What is a Thalassotherapy Spa?
Thalassotherapy spas use seawater which is pumped direct from the sea, cleaned and then heated up to a ‘warm body’ temperature and then used for the treatments. These centres can tend to be quite functional and ‘clinical’ in feel with a very matter of fact approach by the therapists to your treatments. Each treatment lasts around 20 minutes, and a typical programme will consist of 4 thalasso treatments a day made up of 3 individual (a combination of bubbling baths, underwater massage, affusion showers, jet showers, and algae wraps) and 1 group treatment (aqua-aerobics or supervised use of jets in a hydro-pool). In a traditional thalassotherapy programme the individual treatments all involve seawater or seawater products and do not include beauty treatments such as massage, facials or manicure, though some will include a dry massage on alternate days.
• Thalassotherapy spas use warm seawater for treatments which are perfect for relaxation and de-stressing, or to provide relief from general aches and pains including back-pain, and can be great as a cure for insomnia. The seawater treatments also have a general detoxifying effect and so can be beneficial for reducing cellulite and for weight loss in combination with a low calorie diet.
