Fish Feet

Yesterday I went with the girls from work to Appy Feet at the Trafford Centre, to have our feet sucked by fish!
Appy Feet use Garra Rufa fish which are known for sucking only the dead skin, leaving healthy glowing skin behind. We'd also heard that along with leaving you with softer skin, it can also improve circulation and stimulate acupuncture points, and is supposed to be very relaxing.
For a mere £10 you can have your toes sucked for 15 minutes, so off we went to the Trafford Centre. Appy Feet doesn't take pre bookings, you have to walk into the shop and book (and pay) for a time slot, be warned they are always busy. We arrived at 6.30pm on a Thursday evening, and opted for a slot at 8.20pm. When we arrived for the treatment, they were fully booked for the evening and still with a steady stream of disappointed customers being turned away.


You sit in blocks of up to four people, and start by dipping your feet for a minute into one of those footspa things that were popular in the 80's/90's which disinfects your feet akin to the footbath at the local swimming baths, but less smelly.

Then the time comes to dip your feet, then hundreds of teeny fish rush to nibble at your feet, the sensation is varied and pretty indescribable, but to anyone who's ever used one of those footspa (turned on to vibrate), it kind of feels like that at first, then it varies between a tickling sensation and a vibrating sensation, people who have sensitive feet tend to scream (a lot!).


After about 5 minutes I felt really relaxed, i suppose some of that is down to watching the fish as well as the sensations. The staff at Appy Feet are also very willing to take your photo for you! There's also usually a crowd of intrigued onlookers in the store.
Highly recommended experience, my feet felt softer afterwards, and whilst walking around afterwards for about 10 minutes, they felt all tingly.
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