Hydrotherapy, Steam baths--you've heard of them, but haven't had one.  Now it's time to experience the luxurious and cleansing feeling of water treatments.

Wake Up Your Body And Relax - Revitalize your Being
Bubble baths with aromatherapy candles have long been a part of your relaxation efforts.  However, have you ever experienced a total cleansing of your body and soul with water treatments at a spa?  Chances are you haven't or didn't even know that these types of experiences qualified as spa treatments. Water is not only essential for keeping the internal body hydrated, water is also essential in spa treatments to attend to the outer body, which is the skin.  Water is used in specific ways in mud baths, body wraps and body scrubs.  The right temperature and pressure of water matter in those treatments. Water treatments are very therapeutic and have been used in spas for a very long time, in many countries. 

Hydrotherapy is about the healing effects of hot and cold water, as well as water pressure on the skin. Heat quiets and relaxes the body, while cold water stimulates and invigorates. Taking a cold shower after a hot rinse might sound shocking, but can be immensely refreshing and stimulating for body and mind. Moreover the change in temperature brings the blood to the surface of the skin, and makes your skin feel vibrant and toned. You feel alive!

Some of the different types of water treatments and hydrotherapy include the Swiss shower, Scotch hose, and the Vichy shower.  Below is a description of these water treatments and how they work.

• Swiss shower provides an exhilarating shower experience for you, when multi sensory shower heads and overhead jets surround you with water.
• Scotch hose is designed to help speed up your metabolism with pressurized hot and cold water sprays, focusing on specific areas of the body. This type of water treatment is thought to be one of the most relaxing methods.
• Vichy shower is typically used after body treatments, where you lie down on a massage table and water jets spray on you at varying temperatures and pressures.

Saunas and steam rooms are also known to most and continue to be very popular.  One of the most recognized is the Finnish Sauna, where you sit inside of a very hot steam room, allowing your pores to clear and skin to breathe. This process helps to rid the body of any toxin build up.

Turkish steam baths are located all around the world and are considered one of the best values for reducing stress.  This is because the Turkish steam bath is more than just a place to cleanse the skin-it is a place for gathering and socializing--in its true form.  Another great thing is that reservations are not usually needed to visit a Turkish steam bath.  Many spas not only have a  steam room, but also several heated rooms with different temperatures, including marble slabs for rinsing off, ending with a cold water plunge.  Temperatures vary, in Saunas with maximum heat, Steam Rooms being not quite as hot, and Aromatherapy Rooms at a comfortable temperature to facilitate inhalation therapy.  Spas will also usually have a relaxation room where you can enjoy a massage or just take a snooze.

For a truly unique experience, visit a spa with a Samadhi flotation tank.  These tanks are also known as sensory deprivation tank or float tank that is used for meditating, rejuvenating, rest and relaxation.  This is a solitary experience, where you can truly focus on relieving stress that surrounds you every day.

With so many different choices for water treatments and hydrotherapy, you cannot help but experience total rejuvenation and revitalization.