On the program of the thalasso destination
An express cure to discover the benefits of sea water and regain all your energy in record time
The virtues of seawater have been known since ancient times. Hippocrates, in 350 BC, recommended its internal and external use, in application. Plato, cared for and healed by sea bathing, declared: “The sea washes away all the evils of man.” It was only in 1753 that Charles Russell laid the modern foundations for the therapeutic benefits of seawater in The Use of Sea Water. In 1778, the first thalassotherapy center was opened in France.
The sea contains everything necessary for cellular life. Seawater contains 32 g of mineral salts per liter and our internal system has only 9 g. In thalassotherapy, in a bath at 37 ° C, the skin absorbs ten times faster than in a normal bath. Under the action of the hot bath, the epidermis swells and stores negative ions that will go to the dermis, where the capillaries, very small blood vessels, retain them to redistribute them in the body through the bloodstream.
These ions are then distributed in the different organs that need them: calcium ions to the bone parts, potassium ions to the muscles. This is why a thalassotherapy cure allows you to find a good shape and acquire a great balance. In the Thalassotherapy & Well-being guide, published by Ellébore, Catherine Tinghérian reveals the pluses and minuses of each centre, in France, with a precise analysis of treatments and cures.
On the shores of the English Channel
At Thalassa Dinard, the “sea of sleep” cure helps to overcome insomnia. To relearn how to fall asleep and regain a restful sleep, two thalasso treatments and three relaxing treatments are on the program. Their goal is to overcome the physical and mental manifestations of stress. Relaxation with music in a pool of warm sea water, soothing essential oil baths, sophrology session and Nuad massage. The latter is practiced with the hands and feet and consists of stretching, pressing, pressing, compressing and making elongation movements. Thus the energy recirculates and the relaxation is total.
The session begins with a massage of the back, then the feet to go up to the shoulders. It continues through the hands, arms, stomach, legs with pendulum movements, before moving to the head, face, neck. It ends, in a sitting position, with a friction of the back, in firm waves from the center to the sides. The body is then reharmonized as a whole.
At the edge of the Atlantic
In Hélianthal Saint-Jean-de-Luz, the thalasso discovery weekend includes four daily treatments. Jet shower, hydromassage, algae bath, affusion massage with access to the bio-marine course, a pool of 300 m° of seawater heated to 33 ° C, which constitutes a therapeutic program in its own right.
In the Mediterranean
To quickly regain great well-being, follow two hours of manual therapy and a hydrotherapy treatment every day at the Thermes marins de Monte-Carlo. Lydie Galasso, physiotherapist, relaxes with stretches that release toxins and allow better irrigation. Patrick Provost practices fasciatherapy, an energetic and revitalizing massage that unties joints and unblocks tension. Nicole gets you back on your feet with a foot reflexology session. And the bath with essential oils, with breathtaking views of the sea, soothes.
In Tunisia, in Djerba and Hammamet
Dr. Lakhouaja awakens the five senses and adapts the thalasso to the beauty rites of his country in the Thalgo Vital Centers. The seaweed and eucalyptus wrap is practiced in the hammam on the gummed skin. Effective is the passage to cavitosonic, a resting place where, by ionization, seawater vapor undergoes the action of a special light which, associated with the diffusion of essential oils, clears the respiratory tract and constitutes a recharge for the body. Great, the daily manual massage, masterfully performed, which concludes the treatments.
A serum that makes skin fresh. Extracts of horsetail, blue and red algae, marine elastin, moisturizing agents regenerate and soften tissues. Serum lift radiance softness Thermes marins de Saint Malo.
A cream that protects the epidermis from external aggressions. Vegetable ceramides, algae proteins, wheat germ, borage oil and vitamin E improve skin strength and firmness. Marine regenerating cream.
