Doctor Fish
Immerse yourself in the tranquility of the sound of flowing water and impeccable service. Soak your feet and hands in the warm waters of the fish spa and let our friendly staff beautify your nails and skin with the finest products. These cute little fishes known as the Doctor fish from Middle East will tickle your hands and feet, naturally nibbling away those pesky dead skin that make your skin dull and dead, leaving you with silky smooth hands and feet that look great from any direction. Pamper yourself and let every movement you make emit radiance and euphoria. Everyone will be envious of your beautiful skin and nails. Address: Blk 34 Upper Cross Street #02-138 Singapore 050034 Tel: 65355561
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Doctor Fish By Grace Lin What is doctor fish ?! It is neither maggots that eat away you dead flesh literally nor is it like leeches or bees that can cure some aliments by either sucking away like a vampire or committing suicide on your body 'kamakaze' style. These fishes are small little chaps that nibble on your dead skin cells by scrapping their tiny mouths against your skin, sort of like exfoliation, the natural way. One of the two strains of fishes that we use in our spa, Garra rufa have been known by multiple common names such as Kangal fish, Doctor fish, Reddish log suckers and so on. Kangal fishes originate from the Middle East, in rivers and springs of Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Turkey and Syria. They are 9-12cm bottom-dwelling fishes that live in waters ranging from 15oC-28oC. Surprising, they are able to live in thermal waters of 37oC as well. They generally feed on algae at the bottom of the river beds or zoo plankton, microscopic organisms that thrive in rivers and feed on even smaller microscopic organisms. They are a much researched species of fish in Turkey and is postulated to aid in healing of skin diseases and disorders, one of which is psoriasis1-3, where a cure is yet to be found. This fish supposedly simultaneously releases some unknown enzymatic secretion and dithranol, a component of dermatological creams to enhance the skin condition by normalizing its pH and helps new skin cells regenerate a little faster than usual. The only side effect of this is Laughter and Beauty in the native form. Spa of this kind is a fad now and has been seen and reported in Turkey, China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and here in Singapore. Although by far, we are the most convenient and well priced spa, at Nibbles, it is our duty to ensure that your health and skin will be of the best condition after the spa and nail services you have used. We have specially customized our disinfectants with high quality materials which are neither pungent nor drying to the skin, and yet could disinfect still. In addition to our well trained 'doctors' and staff, our highly maintained water filtration systems and monthly water testing protocols will prevent an endemic of skin disorders in our spa pools. References 1. Sedat Ozcelik, H.Huseyin Polat, Melih Akyol, A.Nevzat Yalcin, Dervis Ozcelik and Mehmet Marufihah 2000. Kangal hot spring with fish and psoriasis treatment. J Dermatology 27: 386-390 2. Murat Sayili, Hasan Akca, Teoman Duman, Kemal Esengun 2007. Psoriasis treatment via doctor fishes as part of health tourism: A case study of Kangal Fish Spring, Turkey. Tourism Management 28: 625-629 3. Martin Grassberger and W. Hoch 2006. Ichthyotherapy as Alternative Treatment for Patients with Psoriasis: A Pilot Study eCAM 1-6
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