What is Mud bath?

A mud bath is a bath of mud, commonly from areas where hot spring water can combine with volcanic ash. While mud baths have a long traditional heritage that can be traced over thousands of years, they can be found in high-end spas in many countries of the world.

Mud baths come from many sources:

Mud baths in the United States are mostly found at the resorts in California and Miami Beach, Florida. The mud consists of a combination of local volcanic ash, imported Canadian peat, and naturally heated mineral waters.

Historically, the mud bath treatment has been used for centuries, in Eastern and Western European spas, as a way to relieve arthritis.