Balanced Boutique

07/09/2025

✨ Exciting Launch ✨
Amanda is now offering Microdermabrasion – the ultimate glow treatment!

🌟 Taster Offer 🌟
Usually £50 ➝ Now ONLY £25
📅 Valid 9th – 20th September

Don’t miss out on this half-price offer – spaces will fill fast!
📲 Message the page to book now.

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06/09/2025

Yes, massage therapy can reduce inflammation by increasing circulation, which helps remove metabolic waste and fluids from tissues, decreasing the production of inflammatory markers, and promoting muscle relaxation and healing at a cellular level. Studies show that massage can alter cellular pathways involved in the inflammatory process, similar to anti-inflammatory drugs, by activating protective cellular mechanisms and mitigating the effects muscle damage.


How Massage Reduces Inflammation

Improves Circulation:

Massage stimulates blood flow, delivering more oxygen and nutrients to damaged muscles and joints, which aids in the body's natural healing process and helps clear out toxins.

Reduces Fluid Buildup:

Massage helps to flush out excess fluids and metabolic waste that can contribute to swelling and inflammation in the tissues.

Modulates Cellular Pathways:

Research indicates that massage can affect cellular signaling pathways, reducing the expression of pro-inflammatory molecules (like NF-κB) and increasing those associated with anti-inflammatory responses and regeneration (like ERK1/2 and FAK).

Activates Healing Responses:

The mechanical stimulation from massage can activate mechanotransduction signaling pathways that promote mitochondrial biogenesis and muscle fiber repair.

Types of Massage for Inflammation

Sports Massage:

This type of massage can reduce inflammation and swelling in skeletal muscles damaged by acute exercise.

Lymphatic Drainage Massage:

This gentle massage technique is designed to stimulate the lymphatic system, which helps drain fluid and clear out inflammatory factors from swollen areas.

Swedish Massage:

Regular Swedish massage has been shown to reduce knee pain and inflammation in people with knee osteoarthritis, improving their quality of life.

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05/09/2025

🍁✨ Autumn Nail Inspiration ✨🍁

Wet, cold days… cosy fires… chunky sweaters & wooly hats 🧣🔥
The perfect time to embrace those warm autumn vibes with gorgeous nails 🍂💅

(Not my nails – just inspo!)
📍 Balanced Boutique – where your autumn look begins.

05/09/2025

✨ Did you know you can buy an E-Gift Card straight from our booking app? ✨

Choose a special design for Christmas, birthdays, or just because! 🎁💌
Email it directly to your loved one – ideal when you’re short on time or can’t pop into the salon.

The perfect little treat for any occasion 💖

Available now – grab yours here 👇
https://www.fresha.com/book-now/balanced-boutique-rmenxu9y/all-offer?share=true&pId=1201586

05/09/2025

✨ Running a salon means careful scheduling to make sure every client enjoys the best possible experience. 💕
Last-minute cancellations and no-shows have a big impact on small businesses like ours, which is why we have a cancellation policy in place.

We truly value your support and understanding — it helps us keep offering the time, care, and treatments you deserve. 💖

🙏 Thank you for respecting our time and helping us keep everything running smoothly.

04/09/2025

03/09/2025

03/09/2025

🍂Just seen on the news about TPO ban in Europe.
I can rest assure everyone that I changed to Nail Order products earlier this year.
Because they remove all of the allergens in products
Cruelty free and vegan 🙏
So you can be reassured that the products I used are totally 💥safe !!! 💥 Amanda ❤️

SCIENCE BIT
BELOW 👇

What you need to know about TPO
With so much confusion and misinformation swirling around the industry we thought we would bust those myths and break it down so that nail techs have all the facts and facts only....



What is TPO? TPO is a photoinitiator. All UV gel nail products require a photoinitiator to trigger the hardening process of the gel. TPO was the most commonly used photoinitator due to its low propensity for yellowing, high reactivity rate, compatibility with various monomers and efficiency at curing in thick layers. It was said that there was no photoinitiator as effective as TPO which is why it was so widely used. TPO is allowed to be used in concentrations up to 5% in cosmetics in the UK.

How does TPO appear on an ingredients label or SDS? You will see it denoted as Trimethylbenzoyl-diphenylphosphine oxide OR Diphenyl(2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl)phosphine oxide. You will not see it denoted as TPO, this is an acronym.

Why is TPO being banned? TPO is being banned following a study performed on rats in Germany is 2020 that concluded that the exposure to TPO had caused reproductive toxicity. The rats in the study were fed 600 mg/kg of body weight every day for 10 days.

To put this into context, if you took a rat of 200g this would equate to 0.12g of TPO being ingested every day for 10 days. To compare this to nail products, an entire 25g jar of original formula Dura Gel contains 0.07g of TPO. For a human to be exposed to the same level of toxicity, a 60kg person would need to ingest 36,000mg (36g) everyday for 10 days, this would be the equivalent of 514 jars of original formula Dura gel eaten every day for 10 days.

Is TPO dangerous? The easiest way to frame this is to explain that TPO is only being banned in cosmetic products in the EU, NOT dental products. This means that there is a high likelihood that if you are based in the EU and go to get composite bonding or a UV cured filing that that will contain TPO, yes in your mouth! If TPO was dangerous its use entirely would have been banned. The study was specifically in relation to the ingestion of high amounts of TPO, tiny traces of TPO in UV cured products in contact with your nail in no way compares in terms of level of exposure.

Is TPO being banned due to allergy concerns? No! TPO is not classed as a common allergen but ofcourse it still has the potential to be sensitising to certain people, as is the case with the vast majority of chemicals.

Is TPO-L being banned? NO!!! The comparison of TPO to TPO-L is much like the comparison of HEMA to di-HEMA or HPMA, they share similar letters but are not the same chemcial. In TPO-L, one of the benzene rings found in TPO is replaced with an ethoxy group, this modification reduces the overall toxicity of the molecule while maintaining some of its photoinitiation properties.

Is TPO being banned in the UK? NO!!! This is the biggest piece of misinformation circling the industry just now. TPO is not being banned in the UK, only in the EU, the rest of the world is unaffected. Whilst there is discussion around a ban potentially happening in the UK, there is no current set plan or date. If a date was to be announced, we would expect that at least a years notice would be given, much like in the case of the EU.

Why are UK brands removing TPO? If TPO doesnt pose a threat and there is no current ban planned for the UK it may seem strange for UK brands to be moving towards removing TPO, however its all about future proofing. As there is a chance that the UK will follow suit and ban TPO in the future it makes sense for uK brands to future proof their products, not only this but the UK close proximity to EU countires geographically means that a portion of our business is to the EU and we want to be able to continue to supply these locations.

All the products I use👇

Do Nail Order products contain TPO? Lets break this down...

Gel Polish - Never contained TPO

Top Coat, Base Coat, Ultima, Matt Top and Flexi Gel- Never contained TPO

Minus 4 Dura Gel - Never contained TPO

Syner Gel -Never contained TPO