How Salt Therapy Benefits Dermatitis

Dermatitis is a blanket term meaning “inflammation of the skin” and there are literally hundreds of different forms ranging from eczema to acne to contact dermatitis. Over 1 in 10 people are said to suffer from some form of dermatitis. Medication usually brings only temporary relief from dermatitis and can have harmful side effects. Salt therapy brings drug-free relief for many forms of dermatitis.

The Salt Room Longwood has been designed to help dermatitis sufferers relieve their symptoms and feel better in a safe, peaceful environment that feels more like a spa than a high-tech treatment facility.

While only a small number of skin diseases account for most visits to the physician, thousands of skin conditions have been described. Classification of these conditions often presents many challenges since underlying causes are often not known. Therefore, most current textbooks present a classification based on location (for example, conditions of the mucous membrane), morphology (chronic blistering conditions), etiology (skin conditions resulting from physical factors), and so on.