Mud Therapy as an Alternative Treatment

Mud Therapy is used as an alternative treatment to cure many diseases like pain in joints, rheumatism, arthritis or any aches and also to tone down overweight. The mud therapy can be done with specific type mud only. Certain types of mud contain a higher amount of minerals and plant residues, which is the main reason for its medicinal property. Mud therapy was practiced by Ancient Greeks to treat different kinds of ailments. The medicinal property of the mud comes from the plant residues that have been deposited in the soil over a long period of time. The composition of mud varies depending on the content of its plant mineral and material.

There are beneficial components of mud, which penetrates through the skin, enter the blood flow and thus circulates throughout the body. By mud bath the very fine nerve endings situated in the outer part of the skin are stimulated which in turn activates the whole nervous system. The mud gets dried easily over the skins that help to cleanse the skin and thus the effects of mud bath is very inspiring. This effect is similar to effect of vigorous exercise. Mud bath enhances the heart rate, assist in sweating, speed up circulation and thus help the body to get rid of the toxins and impurities inside the body. The mud therapy can help in overall toning of the body. Sometimes in some mud therapy mud extracts are given to drink for the purpose of removing digestive disorders and stomach ulcers. Mud therapy is beneficial for treating certain disorders like arthritis, rheumatism, skin problem, infertility etc.

The mud therapy and the spa treatments helps to clear up pathological agents of the body and helps to combat the stress of daily life. Mud therapy is useful for losing excess weight, detoxifying of the body, toning and revitalizing the skin. A mud therapy treatment cycle lasts for one to two weeks. This package includes applying of six to twelve mudpacks on a daily or regular basis. Sometimes doctors instruct for some interruption to make the treatment more bearable for the patients. Normally Mud Therapy is done once a year but based on the needs it can be done twice a year but there should be always an interval of 4 to 5 months between one cycle of the treatment and another cycle.

Mud therapy treatment in performed in special rooms, where the patients go in an empty stomach wearing only a bathrobe. The people in charge of the treatment make the necessary arrangements according to the timetable. The mud used is a mixture of an organic solid component mixed with mineral water and then left for several months to `mature`. The mud is heated to 50 degree centigrade before it is applied to the body. After applying the Mud pack, the client is wrapped up to prevent any heat dispersion. The treatment is finished with the client having a therapeutic thermal bath or shower followed after ten to fifteen minutes of relaxation. 

Mode of Treatment in Mud Therapy

Mud Therapy is a naturopathy, which is used to treat chronic inflammation caused by internal diseases, sprains, bruises, wounds and boils. Most of the naturopathy practitioners use moistened earth to cure various diseases. Earth, which is used in the Mud Therapy, can be obtained from ant-hills or riverbeds. The earth should be pounded well and sieved to remove stones or coarse particles of sand contained in it.

The common types of therapeutic mud are-
Moor - Peat-based organic muds.
Fango - Thermal muds of hot springs.
Brine muds - Highly saline coastal muds.
Healing clay - Usually swelling mineral clays.

The mud therapy can be done in two modes-
Mud Packs- To prepare proper mudpack, clay is collected from ten centimeter below the surface of the earth and it is ensured that there is no pebbles or compost. The clay is then made a smooth paste by mixing it with warm water. The paste is then allowed to cool and spread on a strip of cloth. The size of the cloth may vary according to the requirements.

The mudpack treatment is useful in the diseases related to general weakness and or nervous disorders. Mudpack is beneficial for headaches, eye troubles, swelling, stomach trouble, kidney disorder, gout, rheumatism etc.

Mudpack is an alternative mode of treatment. The area under treatment is given fomentation (warm moist medicinal compress or poultice) for five minutes until it is well heated. Mud is then directly applied on the skin for fifteen minutes or other time span, depending on the degree of reaction required. Hot and cold therapies are used to relieve chronic pains, intestinal cramps and lumbago. The alternate application of mud help to cure from the problems rose due to flatulence and intestinal obstructions. It is beneficial for curing colitis, enteritis, amoebiosis and other diseases caused by bacteria.

Mud Bath- Mud Bath is another way of the alternative treatment. It follows the same procedure of Mud pack but in a larger scale on the entire body. A cleansing water bath and cold shower is taken after the mud bath.

The Mud Bath tones up the skin as it enhances blood circulation and energizes the skin tissue. Frequent Mud Bath is very effective in skin treatment and cosmetology as it improves complexion, clear spots and patches on the skin. Various skin diseases like psoriasis, leucoderma and even leprosy can be cured by Mud Bath. The bath is also effective in getting relief from rheumatic pains or pains caused by injuries.

The duration of the Mud Bath should be from thirty minutes to one hour. Care should be taken so that the patient does not catch cold during the Mud Bath

Benefits of Mud Therapy - beneficial effects in treating diseases, ailments and skin problems

 Mud Therapy is a naturopathy that has many beneficial effects in treating diseases, ailments and skin problems. It is also used as the beauty product now a day. The mud Therapy is used to cure diseases like osteoarthritis, periarthritis, back and joint aches and pains where there is no inflammation.

Mud has beneficial effect for skin due to following reasons-

It retains water for longer time even more than cold water pack.

Restores proper skin pH.

The cold moistures in mud relax the pores of skin and helps in blood circulation in the surface area

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Mud Therapy helps in acne repair and prevention.

The scrubbing effects of mud leaves skin smooth and rejuvenated .

It has also Anti-inflammatory effect.

Mud has anti -aging effect

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It regenerates healthy skin

Skin is toned by mud Therapy

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Mud has detoxifying and toning effect on skin.

Skin feels lighter after mud therapy.

Mud has exfoliating action

It eliminates dead skin and refines skin structure.

It helps to reduce spots and patches of skin, specially those formed after pox.

Besides skin, Mud therapy also has beneficial effects on body and various diseases, mainly problems related to pain.

It invigorates the body

Mud Therapy reduces pain and aches

It reduces back aches

It reduces muscle aches.

Mud therapy relieves the body from stress related problem.

Relieves internal congestion and pain.

It helps in natural hormone balancing of body.

It eliminates the body toxins.

It provides relaxation to the eyes.

Mud Therapy helps to cure various diseases like -

It cures allergy, psoriasis and many other skin diseases even leprosy.

It reduces the irritation of eyes hence useful in the case of conjunctivitis, itching of the eyes, allergic conditions, hemorrhage in the eyeball.

Mud therapy is useful in cases of errors of refraction like shortsightedness, long-sightedness and especially in case of glaucoma.

General weakness and nervous disorders are cured by mud therapy

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Stomach trouble, kidney disorders can be removed.

Mud Therapy can cure gout, rheumatism, arthritis, asthm a, bronchopneumonia, diabetes etc.

History of Mud Therapy

Mud is supposed to be one of the best remedies for ailments and thus used as a means of alternative medicines. It relieves the body from internal congestion and enhances blood circulation. It is also used in cosmetology as it contains natural moistures.

The use of earth for remedial purposes was very common in ancient times as well medieval ages. In modern times the Mud Therapy again came into practice as a valuable therapeutic agent. Emanuel Felke, a German therapist tried to restore the Mud Therapy and was nicknamed as `Clay Pastor`. Adolph Just was one of the pioneers of natural cure believed that all diseases will be cured if sleeping and lying on earth at night can be made customary.

During seventeenth to nineteenth century mud therapy became popular in Europe. The treatment for chronic illness was made with mineral waters and mudpacks of different temperatures and compositions. Several experiments were conducted to determine the optimal frequency, temperature and duration of applications and the curative process by Mud Therapy remained always been a mystery to all.

During the second half of the twentieth century pharmacology developed which gave the idea of Mud Therapy to considered within alternative medicine. In addition to this the present popular revolt against the synthetic medicinal treatment and more demand for natural way of health and wellness aids in reviving the concept of spa treatment. This was more enhanced, as in certain conditions like rheumatoid arthritis no effective synthetic treatments were available. Recently the research by Italian scientists revealed that the treatment with thermal mud from hot spring or fango therapy included the correction of sulphur and nitrogen oxide levels in the cartilage of arthritic patients through improvement of circulation and exchange of necessary materials between fango and the human body.

Austrian Moors (organic mud) attracted the soil scientists due to its smooth consistency and fine, even structure with which it could offer heavenly relief to the strained muscles. Organic mud is derived from peat and are applied at room temperature. It provided excellent relaxation of muscles of the exhausted skier and rapidly heals bruises. The Moor is particularly becoming popular for cosmetic surgery and serves for both recovery and skin care.

The use of mud from the Dead Sea in Israel is known from millions of years ago and many have praised its therapeutic quality from the period of Roman Ceasers to the modern tourists. This mud of Dead sea is more frequently prescribed for the Arthritis patients, even for those who suffer with psoriasis. The resorts and clinics of the Dead Sea are particularly famous for the Mud Therapies offered to treat various conditions. It is said that Egyptian Queen Cleopatra, who is famous for her beauty and always experimented with natural beauty resources, established her own spa on the shores of Dead Sea. The Dead Sea mud is known as Brine Mud and rich in iodine and Bromide content, thus have a calming and soothing effect.

The key attraction of Mud Therapy is its uniqueness. There are several Mud sources, which are different in ingredients and have different effects. These natural treatment serves for a wide range of cosmetic needs, ailments and other conditions. Mud Therapy allows one to experiment and get pleasure by observing body`s response, which are highly personalized and varies from person to person.

There are some wonderful Mud sites in South Africa too. Though most of the sites there are yet to be explored. In Tsipise there is hot spring, where the local inhabitants make a pool and take rest in hot mineral water after a day`s fatigue. In Thangami, there is a deposit of bubbling muds that offers a proper thermal mud treatment. There are also a group of traditional healers who are working at the Wild Coast with the native soil to do the Mud therapy. 

Mud Therapy, Indian Naturopathy

 In Naturopathy, Mud therapy has been regarded as an effective remedy to several diseases in ancient times as well as the middle ages. In modern times, it again came into eminence as it was discovered to have remarkable effects to refresh, enliven and vitalise the human body; especially during the night. The forces of earth have remarkable effects upon the human body, especially during the night. It is believed that for wounds and skin diseases, application of clay or moistened earth was the only true natural cure. The body is thus repaired with the element from which it is assumed to be made. All diseases, especially the serious nervous troubles would lose their terrors, by sleeping or lying on the earth at night.

Walking barefoot is regarded as a valuable step in achieving good health. Going barefoot draws vital energy and strength out of the earth. The significance of earth has become well-known around the world today. People believe that healing power is strong in leaves and herbs, powerful in the air, but very powerful indeed in the earth. People, who practice the earth cure, bury themselves in the earth up to their necks, leave them there for some hours, and then remove them. It is presumed that the body draws unto itself the therapeutic minerals and some of the earth`s magnetism. Mud Therapy includes Mud bath, mud pack and others.

There is an increased use of moistened earth in the treatment of diseases by the nature cure practitioners. The use of mud packs has been found highly beneficial and effective in the treatment of chronic inflammation caused by internal diseases, bruises, sprains, boils and wounds. This mode of treatment is normally adopted in conjunction with a proper method of dietary and other natural therapies. This mud treatment helps to retain moisture and coolness for longer time span then compared to water packs or compresses. The mud pack relaxes the pores of the skin, draws the blood into the surface, relieves inner blockage and pain, and promotes heat radiation and removal of morbid matter. A mud pack is prepared with clay obtained from about ten centimetres below the surface of the earth after ensuring that it does not have any impurities such as compost or pebbles.

The clay is then made into a smooth paste with warm water. This is allowed to cool and then spread on a strip of cloth, the size of which may vary according to requirements. Mud packs have been found to be a valuable treatment of diseases relating to general weakness or nervous disorders. It can also bring down fever and is beneficial in the treatment of scarlet fever, measles and influenza. The mud pack is prescribed for swellings, eye and ear troubles, gout, rheumatism, stomach troubles, kidney and liver malfunctions, diphtheria, neuralgia, sexual disorders, headache, toothache and general aches and pains. Mud or clay bath is another mode of treatment in mud therapy. The application is in same way as packs, but only on a larger scale on the entire body. In this, mud or clay is made into a smooth paste mixed with hot water. The paste is then spread on a sheet which in turn is wrapped round the body. One or two blankets are then wrapped over this, depending on the temperature of the room and that of the pack. A mud bath is followed with a cleansing warm water bath and a short cold shower. The mud bath is found to tone up the skin by increasing the movement and energising the skin tissues. Frequent mud baths help to improve the complexion, clear spots and patches on the skin following skin disorders or due to smallpox. It is very beneficial in the treatment of skin diseases like psoriasis, leucoderma and even leprosy. This bath is also valuable in getting relief from rheumatic pain or pain in the joints caused by injuries. The duration of the bath should be from thirty minutes to one hour. Mud applications also form a vital part of natural beauty treatment. 

Mud Therapy (Prithvi chikitsa)

Mud is one of five elements of nature having immense impact on the body in health as well as in disease. Mud has a remarkable effect to refresh, invigorate and vitalize the human body. Mud procured for treatment purpose is free from pollution and contamination and is cleaned and sifted before use. Mud Therapy includes Mud bath, Mud pack, etc.

Mud Pack : This mode of treatment is adopted along with a proper scheme of dietary and other natural therapies. As the mud retains moisture for a long time, the most important benefit of the mudpacks is the retention of moisture and coolness for long periods.

Mud Bath : Mud or clay bath is applied in the same way as packs, but to cover the entire body. In this therapy, mud or clay is made into a smooth paste, after mixing with hot water. This paste is spread on a sheet, which is wrapped around the body. A blanket is wrapped over this. The treatment is followed with a cleansing warm water bath and a cold shower. The mud bath is found to tone up the skin by increasing the circulation and energizing the superficial tissues.

Mud treatments are used to treat arthritis, spondylosis, psoriatic arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis and muscular rigidity. People suffering from psoriasis, eczema and acne are treated with mineral-enriched mud.

Why Mud therapy? (Pelotherapy)

Mud Therapy

Why Mud therapy? (Pelotherapy)

Mud therapy is employed to free interference fields in the body.  An interference field (IF) is an area on the body (small or large) that tests abnormally as a result of individual or multiple factors, such as scars, physical or emotional trauma, infection, nutritional deficiencies, heavy metal toxicity, etc. An interference field can impede the normal, healthy electromagnetic flow of the body’s acupuncture meridian system, thus creating symptoms that are difficult to trace back to their original root cause by conventional methods. However, identifying an IF can now be easily done using the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test (as developed by Dr. Yoshiaki Omura, MD, Sc.D.). We call this test the Quantum Reflex Analysis(QRA).

There are two aspects to every person, the physical body and the energy body. The energy body animates the physical body. Any physical or emotional trauma can cause damage to the energy body. So while the physical may heal up completely after an injury, the flow of energy in this area is stopped, stagnant or shut down. If the flow of energy is shut down to this one injured area then it can block the flow of energy to any other area of the body.

A key overlooked factor in literally every disease is hidden, deep-seated toxicity in the ground substance of the body (i.e. the external meridians and connective tissue) which prevents normal nerve and “chi” flow.  Trauma sites attract heavy metals and toxins which accumulate in the connective tissue and continually interfere with nerve, lymphatic and energetic meridian flow, resulting in pain and other seemingly unrelated symptoms.  These embedded toxins can mean years of delayed healing – or none at all.

Interference fields can be found almost anywhere in the body and are often far from the part of the body experiencing symptoms. For example, an old appendix scar might cause migraine headaches or a wisdom tooth extraction scar might cause chronic low back pain.

The most effective way yet developed to eliminate these interference fields is with the Medi-Body Clay Pack system.  These powerful clay packs are exceptional at pulling toxins out of the body and infusing the tissues with minerals to restore conductivity to the tissues. This in effect restores the energy body and the flow of energy. Once the flow is opened back up, then the area to which it was reflexing can now begin to receive its influx of life giving energy. Now your chronic problem can finally heal.

Medi-Body Pack, with its high cation exchange and osmotic pulling effect draws out heavy metals and toxins while eliminating pain and dramatically lessening the load on the immune system.  The Medi-Body Pack can systematically be applied to the download sites, organs of elimination and the injured areas themselves and go about turning all these points back on. This opens up the river of energy to flow and feed all organs and body systems. Long-standing chronic problems finally begin to heal as a result of clearing your interference fields.

It is interesting to note that once these interference fields are cleared, the body will most likely require less oral supplementation as proper circulation has been restored and proper nutrients are now reaching the intended areas.

What is Pelotherapy (Mud Therapy)?

Pelotherapy is the use of natural clay from the earth for therapeutic purposes. Most are familiar Pelotherapy in the form of a facial “mud” mask, but the applications include any form of external poultice. Clay has a long, worldwide history of outstanding, health-promoting effects and has been used extensively by many cultures for thousands of years.  Basically speaking, when activated with moisture, clay has a unique drawing capacity that provides it’s detoxifying benefits. The natural detoxifiers in the Medi-Body Pack are highly negatively charged.  Toxic, synthetic chemicals are positively charged.  When the wetted mixture of the Medi-Body Pack is applied to your skin, an osmotic pulling effect occurs where the positively charged ions of the chemical toxins are attracted to draw them out of the body It is useful to understand a little about the three primary actions or properties of clay.

Properties of Clay

Absorption: The capacity to bring elements inside the molecular structure of the clay and hold onto them. This process is complex to describe, but is due to the single bond between silicon and aluminum. This bond is responsible for the electrical appearance on the internal and external molecular surfaces. The structure of the basic silica tetrahedra creates a negative charge on the external surface. This polarity attracts cations, most of all polarized water molecules through their cationic entity. In addition to water, clay absorbs aliphatic and aromatic molecules, and hydrocarbons. This property explains how clay is used to reduce certain types of swellings or tumors, drain abscesses and cysts, and cleanse in general.

Adsorption: The capacity to attract elements to the outside of the molecular structure of the clay and holds onto them. The process is similar to absorption except that the bond is created on the external surface instead of the interior. This capacity increases the ability of clay to bind larger toxins and micro-organisms.

Ionic Exchange (CEC): The capacity to alter the electrical charge of a contacted surface. Clay is continually interacting with its surrounding environment. It is known that ions exchange from the clay to the environment in a non-predictable, yet measurable way. It is non-predictable because specific environmental variations cannot be fully comprehended and therefore, the specific exchange cannot be predicted. The cationic exchange capacity (CEC) is responsible for the balancing effect of clay and is one of the most unique and beneficial therapeutic factors.

What’s in the Medi Pack Clay?

• High cell resonance, unheated volcanic clay and unheated kaolin clay, rich in naturally occurring beneficial minerals and rare earths with high detoxification capacity.
• Shilajit, a natural mineral resin from high mountainous areas of India, rich in key detoxifying organic acids.
• Peat magma, a carbon matrix humate, rich in humic and fulvic acids, delivering critical nutrients to help the body heal itself.
• Quantum state, synergistic, non-hybrid botanical agents.
• All ingredients are free of toxic tag-alongs.

Mud Therapy for Digestive Problems

Mud Therapy for Digestive Problems

Earth is one of five elements of mother nature, which comprises our body.

When all the elements of nature are in equilibrium, the body and mind are hale and hearty and the body becomes disease free. Out of the five elements, mud represents the earth element. Mud therapy can be very enormously handy in recovering from many diseases including constipation. Mahatma Gandhi also used to practice Mud Therapy to get relief from Constipation.

Mud therapy is widely used due to its numerous health benefits. The nature cure therapists make use of mud therapy to relieve many diseases in the body including wounds, boils, bruises and several other diseases. Usually mud therapy is used in conjunction with other therapies like hydrotherapy. Mud therapy uses clay and it is applied on various body parts. Mud therapy flushes out or reduces the toxic elements since mud pack absorbs toxins from the body. Mud pack exposes the skin pores, improves the blood flow to the skin, and relieves the congestion and and lowers the body heat. Mud therapy had been found to be quite useful in constipation.

Mud Therapy Features

1. Since mud maintains dampness for a long time, it cools the body part when applied and kept for the term of the treatment.
2. In situation with constipation, mud therapy soothes the stomach and removes intestinal heat and relieves constipation.
3. Mud is affordable and readily available. You can also buy it online.

How to do Mud Therapy

Mud therapy is a quite simple treatment and really effective. The clay utilized for this should be pure and taken from 3 to 4 ft. depth from the surface of the ground. Usually the mud near the ponds which is black in color is suitable. It should not be contaminated with stone pieces or chemical manures etc. in the mud. It would good if before making use of, mud is dried, powdered and sieved to take out small stones, grass particles and other wastes.

Mix the mud with water and knead it adding water in proper quantity so that the mud is neither too tight nor containing too much of water. Apply the mud on patient's entire abdomen region. The time of the mud pack application should be around 50 to 60 minutes and repeated for three days. About an hour later take bath with preferably cold water and if it is too cold you can use warm water. Drape a blanket after you take bath.

How it Works

Applying mud on the abdomen soaks the heat and activates the bowel. It is effective in decreasing intestinal heat and stimulates bowel movement hence helping in elimination of stool. When applied to abdomen it helps cure all forms of indigestion and other stomach problems.

Various other Benefits of Mud Therapy

1. Stomach pain, arthritis patients also benefits from mud therapy.
2. Application of the pack around the eyes is useful in cases of conjunctivitis, hemorrhages in the eyeball, itching, allergy, errors of refraction like short sight and long sight and particularly beneficial in glaucoma where it helps to reduce eyeball stress.
3. Mud pack put on head has been found to be helpful in congestive headache and provides quick relief from the head ache.
4. Many skin diseases are also cured and the skin gets a luster.

Benefits of Mud Baths

Why should you do a mud bath? (in no particular order, all reasons are great!)

1) Puts a little adventure in your life

2) Relieves muscle and joint aches and pains

The deep heat from the Mud & geothermal waters have incredible anti-inflammatory properties.

3) Relaxation like you have never felt

The warm, soft mixture of the mud  “feels awesome” and allows your body to let go.

4) Takes the stress off your body

You are completely suspended, no pressure on your body while floating in the Mud Bath.

5) Detoxifies your body.

The earth heals you in these treatments by drawing out the toxins and impurities from your body.

6) Softens Skin

The volcanic ash exfoliates your skin.

7) Improves Circulation

The heat from the geothermal water and the Jacuzzi jets invigorate your circulation.

8) Balances pH Levels

Complex minerals from Calistoga’s historic geothermal waters are infused into your body, helping to balance out your body’s natural pH

9) Silences the outside world

Baths at Roman Spa is one of two properties in Calistoga that offer private treatment rooms so you can create the perfect atmosphere for your body and mind.  A specialty at the Baths at Roman Spa!

10) All-in-One

Baths at Roman Spa offers a geothermal shower, mineral bath, all within the same room because once you are relaxed, you are not going to want to travel far.  Get the ultimate all-in-one experience and add a massage to your mud bath and then you can add an 11th benefit to the mud bath:

11)  Go deeper into your massage

The mud and mineral baths will prep your muscles to let go so your massage therapist can go deeper, releasing even more tensions and stresses, allowing you to leave the spa with a totally rejuvenated mind and body!

Types of Muds & their uses

Mud and Clay

Mud is an element of the earth that is said to possess therapeutic properties. It is made of a combination of soil, silt, clay and water. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and plant substance. Scholars believe that it was the Romans who discovered the therapy of Mud baths as early as 120 B.C. Today we know that Mud, helps to draw out excess heat and cool the body. Its property of water solubility allows the skin to absorb nourishing nutrients when applied. One of the additional benefits with Mud is that, due to its nature other ingredients can be added to the mixture to further boost treatment results. 

Clay like mud comes from the earth. However, due to its composition nature it has a tendency to soak up or dry, hence it is used in cosmetic products as a drying agent. It is a component found in many cosmetic products like foundation and powders. Clay has the ability to remove matter suspended in liquid, as its natural property is oil balancing. Thus, clay helps to assist the body in the systemic removal of many industrial chemicals that the body would otherwise have difficulty eliminating. 

Types of Mud Across the World 

Mud is used as a healing agent for cracks, bites, burns and other skin afflictions. Pure mud helps to de-toxify, remineralize and is anti-inflammatory. Every region on earth, according to its geographic and climatic conditions produces Mud that is unique in its mineral and biological content. Depending upon the region, where the Mud is obtained it may contain high concentrations of Iron, Manganese, Zinc Copper or Selenium. This can be used to treat various ailments, when used in a variety of combination.

• s   Dead Sea Mud 
• s   Moor Mud
• s   Volcanic Mud Bath - Calistoga (California) 
• s   Great Salt Lake Mud Body Wrap-
• s   Hungarian Wellness Mud-
• s   Clay Baths-
• s   Ischia Mud - Italy-
• s   Bad Wilsnack - Germany
• s   Ayurvedic Mud Bath - India
• s   Multani Mitti - India

About Dead Sea Mud

One of the world's best and most sought after mud comes from The Dead Sea. The Jordanian Dead Sea has black mud enriched with healing minerals such as magnesium, calcium, potassium bromide and organic remains of plants and animals. It contains 100% natural Dead Sea mineral clay, known for its therapeutic properties.

This brand of mud is used by clinics to revitalize the skin by removing dry cell tissue. This helps to increase the supply of oxygen to the skin tissues and removes toxins from the body. It penetrates deep into the pores and helps the skin absorb the 26 Minerals and trace elements. The rich in minerals black mud can be used as contouring body wrap over the entire body for thirty minutes. A thermal wrap sheet is used to wrap the mud over the body to prevent the mud from drying out. The body is covered from below the neck and the mud can be rinsed away with warm water after 30 minutes. This is followed by the application of herbal massage cream to relax the body and further rejuvenate it.


About Moor Mud

The rich black mud from the Moors of Austria is known for its healing properties. It is formed as a result of plant matter deposited thousands of years ago deep beneath the earth. It contains 100% Austrian Moor peat with water. The mud is odorless, containing just over 1000 plant extracts and trace elements. It is however not a clay based mud. In fact it contains only 3% clay. The rest of the ingredients for this natural healing magic are organic residue of herbs, flowers and grasses. It consists of 97% of decomposed botanicals, high amounts of humic and fulvic acids, bio-minerals, trace elements, vitamins, amino acids, plant hormones and fatty acids. It contains no aluminium oxide a metal that is considered harmful by many detox therapists. 

Moor mud has been used in the European spas since 1800's. For over 200 years, it has been referred to as having magical properties, which today can be explained through science. Its popularity has however not decreased and is still being used to:

• s   Cleanse the body of toxins
• s   Hydrate the skin
• s   Cure health problems like arthritis, chronic skin conditions and stomach ailments.
• s   Helps to ease joint problems, muscle tension and rheumatism. 
• s   It induces relaxation, as it helps to stimulate the body's natural production of cortisones.
• s   It helps to deliver nutrients and anti-inflammatory elements to the body, improve circulation, boost the immune system and rejuvenate the body tissues.
• s   It is very effective in clearing acne and calms inflammation in the skin.
• s   Due to its richness' in humic acid, which helps in the absorption of moisture and nutrients into skin tissue, it helps to fight ageing of the skin. 

This natural mud is applied and wrapped around the body for thirty minutes. Then it is rinsed thoroughly in warm water. An herbal relaxing oil is applied over the body after the bath. 

The moor mud is a fine paste that dissolves in water without clogging. Absence of clay makes it safe for septic systems. It does not clog the pipes and is suitable for normal bathtubs.

About Volcanic Mud Bath - Calistoga (California) 

Mud baths have been a tradition in Calistoga since the time of Maya camas Indians. Calistoga was formed after a series of volcanic eruptions 2-6 million years ago. It is blessed with geothermal waters rich in magnesium and calcium that burst gently upon the earth into steaming pools and rivers. Calistoga is found at the foot of Mt. St. Helena and at the top of the Napa Valley. The combination of mineral water from local springs and the volcanic ash from Mt. St. Helena make up the key components of the Calistoga Mud.

The combination of clay, peat and hot mineral waters in the mud bath relaxes muscles and joints, cleanses impurities and leaves the skin soft and renewed. The mud treatment detoxifies, soothes aching muscles, reduces stress and induces relaxation.

The treatment begins by slipping into a tub of fine clay based mud for 10-15 minutes. Mud treatments are considered wet treatments, which means they require a special wet room or shower treatment in the spa, to rinse away the mud after treatment. 

In the 1930's and 40's people suffering from arthritis came to Calistoga spas to take a mud bath every day to get healed. These days, people come to these spas to relieve stress and experience peace and relaxation. 

About Great Salt Lake Mud Body Wrap

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is an island sea that contains minerals and trace elements in abundance. It is 6-10 times more concentrated than regular seawater. On average approximately 500 inches of snow falls on the mountain ranges surrounding the Great Salt Lake every year. During summer the water of the melted snow wash over the mountains, drawing minerals and trace elements from the rich soil. Mountain Rivers and streams wash these elements away into the Great Salt Lake. Since the lake has no outlet all of these minerals remain in the lake. The salt content in the Utah's great salt lake makes it unique. 

Many clinics used this mud to treat people with psoriasis, eczema, body ache or other skin irritations. It helps to calm and soothe reactive skin. A Body Wrap is prepared. The body wrap is done to remove the old dead skin. The heat from the wrap helps to unclog the pores that increase the rate of respiration. Thereby it helps to increase the skin tone and texture. One of the beneficial effects of body wraps is its ability to bring positive influences to one's mind, body and spirit. 

About Hungarian Wellness Mud 

Hungarian Wellness Mud is a therapeutic mud used in medicinal spas in Hungary to treat ailments like chronic diseases of the joints and spine, sports related injuries, fibrositis syndrome, chronic joint inflammation and stress management. In the late 1800's, this fine mud was found in a natural spring in a place about 130 kilometers south east of Budapest. This mud was used to treat various aches and pains. Hungarian wellness mud has over 60% silicon dioxide, which helps to firm and strengthen body tissues. It also contains iron and sulphur known for stimulating blood circulation. When used as a body wrap, it promotes firmness and strength to body tissues and draws out toxins from the body. It is known for detoxification, cellulite, cell renewal and deep skin cleansing.

About Clay Baths

This is one of the most effective methods to eliminate toxic substances that have accumulated in the body. They cleanse the skin and stimulate the lymphatic system. The goal of a clay bath is to relax the conscious mind and release stress.

It is recommended to have clay baths without a combination of herbs. The best water to use with clay baths is natural, high quality spring water or if not possible, reverse osmosis water can be used. Adding natural sea salt to a clay bath is a good idea. Sea salt acts as a tonic and increases the ion exchange capability of clay in a clay bath. A healing clay bath should predominantly consist of green or grey sodium or calcium smectite. Natural raw clays are best, agricultural grade clays are next best and technical grade class are third. A warm or tepid clay bath lasts for 20-30 minutes. The bathtub should be filled with water at a temperature of 98-100 degrees Fahrenheit. The bath should be discontinued if the heart rate accelerates or if extreme fatigue occurs. Any systemic shock indicates that the bath should be discontinued.

Clay can ruin standard plumbing, so the water in the tub after a clay bath should be either pumped out or be left to dry outside. Once the water evaporates the clay can be disposed easily into the garbage. One can also install an inline-pressurized filter to remove clay from water. 

About Ischia Mud - Italy

Ischia is the eight largest Italian islands and the largest in the Bay of Naples. This volcanic island is known for its volcanic mud and thermal waters. Ischia mud originates from many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The mud contains sodium, chlorine, potassium, calcium and sulphur. It is hence suitable for therapeutic treatment like arthrosis, psoriasis, dermatitis, eczema, respiratory diseases and intestinal disorders. 


About Bad Wilsnack - Germany

Bad Wilsnack, pronounced as But Wilsnack, is a town in Germany. Since 1928, it is recognized as a spa town. The brownish black mud in Bad Wilsnack in Germany has been used to ease back pain and arthritis for more than a century. The mud bath in Bad Wilsnack has healing properties because of its high mineral content. People take mud baths in tubs with the mud heated up to 39 or 43 degrees Celsius. The heat creates an artificial fever, stirring up a person's enzymes and this makes the immune system function better. This mud therapy is recommended for people with joint problems, arthritis, skin diseases or menopausal problems.

About Ayurvedic Mud Bath - India

About Multani Mitti - India

It is known as Indian Fullers earth. It is highly absorbent and formed due to the decomposition of volcanic ash. It is good for drawing excess oils from the skin and stimulates circulation to the skin. This clay is used by many Indian women to wash their hair, as it makes it soft and shiny. 

Multani Mitti or Indian Fullers earth as its called in the west is popularly used to cool the skin. With India being a tropical country, this mud has been popularly used to take care of the skin during the prickly heat season of summer. It is applied as a paste on the skin's surface for 15- 20 mints and then washed off. This leaves the skin feeling smooth, soft, moist and rejuvenated. 

Multani Mitti is popularly mixed with other products such as oils and herbs to match the skin type of the patient. The positive result can be immediately felt and seen once washed off. It is however impeccable that the mud is left on for the right duration of time. If left for too long, it can in fact cause discomfort and dry the skin. Many spas, in India use this mud for beauty treatments. It is widely used as a core element in many herbal face packs.

About Mud Bath

Introduction of Mud Baths

Mud bath is a detox therapy, which has become extremely popular around the globe. Until rather recently, many European practitioners promoted mud baths as a treatment for arthritis. This back to the basics, relatively simplest of alternative therapies, tends to help relax muscles, soothe aches, improve blood circulation and smoothen the skin. With today's emerging trends mud baths are often recommended to help reduce stress and leave us feel rejuvenated at the end of the session.

Skin and Detoxification 

Conscious detoxing is a great way to achieve optimum health. The best ways to detox is through the skin. Detoxification is one of the most effective methods to eliminate toxic substances that build up throughout our system. The toxins present in the environment constantly attack the body. These toxins get accumulated in the body's fat layers. Accumulation of toxins in the body cause harm to the biological processes. Hence, it becomes essential to remove the toxins regularly from the body otherwise; a high toxin load may cause skin problem, frequent or recurring colds, chronic pains, low energy levels, allergies and other illness.

The skin is the largest breathing human organ. Keeping the skin healthy promotes general health and well being. Taking a hot bath or sauna promotes sweating that flushes the toxins away from the body. Mud baths draw out the toxins and impurities from the body, exfoliating and nourishing the skin.