Halotherapy, explained
If this is your first salt room, start here.
Halotherapy is a session spent in a room where a machine called a halogenerator disperses very fine, dry salt particles into the air. At Pure Salt Therapy in Doncaster you sit in a zero-gravity lounger for 45 minutes and breathe normally. The room is cool, quiet and dimly lit. You stay fully clothed, and there is nothing you need to do.
Where it comes from
For generations, people in Eastern Europe travelled down into working salt mines simply to sit and breathe. The air deep in those mines has a particular character — cool, still, low in dust and pollen, and carrying fine particles of salt. That combination became known as the salt cave microclimate, and the practice of spending time in it became halotherapy.
How our room recreates it
Our room in Doncaster is lined with natural Himalayan salt and floored with a deep bed of pure salt. A professional halogenerator grinds pharmaceutical-grade Pharmasal salt from Salinen Austria into a fine, dry aerosol and disperses it evenly into the air throughout your session. Lighting is warm and low, the temperature is pleasantly cool, and the only sound is a steady hum and quiet music.
What a session feels like
Halotherapy (dry salt therapy) recreates the microclimate of a natural salt cave.
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You settle in
Recline in a heated, softly lit room lined with Himalayan salt, feet in a deep bed of pure salt.
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You breathe
Our halogenerator releases a fine, dry salt aerosol into the air; you simply breathe normally for 45 minutes.
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You come out lighter
Most people leave calmer, with a clearer head; many make it a weekly ritual.
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between your salt room and a room with salt lamps?
Ours is an active halotherapy room: a halogenerator disperses dry salt into the air throughout the session. A room decorated with salt but with no halogenerator puts no salt into the air.
What salt do you use?
Pharmaceutical-grade Pharmasal salt from Salinen Austria, in a room lined with Himalayan salt.
Halotherapy is a complementary wellbeing practice, not a medical treatment. It does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition and is not a substitute for advice from your GP. Please do not stop or change prescribed medication. If you have a health condition, speak to your doctor before booking.