When used regularly, it is also used as a remedy for various illnesses or physical ailments. We have put together some interesting facts about how you can benefit from the salt crystals in the sauna and how your body will thank you:
Why is salt so healthy for our body
The pink salt from nature can lower your blood pressure, regulate blood sugar levels, cleanse the lungs, strengthen the immune system and bones, alleviate sleep disorders and counteract muscle cramps. The salt also has a cleansing effect on our skin.
That is why salt is also used in the sauna because:
The crystals in the sauna release ions that float through the air. You absorb them through your skin and your respiratory tract. In combination with the heat, so-called negative ions are created, which combine with the positive ions. This is how viruses and bacteria are fought. Even inside your body. This ensures that your immune system is strengthened. The ions reach all of the body's cells through the lungs.
How do you use salt crystals correctly in the sauna?
There are two different ways to use it in the sauna. Firstly, the most classic way: as a peeling for the skin. The salt gently removes dead skin cells and cleanses the skin with its valuable ingredients. You can find more information about this in another blog post.
The second option – which we would like to look at in detail today – is to add the pink salt to the infusion.
To do this, you need to place a special sauna stone with a chamber, an evaporator bowl or something similar in the oven with your sauna stones. The large salt crystals are then placed in the chambers and water is poured over them during the sauna session. The heat and evaporation of the water in combination with the salt means you have now created your own brine bath for your home. Click here to see our product:
Full effect after three sauna sessions
To feel the full effect, you should do three sauna sessions of 20 minutes each. Remember to rest for half an hour in between. You should also drink more than usual on a sauna day like this. The salt crystals will remove additional water from your body and you definitely need to replenish it.
You should also apply plenty of body lotion to your body after a day in the sauna, as the salt draws a lot of water out of the body.
Interesting fact
By the way, the so-called Himalayan crystal salt does not come from the Himalayas, but from a chain of hills 200-300 km away in northern Pakistan and not directly from the Himalayan mountains.
