Onaorkal
Hey guys!
I saw a thread about halotherapy (salt therapy) on here and I thought maybe some people would like to learn about the use of minerals/stones in Korean saunas.
I couldn't find a lot of information online, unfortunately, but you can have a look at this website : http://ilovesauna.com/mineral-sauna-rooms.html
I went to this specific place (in Toronto, Canada), but if I'm correct, most (if not all) Korean saunas have that kind of rooms.
The pictures don't show it quite well but each room has its walls covered in different stones. My personal favorite was the Crystal Room. The colors were really calming (lots of green, blue and purple) and it was the least hot hehe. Still after 15 minutes I was sweating already!
On the website you can see all the different rooms and attributes but I can summarize them here :
Crystal room : to neutralize toxic content, good for skin care, fatigue
Elvan stone (Adamantine) : absorbs and dissolves pollutants, healing of respiratory illnesses, reduce air-borne bacteria, anti-aging, improves body ionization
Germanium : enhances immune system, promotes dehydrogenation/oxygenation, helps generate endorphins
Gold : promotes bio-energy, immunity, anti-aging, increases concentration, helps with stress, reduces pain
Jade : helps with many ailments like digestive problems, neurologic problems, muscles/joints, anti-aging, increases stamina
Loess (yellow mud) : helps in increasing cellular activity, helps with obesity, bad odors, stress, chronic fatigue and lower levels of toxins
Then there is the ice room that is also covered with stones but no information was given about those.
When I went there was a salt room instead of the gold room but I don't remember the information written on the door (and they did not add it on their website).
Looking on other Korean sauna websites I could find different stones/minerals used : sun salt, red clay, different kinds of jade, amethyst, rose/green quartz, blue onyx, gold and silver, granite, pine salt...and probably some others but I didn't check for all Korean spas haha!
So, are there any of you that already knew about thoses places? Did you like it?
I really liked my experience and can't wait to go back! Plus the entrance fee is really low for everything that is included (they're usually open 24h and you can even sleep there!)
Ah I forgot to say that in the common area there were many huge salt lamps aligned on the floor. I slept a bit next to one, it was really pleasant!
Hopefully you can find one close to where you live, don't hesitate to look it up! I found many in the US, unfortunately I found only 2 in Canada and I didn't check for elsewhere but you should!
I saw a thread about halotherapy (salt therapy) on here and I thought maybe some people would like to learn about the use of minerals/stones in Korean saunas.
I couldn't find a lot of information online, unfortunately, but you can have a look at this website : http://ilovesauna.com/mineral-sauna-rooms.html
I went to this specific place (in Toronto, Canada), but if I'm correct, most (if not all) Korean saunas have that kind of rooms.
The pictures don't show it quite well but each room has its walls covered in different stones. My personal favorite was the Crystal Room. The colors were really calming (lots of green, blue and purple) and it was the least hot hehe. Still after 15 minutes I was sweating already!
On the website you can see all the different rooms and attributes but I can summarize them here :
Crystal room : to neutralize toxic content, good for skin care, fatigue
Elvan stone (Adamantine) : absorbs and dissolves pollutants, healing of respiratory illnesses, reduce air-borne bacteria, anti-aging, improves body ionization
Germanium : enhances immune system, promotes dehydrogenation/oxygenation, helps generate endorphins
Gold : promotes bio-energy, immunity, anti-aging, increases concentration, helps with stress, reduces pain
Jade : helps with many ailments like digestive problems, neurologic problems, muscles/joints, anti-aging, increases stamina
Loess (yellow mud) : helps in increasing cellular activity, helps with obesity, bad odors, stress, chronic fatigue and lower levels of toxins
Then there is the ice room that is also covered with stones but no information was given about those.
When I went there was a salt room instead of the gold room but I don't remember the information written on the door (and they did not add it on their website).
Looking on other Korean sauna websites I could find different stones/minerals used : sun salt, red clay, different kinds of jade, amethyst, rose/green quartz, blue onyx, gold and silver, granite, pine salt...and probably some others but I didn't check for all Korean spas haha!
So, are there any of you that already knew about thoses places? Did you like it?
I really liked my experience and can't wait to go back! Plus the entrance fee is really low for everything that is included (they're usually open 24h and you can even sleep there!)
Ah I forgot to say that in the common area there were many huge salt lamps aligned on the floor. I slept a bit next to one, it was really pleasant!
Hopefully you can find one close to where you live, don't hesitate to look it up! I found many in the US, unfortunately I found only 2 in Canada and I didn't check for elsewhere but you should!