Dry Salt Therapy with Himalayan Salt Bricks Wall

Dry salt therapy is a procedure in which people breathe in air containing microscopic salt particles to improve their respiratory disorders. Halotherapy is a therapeutic option for some respiratory diseases, such as asthma, bronchitis, and cough. To create therapeutic room with salt wall, spa owners use Himalayan salt bricks for healthy environment. Such atmosphere that promotes healthy environment due to Himalayan salt wall of bricks clears the inner lining of Lungs and make them healthy and stronger to combat with respiratory diseases. Halotherapy is performed in salt chambers mostly. But salt session can be taken in home also. Salt therapy gives relaxation and help in treatment of skin disorders. But the major benefit is that salt therapy helps in killing allergies. 

How Salt Therapy started?

In 12th Century, it was very popular to visit salt caves which we call Speleotherapy, in East Europe. In 1800th century salt miners of Poland discovered a contemporary version of salt therapy. All working very hard all the day in mine, workers were relatively healthy and have strong respiratory system. They were less prone to catch colds or coughs like the rest of us. After research, it was found that the salty air in the salt caves, make their Lungs very strong because this air clears their lungs inner lining when they breathed. These mines of Eastern Europe was becoming famous and tourist tended to visit over the time. Who was suffering with respiratory problems, came in these mines to inhale salty air to get relief from such respiratory diseases.

Places to visit for Salt Therapy

‌Salt therapy is usually performed in a certain rooms, which can be active or passive. Now let's discuss what are these room.

Active Salt Room

 A regular room having halogenerator is Active salt room. This machine is contains Himalayan pink salt. Once it starts working, it breaks down the salt into tiny particles. These particles circulate in entire room as this machine starts blowing the air.

Passive Salt Room

 It is also a regular room and does not contain any kind of external machine to spread salt particles into air. This room contains Himalayan salt wall of bricks. These kind of salt room are good for meditation and relaxation. Passive salt room are built using Himalayan salt bricks and backlit system. When Himalayan salt wall is build then a backlit system installed that makes a wall alluring. When light passes through Himalayan salt bricks, It helps to emit negative ions from the salt wall. Actually, light makes a salt wall little warm and this warmth generates negative ions in the air. This process improves mental health, helps in meditation and calms nervous system.

Himalayan salt therapy has different types. Some people tend to get Dry salt therapy and some wants a wet salt therapy.

Dry Salt Therapy

Dry salt therapy is performed in active salt rooms where halogenerator is installed. As discussed above, this generator spread salt particles in the air of the room and inhaled by the people residing there.

Wet Salt Therapy

This kind of salt therapy includes a water with Himalayan Pink salt. Get a bath in salty water, drinking salty water or or passing salty water via nasal canal are good examples of wet salt therapy.

Health Benefits of Halotherapy

 Experts have been researching on halotherapy and in modern age, they have come to this point that halotherapy gives benefits to respiratory disorders, skin problems, and allergies. Because Himalayan pink salt is organic source of 84+ minerals, it does not give notable side effects. It is also:

• Mucoactive,
• clearing up mucus from your airways
• Antibacterial,
• Helping prevent infections
• Anti-inflammatory
• Immunity-boosting
• Anti-allergic

Experts have found many properties of Himalayan pink salt and because of these functions, people use it for many problems, like:

• Lung infection
• Throat infection or pharyngitis
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Smoking-related breathing problems
• Respiratory allergies
• Asthma
• Bronchitis
• Cold or cough
• Pneumonia
• Sinusitis
• Rhinitis
• Tonsillitis
• Cystic fibrosis

If we consider COVID-19 that has been effected many people with respiratory problems. If those people visit salt room and take salt sessions regularly, they can improve their breathing and also the amount of oxygen in the blood. Tiny particles of salt which generates from Himalayan salt bricks or salt wall. These salt particles helps to repair skin cells, and protects skin from aging and infection. Salt therapy or salt sessions in a room in which Himalayan salt wall is installed can be used for following skin problems:

• Acne and rosacea
• Skin allergies
• Rash
• Eczema
• Psoriasis
• Dermatitis
• Fungal infection such as onychomycosis
• Wrinkles and signs of aging skin
• Risks of Halotherapy

There must be some effects of halotherapy. Because your nasal passages are cleansing, it might possible you experience cough and mucus output. It might also be possible to get skin irritation, conjunctivitis, or pink eye on rare occasions.

Avoid salt therapy if you are suffering form: 

• Hyperthyroidism
• High blood pressure (hypertension)
• Tuberculosis
• Heart problems
• Respiratory failure
• Blood disorders like anemia, hemophilia, or clotting
• Infectious diseases
• Fever
• Open wounds
• Malignant diseases such as cancer
• Claustrophobia

You should consult your doctor before visiting a salt room for salt therapy. Your doctor can better guide you depending upon your previous medical history and present condition.

What is role of Himalayan Salt Bricks in salt therapy?

There is a utilization of Himalayan salt bricks and blocks to build a salt wall in certain place. Most of the Spa owners decide to install Himalayan salt bricks into the existing therapy room. The addition of Himalayan salt wall gives a new service to spa which cause more income. 

We craft Himalayan Salt bricks from the pink rock salt, this is why it is 100% pure and natural. The emission of certain ions from the salt wall is because of the warmth that gives backlit system. Due to its organic and natural condition, salt bricks give many health benefits. Negative ions help in improving air quality of the therapeutic room by cancelling out positive ions due to electronic devices and other materials. The salty air due to Himalayan salt bricks help asthmatic patient to get relief from respiratory disorders. As this salt air and certain ions go into the respiratory tract, they remove the unwanted particles from the lungs and bronchies and refresh the entire tract. Which enables a patient to breath easily and his lungs become stronger to fight different diseases even like COVID-19.