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In recent years, salt therapy has gained popularity in the spa and wellness industry; this unique therapy encompasses various practices that utilize salt for its healing properties. Salt therapy can be divided into two main categories: wet and dry. Wet salt therapy uses salt in a liquid state, for example, soaking in saltwater, saltwater flotation tanks, gargling with saline solution or using a nebulizer with salt mist. While dry salt therapy involves using salt in an environment without moisture and humidity, traditionally in controlled spaces such as salt rooms, caves, or chambers.
Therapies using dry salt are classified according to whether they are provided in natural underground caves or mines (speleotherapy), typically characterized by high humidity, constant temperature, and a low concentration of allergens and pollutants; or man-made rooms (halotherapy chambers), most commonly found in spa and wellness settings.
According to the Salt Therapy Association, two types of rooms provide halotherapy:
Active salt rooms
These incorporate a halogenerator to create an environment where micronized salt particles are dispersed into the air, for inhalation and skin exposure.
Passive salt rooms
Artificial spaces that aim to replicate the airflow, humidity and temperature conditions found in natural salt caves or mines. Constructed using various types of salt such as Dead Sea, Himalayan or rock salt without the use of a halogenerator, offering a form of speleotherapy within a man-made setting.
As the health benefits of salt continue to be explored, salt therapies, whether in the serene depths of a salt cave or a halotherapy chamber, offer a connection with nature, where guests can experience rejuvenation and wellness.
By Fabiola Amador
Business Coordinator
