Experience Global Hot Spring Minerals in the Comfort of Your Own Spa or Hot Tub
Adding minerals to your spa can be beneficial for your health: relaxing muscles, improving circulation, and rejuvenating the skin. With our Hot Springs products, you can add mineral concentrates from famous hot springs around the world and luxuriate in the wellness, in the privacy of your own yard.
Contact us to learn more about the minerals you can add to your spa to enjoy hot springs from different parts of the world.
Available in 1lb, 8lb, or custom ordered by the case in the continental US.
Balneotherapy
Soaking in hot springs is a classic form of balneotherapy. Balneotherapy is a therapeutic practice that involves bathing in mineral-rich natural waters, like those found in hot springs, to treat various health conditions.
Derived from the Latin balneum ("bath"), balneotherapy has been used for centuries in cultures all over the world, including in ancient Rome, Greece, and Japan. Unlike general hydrotherapy, which uses plain water for therapeutic purposes, balneotherapy specifically utilizes the chemical properties of mineral water.
In many European and Asian countries, balneotherapy is a medical specialty taught in medical schools and sometimes prescribed by doctors.
Soaking in a natural hot spring provides therapeutic benefits through three main mechanisms:
- Heat (thermal effects): The heat of the water helps to relax muscles, relieve joint stiffness, and improve blood circulation.
- Pressure (buoyancy and mechanical effects): The water's pressure and buoyancy can stimulate nerves, and the anti-gravity effect allows muscles to relax.
- Minerals (chemical effects): The unique mineral content of a hot spring is absorbed through the skin and inhaled in steam. The specific minerals present, such as sulfur, silica, and magnesium, are believed to offer various healing properties, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Studies and traditional practices indicate that soaking in hot springs and other forms of balneotherapy may help with:
- Musculoskeletal pain: Alleviates joint and muscle pain, including conditions like arthritis and fibromyalgia.
- Skin conditions: Can be beneficial for issues such as psoriasis, eczema, and acne.
- Cardiovascular health: May improve certain cardiovascular functions, including circulation.
- Stress and mental health: Provides relaxation and can help reduce stress and improve sleep quality.
Balneotherapy is also often combined with hydrotherapy, which focuses more on exercise and muscle regeneration using water. There is still confusion between hydrotherapy and balneotherapy. The former simply uses water, while the latter uses natural thermal mineral water.
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Available in 1lb, 8lb, or custom ordered by the case in the continental US.
Disclaimer: Use of HotSpring® Minerals will alter the water chemistry of your spa. These changes may include, but are not limited to, increased total alkalinity, pH, calcium hardness, and other mineral levels. Such changes may result in scaling, water discoloration, filter obstruction, or accelerated wear of spa components. Mineral and salt-based products, by their nature, can contribute to filter clogging, surface buildup, and deterioration of equipment (including pumps, heaters, and jets) if not properly monitored and maintained.
By purchasing and using this product, the spa owner acknowledges and accepts that routine water testing, chemical balancing, and filter maintenance are required. Lafayette Pool & Spa makes no guarantees regarding compatibility with all spa systems and assumes no liability for damage, malfunction, or premature equipment failure resulting from changes to water chemistry or misuse of water treatment products.
Use of HotSpring® Minerals is at the sole risk of the spa owner."