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Halotherapy Standards

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A medical facility that provides safe and effective Halotherapy treatment must have...

Proper technology:

  • Equipment: Halogenerator (dry salt aerosol generator) with the ability to control both aerosol concentration and respirable particle size during Halotherapy sessions.
  • Proper design of heating, ventilation and humidification systems of the Halotherapy complex.
  • Treatment room, air lock, technical room that are separate from other parts of the clinic.
  • Treatment room size must be in compliance with the Halogenerator aerosol output.

Proper substance use:

  • Untreated sodium chloride must be used for dry salt aerosol generation only.

Equipment-Halogenerator:

  • Salt covering on walls is not the source of therapeutic salt aerosol – which is the main factor in salt therapy. For creation of the therapeutic microclimate it is necessary to have the proper amount of dry salt aerosol that can be produced only by a special device – a Halogenerator (dry salt aerosol generator). There are no kinds of salt walls or coverings (e.g. salt plaster, salt blocks, bricks, pressed blocks, salt panels etc.) that are able to generate aerosol.
  • Aerosol generators of many salt rooms do not allow for controlling aerosol concentration, maintaining it at the necessary level for effective treatment and health improvement.
  • Inhaling too much salt aerosol during a therapy session can be dangerous and cause bronchospasm and other side effects. Some clinics use devices that produce aerosol from water based saline solution for inhalation during treatments and call this Halotherapy. In many cases such clinics use humidifiers filled with salt solution instead of water.
  • Research shows that humid aerosol is not as effective as dry salt aerosol. Moreover, many people feel discomfort in a humid salt fog and there is danger of side effects for some people.
  • The halogenerator must have the ability to control aerosol concentration during Halotherapy sessions. This control is achieved by means of a laser particle sensor (counter) inside the treatment room. The laser particle sensor operates on a feedback principle to control and maintain aerosol concentration during the session.
  • Inappropriate equipment use might be ineffective and even hazardous for your health.


Proper design of heating, ventilation and humidification systems:

  • Modified separate heating and ventilation system with appropriate number of air exchanges per hour to ventilate a treatment room after each Halotherapy session is required for proper Halotherapy treatment.
  • A central commercial humidifier for proper humidity control must be in the treatment room.
  • Ability to control the speed of air streams in the treatment room during a session is essential.
  • Air lock entry is also required for proper maintaining of aerosol concentration during a session.
  • Inappropriate design of heating and humidification systems reduces the efficiency of Halotherapy treatments. Inappropriate design of the ventilation system may lead to microbial cross-contamination.



Untreated sodium chloride must be used for salt aerosol generation only:

Some clinics use various types of salt such as: Hymalaians, Dead Sea, etc. for generation of salt aerosol. Some of them claim that minerals of those salts are beneficial. During inhalation of salt particles it is impossible to predict the correct amount of inhaled minerals since the amount of the minerals is not constant in the salt crystals.

Many of those types of salts also contain clay, mud, soil and other impurities. Inhaling impurities may cause allergic reactions and other side effects. If a patient needs certain minerals, then it may be a better option to purchase them pharmaceutically prepared with known substances, purity and dosage.Only untreated sodium chloride is clinically proven for inhalation and use for Halotherapy treatments. Use of any other salt is considered experimental and can cause various side effects.

Advertising use of any salt other than untreated sodium chloride for Halotherapy is a RED FLAG that the company is not in compliance with the Halotherapy modality.