Definitions for "Thalassotherapy"
the therapeutic use of seawater in bath and body care.
An ancient Greek therapy (thalasso is Greek for sea) these treatments use the therapeutic benefits of the sea, and sea water products for their vitamins, minerals and trace elements, which can heal and reinvigorate skin and hair. Various treatments include: Individual baths of fresh seawater equipped with powerful underwater jets for deep massage; or a therapist applies manual massage to body with hoses. Body wrap, similar to herbal wrap, but using seaweed or sea algae paste, to eliminate toxins, restore minerals and skin elasticity. As with most wraps, it usually involves seaweed paste rubbed on the body, which is then covered with sheets and sometimes blankets for 10 to 20 minutes. Use of sea water and sea air to treat a disease; living near the sea, bathing in the water and breathing sea air.
Coming from the Greek word for sea, thalassotherapy is a generic term for a variety of spa treatments that use sea water and/or seaweed. These therapies include: fresh sea water baths that provide underwater massage using water jets in the tub sea water massages delivered with a manual hose body wrap treatments using seaweed paste