What is Salt Therapy?

Salt therapy is an alternative treatment used to relieve respiratory problems and treat skin disorders.

We all appreciate that sense of feeling recharged after swimming in or walking near the sea. Now it seems that exposure to salty air, in the form of treatment rooms packed with blocks of the stuff, is proving popular with those seeking a natural treatment for health conditions such as respiratory conditions and skin disorders.

What it salt therapy?

Salt therapy, or 'halotherapy', is a pain-free alternative treatment that uses dry sodium chloride to help relieve respiratory problems such as sinusitis, hayfever, asthma and bronchitis and skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis and allergies. For those in general good health, it's also thought to help improve one's sense of wellbeing and boost immunity.

Where salt therapy started

The use of salt as a health remedy has been around since the Greeks, when Hippocrates recommended salt inhalation as a respiratory treatment. During the 1800s, a Polish physician also discovered that men working in salt mines suffered fewer respiratory problems than the general population. The doctor's successor went on to set up a therapeutic spa based on these observations.

How salt therapy works

Although until fairly recently treatments required visiting natural salt caves or mines, therapy has now become more accessible with the emergence of special clinics equipped with sauna-like rooms. Designed to replicate the environment of the salt caves, these chambers are filled with salt drifts lining the walls and floor with a low concentrate dry salt aerosol piped into the room. A single treatment lasts about 45 minutes, and patients simply sit in the chamber and inhale microscopic particles of salt, the theory being that by breathing in this air, mucus in the respiratory tract is loosened and coughed up. The treatment claims to reduce the basis of inflammation by destroying bacteria and strengthening the immune system. It's also believed that the high mineral content of salt improves skin health.

The SaltPipe: Salt  therapy whenever ,wherever you need it

Created by nature over millions of years, the salty atmospheres of the deep rock salt mines in Eastern Europe have been used for centuries to ease the symptoms of respiratory discomfort.

The Saltpipe is a convenient porcelain hand-held receptacle that has been designed to recreate a similar micro-climate, giving you access to salt therapy wherever and whenever you need it. Salt crystals are placed in between the filters inside The Saltpipe, so when you inhale, the moisture of the passing air absorbs microscopic salt particles which then permeate through your respiratory system. Now you can enjoy the benefits of salt therapy easily, simply and in the comfort of your own home.Using the Saltpipe is the modern way of experiencing salt therapy and has no side effects