Speleotherapy

Speleotherapy involves breathing of the mineral infused air present in a salt mine or a cave rich in salt deposits. Sea salt has a health improving cosmetic effect on outer skin as well as from inside. Patients those who have asthma are benefitted with the micro-climate and the salt therapy. The specialty of cave mines is the stable air temperature, moisture and most important factor is it lacks air pollutants like pollens. This therapy was officially recognized by Polish physician F. Bochkowsky in 1843. Various health spas and clinics worldwide practice this as a cosmetic procedure to treat chronic obstructive airways diseases.