SALT AND SKIN CONDITIONS

Statistics: in the US, 20% of individuals suffer from severe acne, which can result in permanent physical and mental scarring.

 
Acne vulgarise typically affects the areas of skin with the densest population of sebaceous (oil) follicles, such as: the face, the upper parts of the chest and the back .

Current acne treatment recommend a combination of prescription medications to induce anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects 

 How can salt help?  

• a dermatological study in 1972, found that an ocean water salt lotion applied on the skin and left to dry, significantly decreased the skin oils due to the astringent and bacterial action of the salt crystals;
  
• the salt solution offers the advantage of being non-aromatic and non-allergenic in nature, offering therapeutical advantages to all skin types and for those with skin allergie.

• Statistics: affects one in twelve individuals in the UK. 

It is a genetic disease with variable highly influenced by immunological and environmental factors: air pollution, exposure to allergens. 

Symptoms: 

• in mild cases: dry, scaly, red, itchy skin;
• in severe cases: weeping, crusting, bleeding skin.

 How can Halotherapy help? 

• reduces inflammation on the skin;
• kills bacteria;
• strengthens the immune system.

• It is a skin disease that causes itchy, silvery, scaly patches commonly found on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp;
  
•  it is long-term chronic inflammatory disease with no cure, that typically flares for weeks or months, then subsides or goes into remission.

Main feature: 

• the life cycle of skin cells is greatly accelerated leading to a buildup of leads cells on the surface of the epidermis.

Triggers:

• genetics;
• infections;
• cold and dry weather;
• injury to the skin;
• stress;
• smoking;
• heavy alcohol consumption;
• certain medications;
• rapid withdrawal of oral or systemic corticosteroids.

How can Halotherapy help? 

• reduces inflammation on the skin;
  
• kills bacteria;
  
• strengthens the immune system.