Publish date: Nov 2, 2009
Summary: Rubbing the skin with salt, removing dead skin, can invigorate circulation and provide other health benefits.
A salt glow involves the application of wet salt with friction to the patient’s skin. This widens the blood vessels, making the skin glow and bringing a fresh supply of blood.
Indications and Counter Indications
Salt glow treatment can help with the following health problems:
- Low blood pressure
- General weakness, low endurance, or frequent colds
- Poor circulation
- Diabetes
- Cancer
- Epilepsy
- Muscle wasting
- Chronic indigestion
However, salt glow treatment is dangerous if you have the following health conditions:
- Skin lesions
- Acute debilitating disease
Procedure
Equipment
- Two to four pounds of coarse salt, or table salt if necessary
- Stool set in shower or bathtub
- Basin or bucket
- Drape sheet and towels
- Foot tub filled with water at about 105° to 110° F (44°C- 46°C)
Important Considerations
- Make sure the room is warm and work quickly so that the patient will not chill
- Salt should be just wet enough to stick to the skin—if it is too dry, it will irritate; if it is too wet the friction will be diminished
- Be sure to wash off all the salt at the end of the treatment
Treatment
1. Moisten salt just enough to stick to the skin
2. Assemble everything needed for the treatment
3. Patient should either stand or sit with feet in the tub of water (see precautions under Foot Bath)
4. Wet the patient’s legs with water from the tub
5. Apply wet salt and rub vigorously until skin is pink
6. Proceed in this order: legs, arms, chest and abdomen, back, hips, and buttocks
7. Remove all salt with water: spray, pour, or shower the water on the patient, or rinse the patient in the bathtub
8. While ensuring the patient stays warm, dry the patient by rubbing the skin to cause friction.
2. Assemble everything needed for the treatment
3. Patient should either stand or sit with feet in the tub of water (see precautions under Foot Bath)
4. Wet the patient’s legs with water from the tub
5. Apply wet salt and rub vigorously until skin is pink
6. Proceed in this order: legs, arms, chest and abdomen, back, hips, and buttocks
7. Remove all salt with water: spray, pour, or shower the water on the patient, or rinse the patient in the bathtub
8. While ensuring the patient stays warm, dry the patient by rubbing the skin to cause friction.
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