Thermal water

Thermal waters containing active biochemical ingredients hold an important position among therapeutic waters. Beneficial effects of thermal water have been known for centuries. The ancient Romans took pleasure in thermal baths – relished their therapeutic and nourishing properties. Nowadays, thermal spas are places, where the symptoms of many different complaints, such as: circulatory problems of the heart and blood vessels, air passage diseases and joint pains may be alleviated. Pure thermal water is used in various water treatments in balneotherapy. It can be used for baths, poultices, but also as an ingredient of preparations designed for sensitive skin care. Thermal water ingredients are in part deposited in the corneous layer of the epidermis and in part they penetrate to the deeper skin layers.

Often, it takes centuries before thermal water gets through to the earth's surface. During its passage through geological layers it is enriched with various trace elements and minerals. Their activity has a positive influence on the skin: e.g they support the immune system, stimulate cell regeneration and collagen synthesis, or prevent irritations. The beneficial influence of thermal water on the organism has been tested and proved by medical research.

Iwonicz-Zdrój

Exceptional properties of Iwonicz-Zdrój water result from the content of:

• silica, which influences the immunity and elasticity of the epidermis
• calcium and metaboric acid ions, which provide an astringent and anti-inflammatory effect

Iwonicz water has exceptional soothing properties. It alleviates itching and various kinds of skin irritations. It also neutralises the effects of hard water on the skin. It is the least hard water among thermal waters available on the market (8,40N).

Iwonicz-Zdrój

Iwonicz Zdrój is one of the oldest Polish spa centres. The first mentions of the therapeutic properties of its Springs were made by Wojciech Oczko, a physician in ordinary to Stefan Batory, in Cieplice (Hot Springs), published in 1578. In the 17th century the therapeutic properties of Iwonicz waters became known all over the country. 200 years later, the contemporary owners of Iwonicz, Karol Załuski, and later, Amelia Załuska, began construction of the first health resort buildings. In the initial period, the spa treatment was held only in the summer, and the first permanent physician was the brother of a well-known poet, Wincenty Pol, doctor Józef Pol. Nowadays, the the spa's therapeutic profile is very wide and it comprises neurology, gastrology, laryngology, treatment of locomotor organs, air passages, skin, etc. The patients have at their disposal numerous sanatoria, boarding houses, a spa hospital and a mineral waters well-room.