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THE SALT CAVE

SALT THERAPY (HALO-THERAPY)

The Himalayan Salt brick wall glows warmly as you sit back and relax in a Zero Gravity chair. Pharmaceutical-grade, finely ground salt mist is pumped into the air with our Halo-generator while you Inhale and Exhale the salty air and JUST BREATHE. Dry Salt therapy, or Halo-therapy, takes wellness to another level benefitting respiratory health, skin conditions, and overall wellness. Each session is in a community group setting. We can accommodate up to 6 people in zero gravity chairs per session.

SALT THERAPY SESSION

$35

Price is per guest in a community setting.

SALT THERAPY ADD-ON SESSION

$25

Add-on a Salt Therapy Session to any service for an extra special healing experience with a great savings. Price is per guest in a community setting. (Both services must be received same day)

SALT THERAPY SESSIONS (PACKAGE OF 6)

$150

Experience the rejuvenating benefits of our 6 Salt Therapy Sessions package, designed for individuals looking to enhance their health and wellness routines. This series of appointments offers a convenient way to relax, detoxify, and promote overall well-being through regular sauna use.

SALT CAVE ROOM RENTAL

$150

Reserve the entire Salt Cave for your special event while receiving Salt Therapy. Great for a date night, book club, bachelorette party, or family gathering. Price is per private group session up to 6 in chairs, more can fit lounging on the floor. 

SALT THERAPY BENEFITS

HALOTHERAPY (SALT THERAPY)

Halotherapy is a DRY SALT THERAPY that is provided in Salt Rooms or Salt Caves, utilizing special equipment called a halogenerator that disperses a dry Salt mist into the Salt Room.  It is completely holistic, natural, and safe without any harmful side effects.

RESPIRATORY HEALTH

A majority of people who include Halotherapy in their wellness routine may find relief from a variety of respiratory conditions such as:

  • Asthma
  • Allergies
  • Common cold
  • Bronchitis
  • COPD
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Sinusitis
  • Ear infections
  • Smokers cough

For respiratory conditions, low concentration and gradual administration of dry salt and consistency of the sessions are the key elements for successful results


SKIN CONDITIONS

Regular and consistent dry salt therapy may help people with the following various skin conditions:

  • Psoriasis
  • Itching
  • Eczema
  • Swelling & Inflammation
  • Dermatitis
  • Dry & Flaky Skin
  • Acne
  • Rashes
  • Rosacea
  • Skin Aging

For skin conditions, high concentration and aggressive administration of dry salt, and consistency of the sessions are the key elements for successful results. 

GENERAL WELLNESS

  • Stress
  • Anxiety
  • Fatigue

CONTRAINDICATIONS

Halotherapy is recognized as a safe and effective wellness practice for preventive and restorative health care. It is not a medical treatment and does not offer a cure. Halotherapy is not recommended for people with: 

  • contagious diseases
  • fever
  • open wounds
  • lung cancer
  • severe hypertension
  • mental disorders
  • active tuberculosis. 
  • Pregnant women should consult with their doctor before using Halotherapy. 

Anyone with serious health concerns needs to seek proper medical advice and care.

SALT ROOM FAQ

HOW LONG IS A SESSION?

Each session starts promptly at your appointment time & lasts for 45 minutes.  Clients should come 10 - 15 minutes early to check in and register. There is no late admittance to the salt room once a group session has started. You will be required to stay in the salt room for the full session, opening the door can disrupt and minimize the salty air benefits. 

WHAT DO I WEAR?

Loose, comfortable, light-colored clothing (salt shows on darker clothes) that you can relax in works best. If you are using dry salt therapy for a skin condition, you’ll want to have that area exposed. Please keep in mind the Salt Room is kept cool, so dress accordingly.

HOW MANY SESSIONS DO I NEED? HOW OFTEN?

Based on your condition and symptoms, this can vary. For best results, Island Massage & Spa recommends a series of treatments. Some individuals prefer to use dry salt therapy as a continuous preventative measure. 

ARE THERE ANY SIDE EFFECTS OF SALT THERAPY?

There are no potentially harmful side effects of dry salt therapy. The treatment is completely natural. A slight cough or a runny nose is possible, but this is simply the salt working to remove mucus and toxins from the lungs and airways.

CAN I BRING MY PHONE IN THE SALT ROOM?

Phone’s are not recommended in the salt room. The salt can be damaging to electronics. We will provide a cubby for you to store your phone and other personal belongs. If you wish to take the risk, we do require it to be silenced as to not disturb other guests. 

CAN I TAKE FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE SALT ROOM?

No.  This is not permitted but after your session we do have water available after your session.

CAN I TALK IN THE SALT ROOM?

Once the session has started, the cave becomes a quiet zone with no talking. If your group has reserved the entire salt cave for themselves as a private session, you may talk as much as you like!

HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN FIT IN THE SALT ROOM?

We can accommodate up to 6 people in zero gravity chairs.

SALT THERAPY HISTORY

Salt therapy has its origins from the salt mines and caves of Eastern Europe. Modern dry salt therapy has its origins from the salt mines and caves in Europe and Russia. As the workers were mining the salt (through chiseling, grinding and hammering at the salt), micro-sized salt particles were being disbursed into the air. Additionally there were ideal conditions below the Earth’s surface where air pressure and circulation, and humidity and temperature affected the quality of the environment. In this environment, miners were receiving many natural health benefits by breathing in the salt particles. Considering that mining jobs were usually recognized as dangerous to life and health, salt miners seemed to thrive on good health. They rarely had any respiratory issues and also looked younger due to great skin appearance.


Upon studying the effects of this phenomena, Dr. Feliks Boczkowski, who was not only a great doctor but also a very smart business man, founded and opened the first health resort facility at the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland in 1839. He offered salt baths by utilizing natural brine from underground and mentioned in his book, that staying underground can be even more effective in asthma treatment than inhalations.


In 1949, German physician, Dr. K.H. Spannahel, who had observed during WWII that the people who were hiding in salt mines and caves from the bombs had respiratory health benefits. He proposed the creation of the Klyutert cave as an inpatient department to conduct a systematic approach to observe the climatological conditions and confirm the medical effectiveness of underground environments. The results of these studies, along with the teamwork of the Hungarian geologist, Dr. H. Kessler, laid the foundation of modern Speleotherapy, which is a modality utilizing the environmental benefits occurring underground.

In 1958, Professor Mieczyslaw Skulimowski became the official physician of the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine and started regular treatment of patients in the salt chambers, initiating a new field of medicine – Subterraneotherapy, also called the Skulimowski method, which refers to underground "salted" environments exclusively.


Shortly thereafter, in 1964 the world's first facility of its kind, the underground "Kinga" Allergy Treatment Spa was created in the "Wieliczka" Salt Mine in Poland, then renamed to the "Kinga" Health Resort Hospital, where Professor Skulimowski became its first Director and focused on helping people with mostly respiratory conditions as well as explored other overall health benefits. His methods proved to be successful and spread to neighboring salt mines and caves in Europe as well as to former Soviet Union states. In 1968, the first speleo-hospital was opened in the Solotvyno salt mine in Ukraine.


Having the attention from the medical community, the need for more convenient access became a necessity, in order to conduct specific studies and do more specific research. In 1985 in Odessa, Russia, the Institute of Balneology, in collaboration with the salt cavers from Uzhgorod, developed the first Halotherapy device. This was a device that was replicating the grinding and crushing of salt that would disperse the particles into the air. One could say that Halotherapy was “born” in the medical environment, in former Soviet Union. After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the knowledge of the halotechnology and established Halotherapy protocols became accessible to the rest of the world. Soon Halotherapy claimed its place in more commercial and wellness settings outside of the USSR in Eastern and Western Europe, Canada, Australia and finally the United States.


(History information received from the Salt Therapy Association)

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