Today, the appearance and condition of the skin is monitored as closely as the general state of health. This is not surprising: after all, the general impression of a person, first of all, consists of his appearance. And all internal health problems immediately affect the condition of our skin. And if the skin is well-groomed, healthy and radiant, you can immediately see that a person is not indifferent to the state of his health.

Why fish

For these reasons, all kinds of beauty salons, spas and the procedures offered there have gained such development and popularity: body wraps, massages, masks, peeling with fish, and mud baths.

Thanks to prosperity and great prospects and development opportunities in the field of beauty, peeling with fish attracts such close attention. This is an area in which interest will only grow and increase over time. Due to environmental problems, heavy workloads and stresses in such an accelerated pace of life, people are increasingly in need of procedures that give their tired body a much-desired feeling of relaxation, rest and enjoyment.

Therefore, the idea to open a beauty salon specializing in any, even one single procedure, the idea is not simply tempting, but also profitable. Especially if the procedure is a little hackneyed and exotic. Like, for example, peeling with fish.
  What is peeling with fish?

Fish peeling is a rather exotic and new body skin care procedure. Basically, services of this kind can be found in a number of sunny countries while on vacation. Today, fish peeling can be experienced in a number of local salons, but, unfortunately, there are much fewer than we would like. Such a business idea has received little development in Russia and is still waiting for its discoverers.

Peeling with fish is that it is the fish that do all the work for the master. To do this, it is enough to launch up to 1000 fish of the genus garra rufa into a large pool with purified and constantly changing water - these are tiny brisk creatures that feed on plankton in their natural habitat and are absolutely harmless. Since there is no plankton in the pool, they will be happy to eat dead skin particles of human skin, thereby removing layered and unnecessary dead tissue and making the skin look much more even, delicate and attractive. These fish are by no means piranhas, so it is unnecessary to be afraid that they will accidentally snap off pieces of a healthy skin.
  Moreover, the saliva of these fish has the ability to heal wounds, which led to the use of this type of fish for medical purposes for the treatment of a number of dermatological diseases such as dermatitis, psoriasis and eczema. Also, there is an improvement in the general well-being of a person after a fish peeling due to the location of most nerve endings on the palms and feet.

Gara Rufa fish have no teeth, so their touch is akin to the lightest tickling or stroking and cause associations with a light massage. After such a procedure, a feeling of lightness and relaxation appears, which is just necessary for the legs of beauties, who are stressed after a hard working day, who adore tall hairpins and platforms.

As we see peeling with fish, it has practically no negative sides, but a lot of positive ones!

For a long time we could not figure out what to call this review. To make it clear, it refers to the Fish spa attraction with sticky fish. The visitor lowers his legs into the aquarium with small fish and receives a “fish massage” (or fish pedicure?). In fact, this is not massage, but a natural dermatological effect on the skin of the feet and burrs - small fish swim in the aquarium, which eat a small layer of keratinized skin. Today IQR   offers you an overview of this strange business.

Fish massage - a promising business idea for shopping centers

There are a lot of points where fish pedicure is offered in Thailand. For some reason, this business is not developed in Russia; only some elite cosmetologists offer this service, although the potential demand is very large. The fact that no one is doing this does not mean at all that it is not worth starting it. To organize such a pavilion is very simple. This is how it works.

Aquarium with fish

How it works

On a patch of 3 by 8 meters in size in the passageway there are two rows of aquariums measuring about 80 by 150 cm. Considering the aisles, you can put about 8 aquariums.

In each 200-300 fish swim. The fish are small, the size of the baby’s little finger. Apparently, the species of fish Garra rufa, better known as Doctor fish, or its related subspecies, is used. Here's what the foot rejuvenation process looks like in the video.

Customer reviews "pedicure fish"

Alexander:

“First, very ticklish, then nice. But out of two hundred fish they bite at best 20. They are too full there, so many legs go in a day! There is a cosmetic effect, but not much. Where I have rough skin, nothing has changed much. And where not very much - it became softer. Now, if you sit for an hour and a half, then it will be good, probably. ”

“Nonsense is complete, there is no effect, and in general these fish did not want to bite me. Three fish nibbled on the leg, for some reason they didn’t like my feet. It would be better if I spent the money on a real pedicure. ”

Fish Spa Business Plan

Actually, a business plan counts on the fingers. You need to know three numbers:

• revenue
• fixed costs (rent and salary of the cashier);
• equipment costs (aquariums and fish Garra Rufa).

Revenue Fish Spa

The numbers are presented based on point analysis in the popular Central Festival Mall in Pattaya. The duration of a standard spa session is 20 minutes. The cost of the session for one person is $ 5, for two - $ 8. In the daytime on weekdays, 40-60% of aquariums are entertaining, often sitting in pairs.

Thus, we can talk about 15 clients per hour. If you take 8 active hours of work (mentally transferring random visitors from inactive ones), then about 120 visitors per day. The average bill is about 4 dollars. So, the point makes about 500 bucks of revenue per day, or the equivalent - 750 thousand rubles (taking into account the weekend, there may be more). This is a rather optimistic forecast for an expensive top-end shopping center of the MEGA type.

Profitability calculation

No special skills are required from the seller - to give visitors a basin (rinse feet) at the beginning of the procedure and clean towels at the end. Well, make sure that oxygen enters the aquariums. Such work has a red price of 40 thousand rubles at Moscow prices with a 12-hour schedule. Total 80 thousand for the wages of 2 sellers (scheme 2 through 2). Plus payroll tax, we get about 120 thousand.

It is difficult to say how much the rental costs, it depends on the rates in the shopping center in your city. Of the numbers that we managed to find, renting 10 square meters in MEGA can cost about 300 thousand rubles a month. In this case, the point will work “to zero” or a small minus: it turns out that you feed the shopping center, and all the risks are on you.

Renting the right area (20-30 square meters) in the shopping center will cost 100-150 thousand a month more easily, and you need to count on such.

Positive point.   In large shopping centers it is very difficult to get a place. There projects undergo a rigorous competition for originality. It will be very simple to enter and take a place with this business, because there are practically no analogues in other shopping centers.

If you can make at least half of the estimated revenue (375 thousand rubles per month), this is enough for renting in a good shopping center, for salaries for sellers, and for taxes. 100 thousand will remain clean. If you make a big profit - the whole difference is already in your pocket.

How much does the equipment cost?

Here are the prices for fish. Prices bite, like the fish themselves, so you need to take large wholesale and negotiate a discount.

You can easily find suppliers in Google on request “Garra rufa price”. Specifically, this screenshot is from the site rufaspa.ru. If you buy, for example, 1000 small fish and distribute them in 10 aquariums, you get only 37 thousand rubles - not so much. In addition, you need large aquariums, when purchasing in bulk, you can keep within 100 thousand. A Jacuzzi with Garra rufa fish for 600 liters "turnkey" on the same site costs 176 thousand rubles.

Thus, the return on fish massage is very fast - 2-3 months - under 3 key conditions :

• high passability of a point;
• people are tuned in for shopping and relaxation;
• rent - no more than 150 thousand rubles a month.

Additional earning opportunities

Obviously, you can not pay the rent in an expensive shopping center, but agree to put this miracle in a good beauty salon with high traffic. It is possible that you can persuade the owner of the premises for a percentage of the proceeds.

Some points also offer back massage for greater relaxation. You do not even need to hire additional staff, you can initially hire a masseur. A client who has already paid for a “fish” massage is easy to breed into a real one - he wants to relax, get good service and is ready to spend money!

Low competition of fish pedicure and novelty of ideas on the Russian market give good potential for earning, go for it!

Voluntarily go to feed the fish? Why not, when it comes to relaxation in the SPA. However, is this newfangled peeling of Garra Rufa fish so good?

Even 10 years ago in Russia and European countries no one knew what the name of the fish that make. And those who have never rested on the coast of Turkey or Syria did not even suspect the existence of an exotic Garra Rufa pedicure.

In the Middle East, the procedure appeared 5 centuries ago. It was then that local doctors discovered: if these brisk marine inhabitants are substituted for the coarse skin of the feet for six months, you can get rid of many dermatological problems.

Fish peeling is experiencing a surge in popularity in the CIS countries: fun the procedure is suitable for adults, kids and senior citizens, lovers and single. Pisces do not need vacation and employment under the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, but at the same time they are ready to work for you 24/7.

However, as in any enterprise, the details play a decisive role in the success of the fish spa business.In order for the business to develop, the fish were healthy, and the room paid off, it makes sense from the first days to turn to experts. They will teach you how to care for marine toilers, advise on legal issues, and tell proven solutions from the height of their experience.

To introduce a fashionable novelty in cosmetology salons you need to be smart: a business plan can be downloaded for free on the website. There you can get advice on any other questions about the exotic SPA. Well, how to avoid problems when visiting the salon, we will describe further.

WHAT IS FISH PEELING

The Turks spied this method of purification and healing in wildlife: in vivo, these unusual fish feed on organic debris from the skin of sperm whales.

The name “Garra Rufa” is translated from Turkish as “Fish Doctor”, because the saliva and mucus of these representatives of the cyprinid family contain special therapeutic enzymes.

Today, fish spa salons can be found in all corners of the world. Especially popular are peeling fish among tourists.

In pursuit of impressions and all-inclusive heated by alcohol, vacationers do not even think about the unsanitary conditions of coastal SPA-establishments, but in vain. Next, we will explain why.

Pros and Cons of FISH SPA

Of course, mankind has not yet invented ideal procedures in all respects. So the fish that do peeling are useful in some ways, and harmful in some ways, if you neglect hygiene.

For the sake of justice, we’ll first examine pros:

1. The painlessness of fish pedicure or manicure.  The temperature in the Garra Rufa aquarium is maintained at 32 ° C. Under such conditions, human skin softens easily and quickly, which allows you to eliminate dead tissue without any discomfort. The fish have no teeth: only soft jaws and a tickling antennae.
2. Simultaneous micromassage  activates metabolic processes, improves cellular respiration and blood circulation.
3. Relaxing effect  allows you to escape from the bustle and get rid of neuro-somatic stress.
4.   in the saliva of these 8-centimeter “cosmetologists” they have a softening and antiseptic effect (for example, dithranol  used in the treatment of psoriasis).
5. Point impact  on coarsened tissues, the living cells of the epidermis are intact, unlike chemical analogues of the procedure.
6. The skin becomes softer, and although the purely cosmetic effect of a regular pedicure is 6 times higher, for example, it’s much easier to lure a man with a peeling peeling than a beauty salon: even a brutal biker will allow the fish to “bite their legs” for fun.

Alas, marine healers are not omnipotent, and cons in fish SPA also have:

1. Even a course of 5-7 sessions will not replace the classic pedicure: only corns, corns and mycoses, if any, will decrease slightly.
2. Fish undergo a “medical examination” only with “hiring”: in the future, no one checks for viruses and bacteria on a daily basis or after customers. But each Garr Ruf can have up to 12 “patients” per day! Think about it: even shoes in stores without footsteps are not allowed to be tried on ...
3. Sanitary and epidemiological station does not control such institutions: In the young market, there are no standards for disinfecting equipment or checking customers for open wounds.
4. Live fish Garra Rufa cannot be sterilized  neither heat nor chemical: this is what caused the ban on services in 14 states of America. Even if the aquarium is processed after each guest, small toilers will still defecate with pieces of human skin directly in a common container with water, spreading infections.
5. Foci of some localized dermatological diseases can spread through skin contact with the chair  throughout the client’s body (according to the principle of self-infection). Therefore, even if each client brings a certificate of health, it is better to ask and examine the skin, just in case. The water in the aquarium is sterilized after each client, but there is no chair. Therefore, ideally wipe it with a cloth with Miramistin.
6. There is a Chinese fake under Garra Rufu on the market:  outwardly they are very similar, with the only difference being that the chin-chin fish bites off pieces of live skin, and this, as you know, does not add sanitation and comfort.

Stanislav Zharikov

Application area

Fish peeling includes not only manicures and pedicures: they can be processed arms, legs, back, shoulders, buttocks and even the décolleté and face. Simply put, a person can completely immerse himself in the pool with flocks of Garr Ruf and enjoy the process (unless, of course, he is not a timid dozen).

INTERESTING FACT

Facial peeling with fish is the rarest procedure with the effect of light lifting. With prolonged course use, it removes not only horn cells, but also freckles with post-acne.

Who is suitable and who is not

The list of side effects from the pedicure by Garra Rufa fish echoes the indications for the procedure. Therefore, it is very important to consider   what cases ichthyotherapy is prescribed:

• Skin fungi;
• Psoriasis;
• Eczema;
• Hyperkeratosis (thickening of the stratum corneum of cells);
• Ichthyosis (gene mutation with the formation of “fish scales” on the skin);
• Deprive and pigmentation disorders (vitiligo);
• Trophic lesions of the epidermis (e.g., bedsores).

The list of contraindications is as follows:

• Malignant tumors;
• Lupus;
• Neurodermatitis (allergic inflammation);
• Infectious skin diseases;
• Thrombophlebitis;
• Acne;
• Open wounds.

In the presence of such diseases, entry to the fish salon must be ordered.

HOW THE FISH-PEELING PROCEDURE WILL LOOK

Garra fish peeling is usually carried out in the following order:

• Preparing for the session.  For 2 days, you should abandon the treatment with creams in the zone of the alleged exfoliation: this can complicate the work of marine residents.
• Visit to the salon.  A specially trained specialist (preferably a dermatologist) is required to examine the client for open wounds and, if detected, prohibit the procedure until complete healing.
• Steaming bath  (10 minutes). This is an optional step, but it can facilitate and accelerate the removal of the stratum corneum of the epidermis.
• Washing with soap necessary skin area. Sometimes an antiseptic is also applied at the end.
• Directly peeling  with immersion in the aquarium of the desired part of the body for 10-30 minutes.

INTERESTING FACT

For peeling legs you will need 300 fish, for “manicure” - 150-200 pieces.

HOW MUCH SESSIONS NEEDED (How often to spend)

For cosmetic reasons:

• Women - 8-10 sessions of 15 minutes.
• Men - 8-10 sessions of 35 minutes.

For medicinal purposes:

• 20 minutes for 1-6 months.

The optimal interval between procedures is 7 days.

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF

There are several ways   reduce the risks of peeling with Garra fish:

1. Thorough self-examination.  Do not be too lazy to conduct an audit of the skin at the place of treatment: whether there is a case on the legs of wounds, suspicious plaques or spots. If alarms are detected, it is best to consult a dermatologist first.
2. Checking the liability of staff of the institution.  If you are not examined in the salon before the session for open wounds and skin infections, it is better to refuse treatment: it means that here it is commonplace to look through your fingers at observing hygiene requirements.
3. Insist on a pause after another client in 5-7 minutes,  so that water passes through the filtration and sterilization system: this will destroy all fungi and ciliates. In a budget beauty parlor, perhaps this requirement will seem inappropriate to you: well, the better. Salon, cherishing its reputation, will certainly make concessions, and you don’t need another one.
4. To distinguish Garra Rough from fakes, there is a proven method.  Make sure that the mouth of the fish is below eye level and has a rounded (and not sharp, like chin-chin) shape. In addition, you should not feel any pain during the pedicure. Among other signs of this Garra Rufa can be called the steel color of the calf, the red fin and the desire to be in an empty pool closer to the bottom.

If you have verified the authenticity of your “exfoliation master” and have taken all precautions, the only advice: during the procedure, try not to make sudden movements so as not to frighten the fish.

Today, commerce using the Garra Rufa fish is gaining in popularity. When buying them, you need to be very careful. It should be remembered that the genus Garra has more than 60 varieties, but only this species brings maximum benefit. Despite the fact that the fish lead a near-bottom lifestyle, in aquarium conditions it can be difficult to breed them. But, due to the growing popularity and with the goals set for itself, this does not stop anyone, because with proper care they will be able to bring quite decent income.

The choice of purchase. Before you go shopping, you need to familiarize yourself with information on how these fish look. Unscrupulous sellers, for their own gain, can realize a completely different type of fish.

For this reason, it is necessary to thoroughly study all the features of this type and only then go to buy goods.

Sales information can be easily found on the Internet. It should be borne in mind that they cost a lot of cost.

- low price

- lack of documentation for the goods

- not submitted a veterinary passport

Characteristic care . If several pairs of individuals were purchased for breeding, you need to remember that this procedure is quite laborious and you need to treat it very responsibly.

Compliance with temperature is one of the main methods of courtship. Best of all, reproduction and growth occurs at a temperature of 34-38 0 C.

Feeding. Many are of the opinion that the species of garr is omnivorous, but this is not so: for them, special feeds should be purchased that have a beneficial effect on growth and development. It can be bloodworms, daphnia, artemia. However, keratinized particles of human skin are considered the most favorite food today. Entrepreneurial businessmen for the treatment of skin diseases and cosmetic procedures began to combine this feature with success.

It is also necessary to purchase special equipment and provide them with all the necessary conditions for maintenance.

Without fail, it must be equipped with a heater and aerator. Certainly in the tank should be aquarium plants.

Despite the fact that the cost of garr is quite high, for many entrepreneurs, their breeding is of great interest and the high cost of the goods will not stop them, everything will quickly pay off and will bring a good profit.

Many people consider it impossible to breed fish at home, they do not have this view of the soil, you need to have a great desire and perseverance. Already a large number of enterprising people are successfully engaged in breeding at home.

The most important thing is to put parents in a different container in a timely manner, after throwing caviar. The fry will appear on 3-4 days. They should be fed live feeds, for example, ciliates.

A few tips for businessmen.

If a person wants to combine the breeding of fish and the use of cosmetic procedures, he must remember some nuances:

• As patients will come different people with all kinds of skin problems, then the responsibility of the merchant should include the procedure for cleaning the container and water after each client. This is to prevent other patients from becoming infected.
• The water temperature should not be more than 37 0 C. Otherwise, the fish may die.
• The more fish used for the procedure, the more actively they behave. It is necessary to create comfortable conditions for them:

- provide the necessary volume of water

- feeding is carried out in a separate container, otherwise the remaining food will settle to the bottom, which will be uncomfortable for the patient

- constantly monitor the purity and quality of water, otherwise a poor-quality liquid will lead to diseases and death of fish.

• For a successful business, you need to purchase large containers in Salon 2: in one, you must undergo medical procedures, in the other - feeding and living fish. You need to purchase aquariums of small sizes: they will carry out procedures to cleanse your hands, feet or face.

For commercial purposes, to maximize profit, it is best to combine peeling with other procedures. An ideal and profitable option would be to perform this service in a manicure room.

Conclusions.

• With the creation of comfortable conditions and attentive care, Garra will be able to work qualitatively and live for quite some time.
• This business has not yet received wide distribution, therefore, in your region you can be one of the first to offer such an exotic service.
• Excellent profits will ensure the absence of competitors.
• Fish peeling can be carried out not only in salons, but also in good weather conditions to offer their services on city beaches. There are many who want to experience unusual procedures and play with the fish.

Beach peeling should be a little more detailed:

In order to organize it outdoors, you should know that not every beach is suitable for this, but well-equipped. An aquarium system, apparatus for its operation, 250-300 floating healers must be mounted. Be sure to have with you a veterinary certificate for Garra, specially trained personnel.

One system for peeling and massage takes up little space - about 1 m 2 and you can place it under a canopy in the bright sun.

The procedure itself may look like this: the patient is conveniently located in a chair, lowers his hands or feet into a container and enjoys fish massage and cleansing. This action serves two purposes: skin cleansing and advertising. While he accepts the procedures, this attracts a large number of curious people and the creation of a queue (everyone will want to experience this miraculous means on themselves).

Of course, such a peeling may be unfamiliar to someone, but the final advertising action will be pleasure on the patient's face when the procedure is over. This will be the second action of advertising.

Before the opening of the beach season, you should place billboards stating that exotic procedures are offered directly in the open air.

• Even if there will be few clients at first, they need to be interested, give them unforgettable feelings and, in this case, they will share their feelings with their friends with their friends and relatives, and come back again. In this case, the Russian proverb fits perfectly, that the earth is full of ears.
• Additional income can bring breeding individuals and selling them to other salons.
• Garra Rufa will give patients a lot of positive and unusual emotions, and a businessman a good and stable income.

Today, the business associated with peeling fish is one of the most profitable. In the country, only a few salons provide such a service, and then in large cities. This is a very promising area, while not requiring large financial costs.

In total, you will have to spend about 2 thousand dollars, which will be spent on the purchase of equipment, healers themselves and obtaining a veterinary certificate. In addition, you will need to spend money on rental premises (if necessary) and on advertising. In the advertising information it is necessary to tell as much as possible about such a procedure, its benefits and features. Placement of advertising information needs to be done in different directions: installation of advertising banners, an advertisement on the Internet, an advertisement in local newspapers and in a running line on television.

Since still few people know about this method of peeling, you need to be prepared for the fact that at first customers will behave somewhat wary. This can happen for the reason that not every person is ready to go for something new, but “local folk radio” will do its job, customers will be drawn.

It is difficult to talk about how quickly the investment will pay off. It depends on the amount of investment, the location of the salon and the purchasing power of patients. As a rule, it pays off in six months or a year.

Therefore, various spa salons, beauty salons, as well as fitness centers and health studios are very popular in our country. Starting an activity that is related to health and beauty, you can be completely confident in your happy future. Such a direction in business will always be in demand and relevant.

You can open a beauty salon, where unique services will be provided in the future, or buy a salon or organize a beauty studio, which provides various methods for improving health and appearance. Such a unique service is peeling. In particular, its main variety is “fish peeling”. The main advantage of this business idea is that there is a great opportunity to highlight the service as a separate and independent type of activity.

Very often, "Peeling fish" is found in resorts. In such crowded places, this service is more common. "Fish peeling"  recalls the usual process of eating victims of piranhas. But there is no need to be afraid, it only resembles such a process, its consequences are more pleasant. The client puts his legs, head, arms and the whole body in general into a warm aquarium. In such an aquarium, the water temperature is about thirty degrees. It is here that a huge number of flocks of small tropical toothless fish are located - gararufa. Their maximum number depends on the volume of the aquarium and can reach up to one thousand copies. Warm water softens the human skin and small fish easily feed on all exfoliated keratinized scales. In this way, a flock of these harmless little fish and eats the dead skin of a person, while cleansing his body.

These fish do not pose any danger at all and do not harm healthy skin fragments. Only dead skin areas are included in their diet. In addition to cleaning, the enzyme is contained in the saliva of the fish, it makes the skin smoother and firmer. After such a unique procedure, the client's skin becomes more elastic and rejuvenated. This procedure is completely safe for health and has no contraindications. Water is supplied to the aquariums through a special filtering system, this makes it as safe as possible for human health. According to the host of this procedure, the process is very similar to a light massage. Therefore, you will get unforgettable sensations and relief as after a massage, but already with smooth and healthy skin.

Such a unique procedure is not very common throughout Russia, but it opens up excellent prospects for new entrepreneurs. This service Fish peeling in Russia is very promising and promising, due to its huge deficit. Moreover, this type of activity (business idea) is also supported by the fact that the organization of this activity does not require very large investments.

To arrange a profitable business on fish peeling, you just need to find one of the many companies that can supply all the equipment necessary for this business idea. On average, one workplace costs $ 2,000.

This amount includes the following inventory:

• One big aquarium.
• Necessary devices and accessories for him.
• Water temperature maintenance and purification system.
• Several hundred small gararuf fish.
• Documentation (veterinary certificate and fish health instructions).

To engage in this type of activity you do not need any evidence or special permissions, since such a business idea is not controlled by any additional documents. Organizing an excellent advertising campaign and finding the right space is all that remains for the entrepreneur to do.

On average, the payback of a business idea called "fish-peeling" from six months to a year. In the first couple you can’t get acquainted with new clients with this unique procedure. And, of course, it clearly justifies itself.