Thalassotherapy
Thalossotherapy is a blanket term to describe a variety of treatments including body wraps, hydro-massage, and scrubs that use seawater, seaweed and other ocean derivatives.
Thalassotherapy comes from the Greek word for "sea", and refers to a variety of treatments that use seawater and seaweed, each designed to tone, moisturise and revitalise the body and skin, and, in many cases, to improve circulation.
Other marine and ocean derivatives feature in thalassotherapy, too, including algae, mud and sand. All are cleaned and purified before use.
Thalassotherapy comes in a bewildering array of packages: mud baths, underwater showers, hydro-massage, aromatherapy, and seaweed, mud and algae wraps all exist to help restore your body to a state of serenity fit for a mermaid.
Thalassotherapy is good for relax, tone your muscles, cleanse your skin, reduce the appearance of cellulite, boost your immune system, improve sleep quality.
There is no scientific evidence for the efficacy of thalassotherapy, although many people give anecdotal evidence about how it has helped them. As with any complementary treatment, perhaps the emphasis should be on psychological wellbeing.