S.A.L.T. Chamber News
Top 7 Trends in Salt Therapy
Source: WellSpa360 Published Date: January 17, 2024
SALT Chamber has released The Top Trends in Salt Therapy. Founder and CEO Leo Tonkin, board chair of the Salt Therapy Association and chair of the Global Wellness Institute’s Respiratory Wellness Initiative, collaborated with industry thought leaders to reveal the transformative trends defining the salt therapy landscape in 2024.
“These trends signify a paradigm shift in the salt therapy landscape towards a more integrated, personalized, and accessible approach,” said Tonkin. “As we usher in 2024, the salt therapy industry is poised to lead a wellness revolution, providing transformative experiences for individuals and communities alike.”
SALT Chamber Announces Partnership with Ageless Fitness to Revolutionize Touchless Wellness Experiences
Source: Ageless Fitness Published Date: January 5, 2024
SALT Chamber, the pioneering global leader in dry salt therapy, announced a strategic partnership with Ageless Fitness, a renowned fitness franchise catering to the unique physical abilities and individual needs of seniors. This groundbreaking partnership will bring about a new era of wellness, where the synergies of sensory, emotional, and physical connections will redefine the way people experience health and vitality, as a part of SALT Chamber’s “Experience SALT+” portfolio.
SALT Chamber Unveils Top Trends Shaping the Future of Salt Therapy
Source: Day Spa Association Published Date: January 3, 2024
Boca Raton, FL (January 3, 2024). SALT Chamber, the pioneer and leader in salt/halotherapy therapy, has released The Top Trends in Salt Therapy. Founder and CEO Leo Tonkin, Board Chair of the Salt Therapy Association and Chair of the Global Wellness Institute’s Respiratory Wellness Initiative, collaborated with industry thought leaders to reveal the transformative trends defining the salt therapy landscape in 2024.
The Winners Of The 2023 Professional’s Choice Awards
Source: American Spa Published Date: November 15, 2023
Welcome to the 19th edition of American Spa’s annual readers’ choice awards. Thanks to the thousands of spa decision-makers who voted, we’re excited to share their picks for the top products, manufacturers, and more. Here’s the complete list of categories, winners, and finalists for you to enjoy.
SALT Chamber won in the category of “Favorite Touchless Treatment Equipment Manufacturer”.
SALT Chamber Introduces Experience SALT+
Source: American Spa Published Date: November 8, 2023
SALT Chamber, the pioneer in salt/halotherapy therapy, has announced the launch of Experience SALT+, turnkey solutions combining salt therapy with best-in-class wellness modalities. Leveraging SALT Chamber’s partnerships with top brands, consultants, designers, architects, and developers, the revolutionary concept allows clients to offer evidence-based, multisensory experiences that satisfy the needs of today’s discriminating spa and wellness consumer. Experience SALT+ turnkey concepts can be developed for SALT Chamber’s new Wellness Suite as well as custom salt rooms.
SALT Chamber & Myndstream Create Exclusive Playlist for Salt Therapy Sessions
Source: WellSpa360 Published Date: October 28, 2023
Myndstream and SALT Chamber have partnered to curate an exclusive playlist with music specifically designed for respiratory wellness and breathwork that guests and customers can experience during a salt therapy treatment. Myndstream’s creative team and music engineers worked closely with SALT Chamber to create a science-based and bespoke playlist to augment clients’ salt therapy sessions and create a more immersive wellness experience that impacts the breath, body and mind.
Spa People: 20th Anniversary Issue – Leo Tonkin, SALT Chamber
Source: Spa Business Published Date: October 13, 2023
After a 35-year consultancy career steeped in organisational culture, strategy and leadership development, I started Salt Chamber at the age of 52. We all have visions, ideas and possibilities … but nothing gets done without action. There’s real power in ‘intentionally choosing’ and making things happen.
Myndstream and Salt Chamber partner to elevate self-guided halotherapy treatments
Source: Spa Opportunities Published Date: September 25, 2023
Wellness music company Myndstream has teamed up with halotherapy supplier SALT Chamber to create a self-guided breathwork playlist for salt therapy experiences.
Working closely with the Myndstream creative team, SALT Chamber briefed the science-led music service to create a bespoke playlist to augment clients’ breathwork.
Played through the sound system installed in SALT Chamber’s various halotherapy spaces, the 45-minute playlist is available through Myndstream’s spa music streaming service, The Stream.
Episode 180: LEO TONKIN The Benefits of Dry Salt Therapy with Salt Chamber Founder
Source: Inside Out Health with Coach Tara Garrison Published Date: July 7, 2023
The Chair of the Global Wellness Institute’s Respiratory Wellness Initiative, Leo Tonkin is a respiratory health and wellness pioneer and visionary, who was first to bring salt therapy to North America in 2012.
As CEO of SALT Chamber, which has completed over 1,400 worldwide projects, Leo has become a leading authority on the design, build, and installation of salt therapy rooms, concepts, and facilities. Leo is also the Founding Chairman of the Salt Therapy Association.
In this episode, Leo Tonkin shares his profound knowledge on the powerful effects that salt chambers can have on the human body.
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Equine Salt Therapy: How the Halogenerator is Improving Respiratory and Skin Health in Sport Horses
Source: Jumper News Published Date: June 8, 2023
In equestrian sports, results are separated by the smallest of margins, making the quest for a competitive edge ongoing. As a variety of innovative techniques have emerged to enhance the well-being and performance of equine athletes, equine salt therapy has increasingly gained attention. Known for its potential to improve respiratory health, skin conditions, and promote overall wellness, equine salt therapy is showing promising results in boosting performance and aiding in the recovery of sport horses, particularly in the sports of horse racing and show jumping.
“Dry salt is like a toothbrush for the lungs. It is anti-inflammatory and antibacterial,” said Leo Tonkin, Founder and CEO of SALT Chamber, who has emerged as the leader in providing equine salt therapy access to horses. “We’ve also found it to accelerate skin recovery.”
SALT Chamber’s Wellness Suite Introduces New Level of Multisensory Wellness
Source: WellSpa360 Published Date: June 2023
SALT Chamber introduced The Wellness Suite at the 2023 International Spa Conference at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas from May 9-11. The Wellness Suite introduces a new level of multisensory wellness, as it draws from the elements of nature to create an immersive experience that tantalizes every sense.
Hundreds of spa professionals experienced a salt treatment in The Wellness Suite at ISPA, which was complimented by the Oakworks Curva Lounger with SoVi Vibroacoustic System to combine soothing and healing sound and vibration therapy to create an experience that engages all the senses.
RESPIRATORY WELLNESS: The Importance of Air Quality in Spas
Source: WellSpa360 Published Date: March 2023
Spas are implementing salt therapy as a natural, touchless modality to cleanse the respiratory system and support respiratory conditions. Ideal for spa-goers focused on individualized programming and a healthy lifestyle, dry salt therapy is perfect as a stand-alone service and as a relaxing amenity before and after other treatments.
From luxury resorts to small-town day spas, more than 2,000 businesses in North America provide dry salt therapy (also called halotherapy). Affordable and easy to implement, flexible options are available based on space availability and client demand.
Salt Chamber creates halotherapy room for Arizona Biltmore’s Tierra Luna Spa
Source: Spa Business Published Date: February 20, 2023
Salt therapy supplier Salt Chamber has helped realise a new luxury salt room at the Arizona Biltmore, a Waldorf Astoria Resort in Phoenix, AZ.
The room is used for dry salt therapy (also known as halotherapy) which is claimed to help improve the respiratory system, ease skin conditions, boost the immune system and enhance mental wellness.
The halotherapy room is the finishing touch at Tierra Luna Spa’s Sol Garden – an outdoor space surrounded by desert landscaping, impressive mountain views and ocotillo coves, and completed with a cold plunge pool, a hot tub, an outdoor rain shower and a well bar.
Discover the Benefits of Dry Salt Therapy
Source: American Spa Published Date: January 30, 2023
Leo M. Tonkin, founder and CEO of SALT Chamber, discusses why spas should consider adding salt therapy to their offerings.
Dry salt therapy has become the “go-to” wellness modality for spas to develop a competitive advantage while improving the guest experience. Ideal for a new type of spa-goer focused on individualized programming and a healthy lifestyle, dry salt therapy cleanses the respiratory system, improves skin condition, and has numerous benefits including boosting the immune system and enhancing mental wellness.
Leo Tonkin: The Pioneer of Salt
Source: The Insider’s Guide to Spas Published Date: January 16, 2023
The founder and CEO of SALT Chamber, Leo Tonkin is a man of kindness and integrity who has literally aligned himself with the salt of the earth.
Initially, when I got involved in this 10, 11 years ago, salt rooms were being designed based on underground European salt caves. The very first salt rooms designed above ground had white salt walls to mimic a cave-like environment.
I didn’t think that was a very inviting environment for Americans unfamiliar with salt caves, so I started using Himalayan salt as a décor element. I was the pioneer of how to backlight and create salt block systems to create ambiance. There is a fallacy that Himalayan salt gives off negative ions and it cleans the air around it. A class-action lawsuit in New York had scientists disprove these claims, but there are still companies in the spa industry selling Himalayan salt making false claims.
Spa Style: Showcasing Stylish Equipment & Leading-Edge Technology for your Spa
Source: European Spa Magazine Published Date: December 13, 2022
The multipurpose salt therapy concept from Salt Chamber uses a Salt FX Pro Halogenerator that grinds and disperses pure-grade sodium chloride into micron-sized dry salt aerosol particles.
These benefit users by being inhaled into the respiratory system and absorbed by the skin. The company incorporates Himalayan salt into its chambers as a décor element to create a signature wellness experience for guests. While the salt décor provides ambience, the respiratory and skin benefits come from the dry salt particles dispersed into the room.
“Salt Chamber is an innovator in the salt décor design process. We started using Himalayan salt, not only for its beneficial qualities but for its amazing natural colours and hues,” says the brand’s founder and CEO, Leo Tonkin.
Inside The Spa at PGA National Resort
Source: American Spa Published Date: December 6, 2022
With six internationally renowned golf courses and home to The Honda Classic professional golf tournament since 2007, PGA National Resort (Palm Beach Gardens, FL) is a destination hotspot for golf enthusiasts and their families. Located approximately 75 miles north of Miami, the iconic property, which recently underwent a $100 million extensive transformation, now features fully updated guest rooms and meeting spaces, a redesigned lobby, new dining concepts, two new Andy Staples-designed golf courses, and renovations to The Spa at PGA National Resort.
A defining design element seen throughout the spa is the many archways. The arches represent lightness and openness while lifting the spirit to a higher plane and a serene sense of wellbeing. They are designed to remind guests of the openness of life for healing, balance, and growth. The 29 wet and dry treatment rooms feature these arched doorways as well as Venetian plastered walls, and each room has an adjustable heated hydraulic table.
The spa also houses a retro pink-and-white salon for hair and nail services; an outdoor pool deck with a cafe and bar offering healthy salads, wraps, bowls, cold-pressed juices, and spa-inspired cocktails; two Himalayan salt rooms; and a retail shop featuring a collection of skincare, haircare, and body products, as well as resort apparel, swimwear, and more.
Salt Room Therapy: How to Integrate Dry Salt Into Your Practice
Source: Massage Magazine Published Date: November 14, 2022
Massage therapists are integrating salt therapy for its numerous benefits, including relief from respiratory and skin conditions and its ability to de-stress, improve sleep and optimize health.
Salt and massage are a match made in heaven because you can bring therapeutic benefits to your clients while generating more revenue. Implementing dry salt therapy in a treatment room requires a minimal investment, low maintenance and a unique selling point, to set you apart from the competition.
Salt therapy ranks second in popularity at Eleventh Element Relaxation Spa in Edwardsville, Pennsylvania, behind massage services. “When clients are introduced to the salt room, their first words are, ‘Wow. This is awesome. I’ve never seen anything like it,” said owner Donna Caruso, who is also a two-time featured presenter at the annual Salt Therapy Association Conference.
“We do Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massage in our salt room,” she said. “Guests love it, especially in the winter because it brings a beachy summertime feel in the gloom and gray. When you pair a massage with salt therapy, people are amazed at how wonderful they feel when they leave.”
Residential Spas Integrate Dry Salt Therapy as “Go-To” Wellness Modality for Luxury Lifestyle
Source: Spa Industry Association Published Date: October 18, 2022
SALT Chamber, the pioneer and leader in custom salt room concepts, is partnering with apartment complexes, condominiums, and luxury residences to design and install next-generation salt rooms. Salt rooms have become the “go-to” wellness modality for residential spas for developing a competitive advantage while improving residents’ respiratory health.
Wendy Bosalavage, President and Chief Revenue Officer of LIVunLtd, is working with SALT Chamber to design salt rooms in many of the 60 luxury residences in New York City.
“Salt rooms have become the new ‘must-have’,” said Bosalavage. “Developers recognize how important it is to have the amenities that increase the value per square foot in either a rental or condominium environment.”
Salt Chamber teams up with World Equestrian Center and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
Source: DVM360 Published Date: September 28, 2022
Salt Chamber, a company specializing in dry salt therapy products, equipment, concepts, and experiences, has collaborated with the World Equestrian Center (WEC) in Ocala, Florida, and Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Kentucky to offer equine salt rooms to their individual facilities.
Veterinarians and horse trainers implementing dry salt therapy sessions into their horses’ training programs have reported benefits (eg, dedicated decongestant, lower airway disease (LAD) treatment, decreases travel sickness, mud fever treatment, and rapid skin rash clearance, along with lower veterinary bills and quicker race times). A drug-free modality, dry salt therapy is completely compliant with competition rules and regulations in racing and every equine performance discipline.
Salt Room: How Fitness Clubs Are Getting Salted
Source: Club Solutions Published Date: August 8, 2022
Fitness clubs across the country are striving to set themselves apart from the competition.
Offering salt therapy will help you create additional value for your members, and when you are ready to add salt therapy, you have multiple options that can be customized to fit your budget and space considerations.
SALT Chamber Partners with PGA National Resort & V Starr on Unique Salt Rooms
Source: Wellspa 360 Published Date: July 22, 2022
SALT Chamber announced a partnership with PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and Venus William’s V Starr interior design firm. The companies developed two salt room concepts, available for private and group use.
The newly designed salt room features Himalayan salt décor, and provides clients with a salt therapy service that helps cleanse their respiratory system, increase lung function, improve the immune system and boost mental wellness.
SALT Chamber Partners with PGA National Resort & V Starr on Unique Salt Rooms
Source: Yahoo! Finance Published Date: July 13, 2022
SALT Chamber, the pioneer and leader in dry salt therapy and custom salt room concepts and experiences, partnered with PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and V Starr to develop two unique salt room concepts for private and group use.
V Starr, Venus Williams’ award-winning interior design firm, led the renovation of the 40,000-square-foot spa as part of the recent $140 million transformation of PGA National Resort. PGA National was named one of the world’s 9 best luxury spas for 2022 by the New York Post.
SALT Chamber Debuts SALT Booth at IHRSA 2022
Source: WellSpa 360 Published Date: July 8, 2022
SALT Chamber introduced salt therapy to the fitness industry last month at IHRSA 2022 in Miami Beach, FL and exhibited the Original SALT Booth®.
At the show, SALT Chamber discovered that athletes and fitness/health club members are looking for training methods that improve their breathing patterns, increase their lung capacity and shorten recovery time.
Respiratory Wellness: Why Dry Salt Therapy Is Senior Living’s New Must-Have
Source: Senior Trade Published Date: June 26, 2022
Nancy Griffin talks with Leo Tonkin, CEO of SALT Chamber and a Founding Director of the Salt Therapy Association.
Leo is a pioneer in respiratory health and wellness, having developed and implemented more than 1,300 salt rooms worldwide. Learn how dry salt therapy can improve census and resident quality of life.
Episode 10:3 Leo Tonkin on Why Salt Rooms are Senior Living’s Must-Have Wellness Amenity
Source: Glowing Older Published Date: June 15, 2022
The CEO of SALT Chamber and Founder of the Salt Therapy Association discusses respiratory wellness and why dry salt therapy is an ideal offering for older adults. Learn how senior living communities can convert and existing space into a solo, couples or multipurpose salt room.
Global Wellness Institute announces new respiratory wellness initiative
Source: Spa Opportunities Published Date: May 6, 2022
Leo Tonkin, founder and CEO of SALT Chamber, will serve as the new initiative’s chair.
A specialist in respiratory health and wellness, Tonkin was among the first to bring halotherapy to North America (in 2012) and is a leading authority on the design, building, and installation of halotherapy rooms, concepts, and facilities. His company has completed over 1,300 projects worldwide.
IHRSA 2022: Must-See Companies
Source: Club Solutions Published Date: May 3, 2022
From June 22-24 fitness pros will gather in Miami, Florida, for the 2022 IHRSA Convention and Trade Show. In this section, you’ll find the must-see companies you’ll want to connect with! Use it to plan out your time at the show. And don’t forget to stop by and chat with the Club Solutions Magazine team at booth #1736.
Spa Business – Gold Company Profile
Source: Spa Business Handbook Published Date: February 25, 2022
SALT Chamber was started in 2012 by Founder and CEO Leo Tonkin and has become the leading authority on designing, building, and developing salt therapy concepts for day spas, medical spas, wellness centres, and health practitioners to add salt therapy to their existing menu of services.
Increased Profits: Just Add Dry Salt Therapy
Source: Club Solutions Magazine Published Date: November 1, 2021
After almost two years where people spent most of their days cooped up at home getting very little exercise, fitness resolutions have begun to take on a little more weight as we head into 2022.
The fitness industry can attest. Despite some areas where the coronavirus is causing gym capacity restrictions, gym memberships are on the rise, with some clubs even exceeding numbers from past years. Part of that can be tied to the predictable return of those who want to improve their physical health via building their body with weights or getting in shape with cardio or classes.
Episode 37: Salt Therapy with Leo Tonkin of Salt Chamber – Why Fitness Clubs are Adding Salt Therapy
Source: Club Solutions Magazine Published Date: October 2021
In this episode of the #CSpodcast, Leo Tonkin, the founder and CEO of Salt Chamber, sat down with Rico Francis, the president and co-founder of Peake Media, to discuss salt therapy’s evolution, what Salt Chamber does, and how it helps clubs, and how to bring this profit center into your business.
Salt Therapy for Performance, Endurance, and Recovery
Source: Club Solutions Magazine Published Date: May 2021
SALT Chamber was featured in the May 2021 edition of Club Solutions Magazine. Club Solutions is “THE” magazine in the health and fitness club industry.
Athletes are using salt therapy for performance, endurance, and recovery to amazing benefits.
Read all about how clubs are getting salted in the POST-COVID-19 world.
Flock and Gather Podcast
Source: Spa Industry Association Published Date: April 5, 2021
SALT Chamber, LLC Founder and CEO Leo Tonkin recently joined Spa Industry Association President Allan Share on his “Flock and Gather” Podcast.
Listen as they discuss why “Salt Therapy” – natural, drug-free, and touchless – is the fastest-growing service in the spa industry.
WE Consulting’s ‘The science behind salt therapy’
Source: Spa Opportunities Published Date: May 20, 2020
This webinar touched on details about salt therapy, but was mostly geared towards critical issues around reopening spas.
Tonkin from Salt Chamber said he’s seeing an increase in the usage of salt products, even though the number of people in halotherapy rooms has decreased. His company is about to unveil a self-contained salt pod, complete with HVAC, which can be installed in the grounds of a hospital or shopping mall.
Check Out The Inside The Salt Room At Âme Spa And Wellness Collective
Source: American Spa Magazine Published Date: August 2019
According to Leo Tonkin, CEO of Salt Chamber, there are approximately 750 salt rooms in the U.S., and Salt Chamber has designed and built around 600 of them. Tonkin and Salt Chamber are responsible for the largest women’s salt room in the United States, which is at the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa, which coincidentally was the venue for the first SPATEC by American Spa event earlier this year.
Salt Therapy Isn’t New, So Why the Resurgence in the Trend?
Source: American Spa Magazine Published Date: June 2019
Salt therapy might be among today’s biggest spa and wellness trends, but it’s nowhere close to new.
Room to Breathe
Source: American Spa Magazine Published Date: June 2019
Salt therapy might be among today’s biggest spa and wellness trends, but it’s nowhere close to new.
Yes, Salt Rooms Are Just As Therapeutic As They Look On Instagram
Source: Swirled Published Date: July 31, 2018
First came the pink Himalayan sea salt shakers, forever changing the way we season our food. Then came the Himalayan salt lamps that not only make for pretty home decor, but also help to cleanse the air in our little city apartments. And now there are entire rooms stocked from floor to ceiling with pretty pink crystals in cities all across the country, aiming to soothe, cleanse and heal our bodies in a multitude of ways.
The salt therapy business model. What options you have for décor.
Source: Spa Industry Association Published Date: July 13, 2018
With over 400+ Himalayan Salt Decor projects, SALT Chamber is the industry leader in salt therapy and decor.
SALT Chamber Appoints Liliana Grajales as Vice-President of Business Development for their LATAM/Caribbean/Mexico Division
Source: SALT Chamber Published Date: July 9, 2018
SALT Chamber, one of the world’s leading authorities for educating, consulting, marketing, training, and distributing the best Salt Therapy products and services is pleased to announce the appointment of Liliana Grajales as Vice-President of Business Development for their LATAM/Caribbean/Mexico Division.
Liliana brings close to 25 years of experience working in operations and sales in the spa and wellness industry. In 1994, she began her career in the hospitality department at the Hyatt Grand in Palm Desert, California and soon began learning all facets of operations including human resources, sales, and food and beverage.
What Is Salt Therapy? This Wellness Trend Invites You Into A Gorgeous Salt Cave
Source: Elite Daily Published Date: April 2018
SALT Chamber CEO and Founder Leo Tonkin was featured in an Elite Daily article entitled “Halotherapy Is The Wellness Trend That Takes You Inside A Gorgeous Salt Cave“.
SALT Chamber, LLC To Attend CMAA World Conference in San Francisco From March 2-6, 2018
Source: Salt Chamber Published Date: March 2018
BOCA RATON, March 2, 2018 – SALT Chamber, LLC, one of the world’s leading authorities for educating, consulting, marketing, training, and distributing the best dry salt therapy (Halotherapy) products and services, announced they will attend the 91st World Conference on Club Management and the Club Business Expo. The 2018 event will take place in San Francisco, CA, at Moscone West from March 2-6. Rene Stern, Vice President of Business Development and Lanell Fagan, Vice President of Corporate Sales will be attending.
Located at Booth 1122, SALT Chamber will feature its unique S.A.L.T. Booth®, an enclosed, dry salt therapy unit featuring their SALT FX® Pro halogenerator, which provides individual and personalized skin and lung therapy. Attendees to the conference are encouraged and welcome to experience the benefits of dry salt therapy, by entering the booth’s relaxing and soothing environment.
Salt Chamber Saks Fifth Avenue Wellery Opening
Source: Salt Chamber Published Date: May 2017
BOCA RATON, FL May 22, 2017 — On May 11th, Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship store in New York City opened the doors to its new 2nd floor renovation, The Wellery. This innovative concept is where fitness meets fashion, and encourages customers to kickstart a healthier lifestyle. There are 22 style and wellness vendors within The Wellery, including a BREATHE Salt Room in partnership with SALT Chamber.
The BREATHE Salt Room will provide shoppers with a one-of-a-kind spa experience, and allow them to enjoy the benefits of Dry Salt Therapy. BREATHE is known for their salt rooms across New York City and Westchester, and brought this concept into The Wellery. The Saks Fifth Avenue location includes four SALT Chamber SALT Booth® Spas and a Multi SALT Booth®. Each SALT Booth® is equipped with a special device, SALT FX® halogenerator that grinds and crushes heated pure-grade sodium chloride (salt) into micronized particles. SALT Chamber also launched the Get Salted™ line of all-natural, 100% Himalayan salt products that are handcrafted for spa, beauty, and home.
I Spent 30 Minutes in a Pile of Salt to Try to Get Perfect Skin
Source: Stylecaster Published Date: November 2016
I love salt. Like, I love, love salt to the point where I’ll put it on just about anything—popcorn, margaritas, fruit, you name it (yes, my sodium levels are probably crazy high, but hey). I’m such a staunch salt supporter in the sweet or salty debate that I’d gladly swim in a pile of salt if given the chance. So when I heard about dry salt therapy, the beauty treatment that literally immerses you in a salt-filled room to give you perfect skin, I immediately volunteered to try it.
Salt Chamber partners with Robert D. Henry Architects on designing Salt Booth and Cabin to debut at ISPA in September
Source: Salt Chamber Published Date: October 2016
Las Vegas, NV– (October, 2016) – Salt Chamber founder and CEO Leo Tonkin and Robert Henry, founder of Robert D. Henry Architects recently partnered to design a signature SALT Booth®, which would be used for a single individual, and a SALT Cabin™, that can provide salt therapy for 2-8 people. “We are very excited to be launching this project at the International Spa Association (I-SPA) event that will be held in Las Vegas this week,” said Henry.
People have long recognized the curative effects of breathing in the ocean air and bathing in the ocean for the wellness benefits provided to us by Mother Nature. Salt Therapy, also known as Halotherapy, works by inhaling dry micro-ionized pure sodium chloride particles from a Halogenerator into a relaxing Salt Cabin or Salt Booth. Wet Salt provided by the ocean is already saturated whereas Dry Salt is far more effective in helping people with respiratory and skin conditions. Dry salt is super absorbent, anti-inflammatory and is anti-bacterial which helps detoxify the respiratory and integumentary systems.
Two Pillars in the Salt Therapy Industry Join Forces
Salt Chamber partners with The Salt Suite to franchise Salt Therapy
Source: Salt Chamber Published Date: October 2016
Boca Raton, FL– (October 18, 2016) – The sole United States based franchisor of dry salt therapy, (aka Halotherapy) The Salt Suite, has selected SALT Chamber, the leading provider of salt therapy equipment, services and décor, to provide all of their products to their current and future franchisees.
The Salt Suite, owned by husband and wife team Jessica and Elliot Helmer, have been one of the most successful stand-alone salt therapy facilities in the country with their flagship corporate store located in Delray Beach, Florida. After much success and market demand, they expanded to a second location in Lake Worth, Florida in 2014. In 2015 they began developing their franchise model and sold their first two franchisees with one location in Fort Lauderdale and the other one in West Palm Beach. There are currently several new ones in process as they are now spreading across the United States where they are licensed to open franchises in 31 states.
Salty Solutions
Source: American Spa Trend Report 2016 Published Date: December 2015
Though by no means a new ingredient, salt is spicing up spas like never before. From salt rooms and caves to healing Himalayan salt crystals, tools, and beds to treatments and experiences that incorporate salt, sodium chloride is most certainly making waves. One of the hottest ways to sprinkle it into spas comes in the form of salt rooms and caves that incorporate halotherapy, or dry salt therapy.
“When it is inhaled, the dry salt acts like a sponge, absorbing all the mucus, pollen, allergens, and foreign toxins that may be in the respiratory system,” says Leo M. Tonkin, CEO of The Salt Chamber and cofounder and chairman of the Salt Therapy Association. “It is also anti-inflammatory, so people with restricted airways find tremendous relief.” Sofia Benke, owner of The Salt Cave (multiple locations), says the particles also influence the integumentary system (skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves). “Salt microparticles inhibit the growth or reproduction of bacteria, reduce swelling, and ease inflammation. The therapy results in pH normalization and better skin microcirculation.” Additionally, the salt penetrates deeply into the epidermal layers of the skin and absorbs any excess oils, which allows accelerated cellular growth of skin cells and improves skin rigidity, says Tonkin.
A Grain of Salt
Source: American Spa Published Date: December 2015
The popular saying “Everything old is new again” has never been more apropos than when applied to salt and spa. Salt, a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride, was used by the ancient Egyptians for trade, medicinal, and religious purposes. But it’s equally impactful today and being “rediscovered” by consumers and spa practitioners alike. From salt rooms and caves to healing Himalayan salt crystals, tools, and beds to treatments and experiences that incorporate salt, this multitasking mineral is certainly having a magical spa moment.
“Salt therapy and salt rooms have been around for many years- as with so many developments in our industry, trends like this seem to come in waves, each time bringing new findings, research, and ingredient technologies with them,” says Sue Harmsworth, founder and chairman of ESPA International.
Spa Snapshot:Spa at the LINQ
Source: Salt Inc Published Date: September 30, 2015
Millennials, also known as Generation Y, are the largest generation in the United States and one-third of the total U.S. population. This generation, roughly defined as born between 1980 and 2000, is a major contributor for the U.S. economy and the new age of spa goer.
Caesars Entertainment recognized this fact when they opened the LINQ Hotel & Casino in 2014 and again when the hotel unveiled its spa in May 2015. The Spa at the LINQ offers millennials—and all of its clients— total body wellness, from its unique treatments to its salt cave and fitness center.
Salt Therapy Centers Spreading
Source: Sun Sentinel Published Date: September 14, 2015
Salt might be healthy after all — or at least some South Florida businesses think so.
Better Skin and Health With Salt
Source: Salt, Inc. Published Date: August 2015
Salt is an essential ingredient to all living creatures on earth. It has a long history, where it has played a role: as currency, in religious rituals, as a preservative and for health and wellness.
9 REASONS TO LOVE LAS VEGAS IN THE SUMMER
Source: Las Vegas Magazine Published Date: July 24, 2015
The first new spa in Las Vegas since Qua Baths & Spa opened at Caesars Palace in 2007 features a Himalayan salt cave, a free service for anyone with a treatment or a day pass at the spa. The 45-minute European-style halotherapy session helps guests breathe easier and soothes skin ailments.
GET SALTED: THE LATEST SKINCARE TREATMENT TO TRY
Source: Harper’s Bazaar Published Date: April 28, 2015
Salt is an essential ingredient to all living creatures on earth. It has a long history, where it has played a role: as currency, in religious rituals, as a preservative and for health and wellness.
Top trending spa treatments
Source: Foxnews.com Published Date: December 29, 2014
If the change in weather gives you a cold, salt therapy treatments and spa-like chambers are a great option. They boost your immune system, reduce your chances of getting sick and are a great way to detox. According to the Salt Therapy Association, dry salt air, a natural detox for skin and lungs found in Eastern European salt mines decades ago, is gaining popularity throughout the world as “halotherapy.” Its benefits include encouraging clear skin, enhanced breathing, superior endurance, deeper sleep and overall wellness.
Upgrade Your Spa Services with a Salt Room
Source: Massage Magazine Published Date: December 18, 2014
The benefits of a salted environment were discovered in the early 19th century by Feliks Bocszkowski, a Polish physician who observed that salt miners had significantly fewer severe respiratory ailments, and looked much younger for their age, than coal or metal miners. He concluded these miners must be breathing in naturally healthy particles embedded in the salt caves. After Bocszkowski’s discovery, going to salt mines and caves for healing purposes became popular throughout Europe. Halotherapy was further developed in the former Soviet Union in the late 1970s, and was offered exclusively in medical facilities.
Salty Search for the Good Life
Source: Wall Street Journal Published Date: October 8, 2014
Salt has been used as a flavor enhancer for millennia. But did you know that the condiment can also improve breathing, provide relief from the common cold, rejuvenate your skin and perhaps even enhance your sex life? I didn’t either.
Halotherapy: The New Health Craze for Clearing Your Sinuses
Source: Men’s Fitness Published Date: July 9, 2014
The latest fad in homeopathy to hit the United States has roots in an unlikely place: the salt caves of Eastern Europe—a sort of primordial spa where people flocked for eons to treat ailments ranging from respiratory illnesses to skin infections. Dry salt therapy (or, as it’s officially known, “halotherapy”) involves basking in the sodium-rich air of small, custom-crafted “salt chambers.” Its lack of regulation and scientific backing hasn’t stopped its surge in popularity. According to Ulle Lutz, president of consultation service Salt Chambers Inc., about 150 halotherapy facilities have sprung up in the U.S. in the past two years. We gave one a test run.
Health Craze: Salt Chambers Make Healing Claims
Source: ABC News Published Date: January 14, 2014
Legend has it that the Queen of Sheeba believed in the healing properties of the salt-rich Dead Sea. Cleopatra also famously traveled from Egypt to use the Dead Sea as her own personal spa.
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