. I guess you just have to play with it since everyone's' tolerance is different. I use scented paraffin and it's amazing how much it relaxes me at night. After everything it's done i do the dipping for my hands, wrap it in plastic bag and put my mittens on then wrap a big towel around it for 15 minutes already laying down and ready for sleep. After i take everything off, put my hemp oil based cream on my hands/wrists/upper arm since i have bad arthritis in my joints plus i had carpal tunnel release 6 months ago and have residual pain left. I go for OT as well and they do the same thing to my hands and arm. I feel much improvement after a couple of weeks and most morning the stiffness and pain is tolerable. I have size 6 feet so this is a perfect size device to be able to dip them in as well at times. My hands are smooth and it's a good feeling falling asleep after this ritual which i do most nights. I am so happy i can do some pampering for myself and don't feel robbed from my money to do so. Makes me so happy! This was a very good investment!

The paraffin bath I received works just as it's supposed to according to the directions which is an important step to take: READ the directions. Mine does not leak. It takes a very long time to completely melt, about 2 hours or 120 minutes, which is what the directions say it will take, but that's because this is not a commercial item. It's made for home use and it heats slowly as a safety measure so you don't burn the crap out of yourself. It comes with 3lbs of paraffin but I wanted it to be a little more full so I added another pound and that seems perfect. The downside is it takes even longer to heat up, of course. But I'm telling you my hands are feeling and looking so much better! I have my hands in water off and on all day at work and have to be very careful what kind of hand soap I use so I literally had big cracks in the corners of my thumb and finger and the skin was peeling off one fingertip. Very painful!!! The cracks and peeling skin have healed up and the sandpaper feeling of the rest of my hands has lessened considerably. So, for home use I think this is a great buy if you get one that works!