Spa mud bath usually has two components: hot spring water and fresh ash from a volcano or a geyzer. Spas commonly add peat moss and some aroma ingredients into mud to make it more pleasant and attractive for clients. The best curative property of a mud bath is that it brings full relaxation and relief of stress to the body and mind. It is believed it cleanses the skin pores and reduces muscle and joint pain. The mud bath is a unique adventure for your body: the mud is so soft and smooth that you are actually floating in it between the bottom and the surface feeling absolutely weightless! If you do the mud bath on your own at home I think you could reach the same effect as long as you follow exact procedures of spa: time of taking bath, bath with minerals afterwards, wrapping into a blanket for gradual warm up.

What would make you want to fully submerge yourself in a bath of warm mud? After reading about the benefits of mud baths, you’ll probably be asking yourself, Why wouldn’t I want to submerge myself in a bath of warm mud!? Mud bathing dates back to California’s Wapoo Indians who took advantage of the area’s abundant volcanic ash and combined it with clay, peat moss, and water from nearby geysers or hot springs to create a relaxing, rejuvenating, and therapeutic experience known as the Mud Bath. Mud baths are thought to provide relief for those who suffer from Arthritis, Rheumatism, and muscle pains. While the texture of the peat and the weight of the mud envelope the body and give on the sensation of feeling completely weightless, the heat and minerals serve to open pores, cleansing the skin and leaving it soft and refreshed. The mud bath is followed by another hot bath in mineral water and then a damp towel treatment to help the body cool down.
Unfortunately, unless you live in a place that’s rich in volcanic ash and have access to a natural geyser, using run of the mill mud from outside won’t do the trick!