Massager Reviews

My husband bought this for me and I really love it. Sometimes, when I'm stuck in traffic on my way home, I think about sticking my feet in there and I feel more relaxed. I had another one so I was already used to the ritual of getting a towel before I started and dumping the water after I was done. This one is cool because you can use it without water, for a quickie, but it's better with water. Stop laughing, Mindy!

This foot massager by HoMedics is one of my favorite products I have used. Several years ago, my good Dr. unfortunately had to advise me I had diabetes. Since then, I have kept it under control through diet, exercise and knowing my enemy well--including how crucial it is to take care of the tootsies.

I use this ulta-spa without water for a ryhthmic circulation massage, with water and enjoy the heated lining, ( I add a few drops of patchouli oil for aroma and aid to circulation )--but the best part of this set to me is the included foot care kit! The loofah alone is f-"ahhh"-bulous. Amazon.com has this at a great price. Wet or dry, you're gonna love this.

... It is simply marvelous. The different settings allow you to customize your massage. And the heat....the Heat feature is beautiful. My office is an iceberg and this helps to kee pme warm. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars, is the noise. It's not loud, but I work with a room full of computer programmers, and they like total silence here. I would highly recommend this gift to all my friends and family!...

Long day on yor feet? The Homemedics FPA-2H Deluxe Personal Foot Massager with Heat is the perfect remedy. Whats better than sitting at home watching the tube while having your feet pampered with heat,three different rythyms, and five intensities. The best feature is its only 14 by 12 inches which allowss for easy storage around the house. The product is insured with a 2 year warranty to protect against defects. So if you experience foot pain, then deluxe foot massager is the answer.

This foot-massager is very helpful when you have tired or sore feet. My husband is a Type-II diabetic and experiences cirulatory problems in his feet & lower legs. The gentle massage, combined with heat, is quite comforting. This item provides a non-invasive treatment for people who have foot discomfort.

This is a great buy - more massage for your money. The long handle allows you to reach your lower back, but it's so light-weight, you don't hurt your shoulders to fix your back. The only negative is that the heat takes forever to warm up - but the massager feels so good, you won't notice.

The HoMedics IR-600 massager is lightweight and easy-to-use. I have used this massager to "work out" tight neck and shoulder muscles. On those occasions when I have had nerve pain running from my neck, through my shoulder, and down into my arm, I have worked the massager over a small area at a time and have found great relief when using the product in conjunction with eucalyptus oil (great for nerve pain).

The massager is long enough for the user to reach down to about the middle of the back. It is useful for those seeking an invigorating massage (try all of the six attachments to determine which ones work best for you), as well as for those wo want relief from pain.

The heating element is sufficient to provide some warmth -- it never really gets hot enough to redden or harm the skin.

The massager uses AC power -- no batteries.

I highly recommend this massager. It is a great value for the money!

This massager works the best when you're watching Big Wars. If you like this massager, you're sure to love Big Wars.

Got this for my husband for Valentine's and I think I use it more than him. It's almost 6 feet long, so it massages your whole body. An attached handheld controller lets you increase or decrease the speed of the massage cycle as well as the strength of the massage. You can choose the style of massage you want: I like the steady and the circular; my husband prefers the side-to-side (there's also tapping and traveling). It also applies heat when pressure is applied to the massage cushion -- it won't heat up areas that you aren't pushing down on with your body. It doesn't overheat, either -- it's just right. My only complaint is that while it does fold up tidily, with an attached strap, it's still a bit bulky to conveniently fit beneath the bed. Don't know what that reviewer from Buffalo, NY, is complaining about, though... this thing has done wonders for me (currently pregnant and very achy) and my husband (who works several jobs). I highly recommend it.

The price and quality of this product is outstanding, though I have to say that in this season of "surprises", the company that shipped my product put little to NO thought into their method.
My HoMedics BMS-10H Body Masseur 10-Motor Back Massager with Heat HoMedics, arrived by my front door with a packing slip and shipping label slapped onto the outside of the product packaging. No, there was no brown cardboard box surrounding it. Just the product box. Advertising to everybody, even the recipient of the gift, what was in the package. :o(

This massager is great, although I wouldn't mind if it had more massaging heads or stronger massage, but it's the best one I've tried. I always use it on the highest setting. Very relaxing and a good cure for back aches. It would make a great gift for almost anyone.

I recently returned this item. To try out the potential of this pad, I turned it on Medium and waited for it to heat up. After a few minutes, it was still not even warm, so I turned in on High and continued to wait a couple more minutes for it to finally get warm. After leaving it on High for about 15 minutes, it was still not sufficiently hot to be a "heating pad". It was only warm to the touch on top of the flannel cover meant to protect the heat from directly touching your skin. And on the side with the sponge to be used for moist heat, you could hardly feel any heat at all. I called Homedics (and waited on hold for too long) and told them of this situation, and they told me that the unit must be defective. I am not interested in trying again, however, as I do not want to wait around for the same thing to happen. My old heating pad is much better.

the ad said one hour automatic shut off. the one I received has a two hour shut off. longer then I wanted, but I will keep it rather then going through the hassle of returning it.

pro: nice and easy usage. the sponge is an add-on - but not very helpful in my situation. Overal a good one.
con: price-wise, I'd say this worth $10 ...

It's my own fault for not reading carefully enough, but I was disappointed with a couple of items. I expected to have everything at once: bubbles, heat, massage. It turns out that you can only have them separately.

1> the "infrared heater" is not even in the bath itself. See the palm-sized dark red thing on top of the unit, near the middle? That has some lights in it that eventually get warm. Its function, apparently, is to rest your heels on so they get warm. It is outside the water line, so you can't use this feature while having your feet in the water. I found this to be sort of lame.

2> if you look at the picture, you will see two gray circles at the top of the unit. Those are the massagers, as they spin. They are not in the bath unit, so you have to take your feet out of the bath to use them.

The whole unit vibrates, if you want it to. But this just gives you a numb feeling. Those blue squiggly tubes you see in the picture on the bottom of the foot bath.... they are stationary tubes with holes in it that release bubble if you want them to.

I guess I was mostly disappointed than anything, but I could have read more carefully. I just wanted to write something so someone else doesn't assume what I assumed, that you could get massage, bubbles, and heat at the same time. I guess you could have bubbles and vibration (but no massage) at the same time, and if you poured in hot water you could have heat too. But this is not the same as what I expected, which, again, was mostly my own fault.

I previously made a post stating the machine wouldn't shut off. That was for the fr-700. Someone else also had the same problem.

I recently had foot surgery and my boyfriend was thoughtful enough to get this for me. This product has been a great help in the recovery of my foot. Although the description leads you to believe that you get a heater, massager and bubbler all-in-one (you don't); this product is great. The massager is on the outside of the unit as well as the heater. I know people have complained that you have to put hot water in it..but be real...is that so hard??? This unit keeps the water hot for at least 20 minutes (which is more than the recommendid time to soak) and it delivers on all of it's promises.

After surgery my foot was stiff, sore and I couldn't bend my toes. After soaking, the heat and massagers helped me gain more flexibilty and eased my throbbing foot. I recommend it to anyone who wants a great product to sooth your feet at the end of the day (or after surgery). :)

I also received this as a Christmas gift and have already sent it back. The bubbles are so loud it's hard to relax, the water dosent stay warm and the infrared dosent even get warm. The accupressure attachments were very cheaply made and did nothing when I tried them out. As you can tell I was very disapointed with this product. Don't waste your money.
The only up side.....I liked the color!!

I received this as a gift for Christmas and it's now boxed up and ready to go back.

The vibrating massage works fine, but that's all that works. The bubbles work until the feet go in. Once the feet are in, no more bubbles. The heat will not keep warm water warm. The "infrared" heat is also barely warm. I felt like it did nothing at all.

It is certainly possible that this unit is defective, but for both the bubbles and heat to be defective says a lot about quality control.

I did not try the attachments.

I have not tried other products like this but I am happy with this product. I have to agree with another reviewer that the attachments are pretty much useless. They are a good idea but they don't stay attached very well and seem ackward to use. However, I don't think the attachments are necessary if you are looking for a good, basic way to relax. I also like the overall design of this particular product. It is lightweight and has a cord that is a decent length.

I was excited to receive a BubbleSpa Massaging Bubble Mat as a gift, and looked forward to many relaxing baths.

Upon assembling and starting up the unit, I was pleased to see the thousands of bubbles that filled my tub. Although the unit was *extremely loud*, I overlooked this in anticipation of a relaxing spa experience.

Upon entering the bathtub (which I had filled with hot water minutes earlier), I was shocked to find that the water had already turned cold. Upon further investigation, I realized that the air being pumped through the Homedics unit and out to the spa mat was producing *ice cold* bubbles, which quickly turned my relaxing hot bath into an arctic nightmare.

I am not a fan of cold baths, and can find no use for this product.

If you like very cold and loud baths, then this product is for you. If you enjoy taking baths to RELAX, you might want to check out another product.

My daughter gave me mine for christmas in 02 & I have to say I really love it !! I haven't noticed the water getting colder but will check it out when I use it tonight. I'm looking at it for a friend that just had surgery on her shoulder area & think it will help her as it has helped me with my back pain.I agree, they really need to do something about the noise level, and I'm not crazy about the way the hose sometimes will slip out of the mat. Other than that I have no complaints, it works great & not only is it relaxing , it also helps with fibromyalgia & chronic back pain.

Although I was really impressed at how powerful this spa was and how easy it was to set up, I was disappointed at how fast it cooled down the bath water. The engine blows cool air into the mat and it can get pretty chilly. I anticipate using this more in the summer for that reason.

The 2nd time I used this the controls stopped working and it wouldn't shut off. It started smelling like burnt electrical components and I had to unplug it from the wall.

OMG...i'm ticked. I had this footbath before this...very nice, much less features. It was a Dr. Scholls. So after about 3 years, the bubbles stopped working. So I thought I'd upgrade to a nicer one. I like to give myself pedicures at home. And I find these things relaxing.

SOO..THE VERY FIRST TIME I USE THIS THING IT BREAKS. Seriously, I added water to it (no fill line indicator so I made it reasonably deep) turn on the heat and bubbles, stick in one foot..and the next thing I know...KABLOOEY...everything starts working at once. None of the buttons on the remote control or touchpad would operate. Had to unplug it to shut the nutty thing off. Husband thought it was funny since he wanted me to buy the cheaper one...but I was TICKED!

This thing is about as robust as my Aunt Agnes trick hip.

Don't buy it...for the love of God.

It is great. I liked it so much I got my mother in-law one for Christmas, she loves it. The remote is great it makes it so easy to really relax and kick back (not literally). The bubbles are strong and with the vibration it really sooths my tierd, stressed feet. My feet are softer then they have been in years, thanks to the little added feature of the spinners, they really work through rough dry skin. So lotion can really do it's job after my feet have spent 10mins in this baby. I love it, and really look forward to soaking my feet in it after a long day.

I was excited to receive a BubbleSpa Massaging Bubble Mat, and looked forward to many relaxing baths.

Upon assembling and starting up the unit, I was pleased to see the thousands of bubbles that filled my tub. Although the unit was *extremely* loud, I overlooked this in anticipation of a relaxing spa experience.

Upon entering the bathtub (which I had filled with hot water minutes earlier), I was shocked to find that the water had already turned cold. Upon further investigation, I realized that the air being pumped through the Homedics unit and out to the spa mat was producing ice cold bubbles, which quickly turned my relaxing hot bath into an arctic nightmare.

I am not a fan of cold baths, and could find no use for this product.

I contacted Homedics to give them my feedback and got this generic reply: "Unfortunately, we do not sell direct, so any type of refund must come from the place of purchase."

If you like cold baths and loud noise, this unit is for you. Otherwise, you may want to consider another product if your purpose is to relax in the tub.

I was excited to receive a BubbleSpa Massaging Bubble Mat, and looked forward to many relaxing baths.

Upon assembling and starting up the unit, I was pleased to see the thousands of bubbles that filled my tub. Although the unit was *extremely* loud, I overlooked this in anticipation of a relaxing spa experience.

Upon entering the bathtub (which I had filled with hot water minutes earlier), I was shocked to find that the water had already turned cold. Upon further investigation, I realized that the air being pumped through the Homedics unit and out to the spa mat was producing ice cold bubbles, which quickly turned my relaxing hot bath into an arctic nightmare.

I am not a fan of cold baths, and could find no use for this product.

I contacted Homedics to give them my feedback and got this generic reply: "Unfortunately, we do not sell direct, so any type of refund must come from the place of purchase."

If you like cold baths and loud noise, this unit is for you. Otherwise, you may want to consider another product if your purpose is to relax in the tub.

I purchased this item quite some time ago. At the time of purchase I had a bathtub that was the plastic-like kind. This product will not affix to this sort of tub. However I recently moved to a place with a regular style tub and the suction cups work great. This product does run more loudly than I expected, but does provide as promised a wonderful tub full of bubbles.
I too noticed that the air tended to cool the water, but solved this problem by running the bath hotter than I normally would. Overall I like it although it isn't something you use for a "quick" bath.