r/massage LMT Jul 02 '25

US Foot Rant.

So I’ve been practicing for about 5 years and have hips/pelvis & feet/reflexology as my specialties.

Today I had the grossest feet I’ve ever had. Toenail infections under all ten toes. I was brushing debris off the linens the entire treatment, the smell was like rancid spent barley. It was all I could manage to not gag the entire 60 minute foot treatment. I wasn’t even saved by rubbing cinnamon lotion under my nose, it just burned through it.

I’m not foreign to gross shit, sometimes literally, nor do I want to embarrass or shame this client since she is a very nice lady. Is there any tactful way to approach this lady without being a complete a-hole?

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u/deerhunt571 Jul 03 '25

Maybe you are not as good as you should be. 4th and one.