Ionithermie
Encyclopedia
Ionithermie is the name of a treatment offered in some spas
that claims to
The process involves the application of electronic stimulation (claiming to employ Galvanic and Faradic electrical currents), micronized algae, and conductive thermal aroma clay
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Ionithermie treatment originated in France. It was invented by the French biochemist, Olivier Fouche, in 1979. After 4 years of medical research and clinical trials, ionithermie was launched in the UK in 1983.
A preliminary study, to evaluate the effect of ionithermie on patients with cellulite, was performed in 2006 by Gustavo Leibaschoff (MD), Juliana Melamed (MD) and their team. The study included ten women, and indicated that the treatment may have had some effect on reducing the appearance of cellulite.
Destination spa
A destination spa is a short term residential/lodging facility with the primary purpose of providing individual services for spa-goers to develop healthy habits. Historically many such spas were developed at the location of natural hot springs or sources of mineral waters...
that claims to
- reduce the appearance of celluliteCelluliteCellulite is a topographic skin change that occurs in most postpubertal females. It presents as a modification of skin topography evident by skin dimpling and nodularity that occurs mainly in women on the pelvic region, lower limbs, and abdomen, and is caused by the herniation of subcutaneous fat...
- improve and smooth skin texture
- slim the body, causing the loss of between 1-8 inches on the very first treatment
- firm and tone muscles, lifting slackening areas and flattening the abdomen
- detoxify and re-mineralize the body, raising body energy levels and the metabolism
The process involves the application of electronic stimulation (claiming to employ Galvanic and Faradic electrical currents), micronized algae, and conductive thermal aroma clay
Clay
Clay is a general term including many combinations of one or more clay minerals with traces of metal oxides and organic matter. Geologic clay deposits are mostly composed of phyllosilicate minerals containing variable amounts of water trapped in the mineral structure.- Formation :Clay minerals...
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Ionithermie treatment originated in France. It was invented by the French biochemist, Olivier Fouche, in 1979. After 4 years of medical research and clinical trials, ionithermie was launched in the UK in 1983.
A preliminary study, to evaluate the effect of ionithermie on patients with cellulite, was performed in 2006 by Gustavo Leibaschoff (MD), Juliana Melamed (MD) and their team. The study included ten women, and indicated that the treatment may have had some effect on reducing the appearance of cellulite.