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| Why take a cold shower when you can enjoy the Ice Zone |
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For even the most hardened sauna or steam room user, jumping into a freezing cold shower between sessions is not always that appealing. Ice Zones offer a gentler, yet just as beneficial, alternative for cooling the body down. Plus, for spa areas it is an ideal enhancement to other therapies.
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As a simplified form of Cryotherapy, the Ice zone delivers a constant supply of ice particles at -0.5 degrees C. The crystalline structure of the particles prevents them from freezing together into hard lumps. They are completely non-abrasive to the skin and cannot cause ice burn or damage underlying tissue. |
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| Pam Senior, director of Wigan-based Viking Saunas, says: “During a 10 minute sauna session, skin temperature can reach 40 degrees C and body temperature 38 degrees C. The sensation of rubbing flaked ice over the body is cooling, refreshing and invigorating, closes the pores, and helps exfoliate and tighten the skin. This can be far more pleasurable than the shock of a cold shower. “Ice zones can range from a simple wall mounted ice station to a complete room with seating, feature crystals and lighting. The ice machines that we provide are constructed from stainless steel, delivering up to 375kg of ice flakes per 24 hrs. The ice is discharged to a basin via pipework fitted with infra-red sensors to detect when the bowl is full, thus avoiding spillage.” When the user has cooled down sufficiently, all that remains is to jump back into the relaxing heat of the sauna or steam room and start the experience all over again! |
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