Soapy Massage: How It Works and How It Differs From Nuru
A soapy massage is body to body work using warm, soapy water, typically on an air mattress: the masseuse lathers you and slides across you rather than relying only on her hands.
A soapy massage combines a wash with a massage. You are lathered from head to toe, and then she uses her entire body instead of only her hands, gliding across you on a mattress or mat while the suds do the work. It’s warm, slippery and more relaxing than you might expect, and it normally finishes with a thorough rinse.
Origins
The style comes from Thailand, where soapy massage parlours have been part of Bangkok for decades, typically arranged around a bath, an air mattress and a lengthy wash. The Japanese equivalent, which uses gel in place of soap, is nuru. Both arrived in London via the massage scene rather than the spa world.
What happens during one
- First, a shower or a soak. The idea is that you are clean and warm before anything begins.
- Lathering. She soaps you all over, often while you sit on a stool; it takes more time than you’d guess and is half the fun.
- On the mattress. You lie down and she slides over your back and then your front, her body providing pressure and contact.
- The rinse. You end up clean, a quiet advantage it has over an oil massage.
Soapy, nuru or body to body?
Soapy relies on water and lather, so it washes off completely but needs a bathroom you can share. Nuru uses a thick gel with no scent, which stays slippery longer and glides more easily, but requires a waterproof sheet and a proper shower afterwards. Body to body is done with warm oil and only needs towels, making it the easiest of the three in a hotel. Our guide to body to body massage explains it.
Booking a soapy massage in London
A genuine soapy massage needs a bathroom prepared for it, so it’s done at her place rather than at your hotel. Not many London escorts have the space for the full Thai version; most offer the closest alternative, a shower together and then a nuru or body to body massage, which comes close.
Tell the concierge what you have in mind and we’ll be straight with you about who can do it well. Start with the London erotic massage page, or use erotic massage near me to find who’s nearest. An hour is enough and ninety minutes is better, since the washing takes up part of the time.
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Questions
It's body to body massage using warm water and lather. You usually lie on an air mattress while she washes you and slides across you, using more than just her hands.
Soapy relies on water and lather and washes off completely. Nuru uses a thick unscented gel that stays slippery longer and glides more easily, but you need a waterproof sheet and a shower when you finish.
Not a proper one. It needs a bathroom prepared for it, so it happens at her place. At a hotel, an oil-based body to body massage is the practical choice.
An hour will do, though an hour and a half is better, since washing is a genuine part of it and uses time that would otherwise go on the massage.
No. Traditional Thai massage involves dry stretching and pressure with clothes on. Soapy massage is the Bangkok parlour style, which is something else altogether.