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THE HOTTEST NEW LATEST HEALTH BUY? A STONE BATH

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

The benefits of hot stone have been valued by the Japanese for generations for their therapeutic properties, and now the concept of Ganbanyoku (or using the thermotherapeutic properties of stone) is coming to Britain.

Lying on heated stone to is a treatment used across Japan as a method of cleansing and relaxing the body. Now a slightly more accessible version of the treatment is available in the form of a stone bath, which is now available from stockist Boundary Bathrooms 

Jo Butterworth, marketing manager for Boundary Bathrooms, explains: “We receive enquiries from people trying to recreate the luxury of a spa at home all the time, but our new stone baths have been causing a real commotion.

”Unlike a normal fibreglass or cast iron bath, a stone bath absorbs and retains the heat of the bathwater for around an hour, so the body is heated by the surface of the stone, and by the water itself, creating a deep penetrating heat which helps to promote a higher state of relaxation.

“These baths are made of highly polished stone to give them a silky smooth surface which makes them very sensuous and also contain natural minerals which are reputed to have other therapeutic benefits too.”

A range of stone baths are now available from Boundary Bathrooms, priced from £1731.06 inc. VAT. For more information visit http://www.boundarybathrooms.co.uk/ or call 0800 2061680