Algotherapy
Most people understand the benefits of seaweed when it comes to strengthen hair and nails and improving the look of skin. Now algotherapy takes the same concept and uses algae that are either from fresh water sources or the sea to improve the look and feel of skin. The enzymes in found in algae have healing properties when they are absorbed into the skin's epidermis.
Algotherapy is typically part of a spa service and is not actually a medical treatment. Algotherapy is any treatment that involves the use of algae as part of the therapy. Typical algotherapy treatments include facials and body treatments such as body wraps and body scrubs. The benefits of algotherapy include rebalancing of the skin, hydration of the skin and it also works to tighten the muscle tissue.
The most popular way to provide algotherapy in spas is through a body treatment, which is usually some form of body wrap. The body wrap may include a body scrub, a massage or several different wraps in combination with the massage. Typical algotherapy body treatments involve coating the body with the algotherapy lotion or mask type product. After covering the body with the product, spa staff wraps the body tightly and then places a thermal blanket over the body to heat the body's skin surface and activate the algotherapy product. The heat helps open the pores allowing the algae product to be easily absorbed into the skin.
The scrub portion of the treatment helps to remove dead skin leaving the healthy, newly refreshed layer on the surface. The massage will also help to remove the toxins in the body that the algae product was also helping to release.
Not everyone will go to a spa for algotherapy treatments, but many algotherapy treatment products are available for home use. Everyone can benefit from the algotherapy products that are on the market.
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