Of Mediterranean origin, Thalasso therapy continues in its evolution. Its field
of action ranges from the "cure" to all the sectors of beauty treatment and
wellbeing. Thalasso therapy, under strict medical supervision, uses simultaneously the therapeutic virtues of the sea (sea water, algae,
phyto-plankton, sea mud), and for this reason, Thalasso therapy exists only in
seaside localities. Marine spa therapy has seawater as its fundamental element, and this water is pumped from a depth of 30 m at a location 300 metres from the coast. The water of the Mediterranean is rich in oligo-elements, in minerals and is richer in iodine than that of the ocean. This is "live" water, thanks to the micro organisms it contains: phyto-plankton and zoo-plankton which release antibiotic, bacteria-inhibiting and hormonal substances which play a bio-catalyzing role on the organism. For Thalasso therapy to be effective, the temperature of the water must be brought to 34°/35° C, thus preserving intact the collection of living organisms which it contains. An osmosis is thus created from which chemical exchanges are induced between the skin of the individual and
the water in which he is immersed. The close chemical similarity between blood plasma and seawater permits the human organism to actuate all the chemical processes without any kind of rejection. But this "water" remains alive for just 48 hours, thus making its transport and reconstitution impossible. The density of the seawater plays an important role in kinesitherapy by facilitating all the processes of functional re-education. The algae, for their part, produce 70% of the atmosphere’s oxygen, and have a strong antibiotic, bacteria-inhibiting and anti- viral effect; the algae are none other than containers for oligo-elements: minerals, glucides, proteins, amino-acids, vitamins and phyto-hormones. History shows that their use for therapeutic purposes has very ancient origins. In 480 B.C., Euripides wrote that: "The sea heals men’s ailments", Hippocrates, the father of medicine, evokes the benefits of seawater in his Principles of Medicine. Plato, after having been cured and healed by sea water, declared: "The sea washes away all the evils of man". The Romans, as well, did not fail to proclaim the benefits of "bathing in the sea". But Thalasso therapy as we know it today was the creation of Roscoff who, in 1899, created the First Thalasso therapy centre, followed, in 1908, by the Monte-Carlo spa centre.
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