What happens in salt rooms?
Halotherapy, or salt therapy, involves breathing in air with tiny salt particles to improve your breathing. Halotherapy is considered an alternative treatment for lung problems such as asthma, bronchitis, and cough. Halotherapy is often done in spa-like salt rooms.
What are the benefits of a salt room?
Scientific studies show that people with asthma and other ailments breath easier after halotherapy. The calming and detoxifying effects of halotherapy can support the immune, nervous and lymphatic systems. Additional benefits are reduced stress and headaches, increased energy, and better sleep patterns.
How much is a salt room treatment?
The fee you can charge per session can range from $15 to $60, based on the size of your space and the number of clients you can handle. As a health benefit, halotherapy is easy to market to clients.
What do you wear in a salt room spa?
You should wear loose, comfortable clothing. You will remain fully clothed throughout the session, but no shoes are allowed in the salt cave. Clean white socks must be worn in the salt cave.
Who should not go into a salt cave?
What Conditions Should Not be Treated with Halotherapy? Infections accompanied by fever, acute active tuberculosis, cardiac insufficiency, COPD – 3rd stage, bleeding or spitting blood, alcohol or drug intoxication, unstable or uncontrolled hypertension, and acute stages of respiratory disease.
How often should you go to a salt room?
How often should you go to a salt room? For particular conditions, like asthma, allergies, cold or flu, visiting two to four times per week while symptoms are at their worst are usually very beneficial.
Why do you wear white socks in a salt cave?
The socks help you walk on the salt. No shoes or bare feet are permitted during the session.
Should I wear makeup in a salt cave?
The air temperature is 69˚F, humidity is approximately 60%. There is no steam, and you will not sweat during the session. Makeup will remain perfect. If you should feel chilly, we provide blankets.
Do you shower after salt room?
Remember, salt therapy not only improves your respiratory system and internal organs, but also your skin, through contact with the salt-rich air. Simply put, it’s better to shower before your session, but not after.
How often can you sit in a salt room?
Depending on age and stage of your condition, 20-30 sessions are recommended for long term results. The sessions should be frequent; about two or three a week is suggested. For irreversible conditions, two to three-month follow-up sessions are recommended to maintain the clear lungs.