FAQ

Picture this: you step into a softly glowing cave made of 5 tons (thats 10,000 lbs.) Himalayan salt. The air feels clean, the lights are low, soft spa music plays and a sense of calm hits you almost instantly. You sink into a zero-gravity chair, wrap up in a blanket, and exhale a deep, “ahhh.”

A fine mist of microscopic salt particles fills the air — quietly working its magic while you do absolutely nothing. The salt gently clears your airways, calms inflammation, and helps your body reset.

Some people nap. Some read (we have book lights… Just ask) Some meditate. Some will listen to their own audiobook or podcast. Some just sit there thinking, “Why didn’t I do this sooner?” Either way, it’s 45 minutes of peace, stillness, and deep breathing.

🐚 First-Time Guest Guide

🧦 Dress cozy.
Wear what makes you feel comfortable — think leggings, sweats, hoodies, socks. The cave stays around 68–70°, so bring a sweater if you chill easily. Shoes stay outside. Bare feet recommended. We offer complimentary disposable spa sandals (or bring clean white socks with you…also, we have socks for purchase if you prefer)

🕰️ Arrive about 10 minutes early.
This gives you time to check in, use the restroom, and let your nervous system settle before your session starts. Once the doors close, it’s quiet time — pure, uninterrupted calm.

Personal Belongings?
We do not allow any extra items such as bags, purses etc. We provide lockers for you to place all your belongings in.

📵 Your phone?
This is your unplug moment. But we welcome you to bring your phone at your own discretion as long as its on silent and you do not disturb other guests.

💧 Water / Food Allowed?
No food or drinks in Cave. Hydration helps your body absorb all the benefits of halotherapy. Just leave it in your locker.

☕ After your session:
Take your time coming back to the world. We have refreshments such as Brain Boost Tea or Sparkling LMNT drinks for purchase. Many guests love to walk over to Carina’s next door for a latte, lunch or even an glass of wine.

It’s a full-body reset in under an hour — calm mind, clear lungs, happy heart. 💛

Myth: It’s just salty air and good vibes.
Truth: There’s real science behind the 84 trace minerals 🌬️

Halotherapy started in Eastern Europe when doctors noticed that salt miners had unusually healthy lungs. Today, studies in journals like the Journal of Aerosol Medicine show that microscopic dry salt particles can:

• Thin mucus and help your lungs clear out gunk (hello, easier breathing)

• Reduce inflammation in the airways and skin

• Cut down airborne bacteria and allergens in the room

• And, let’s be honest, make you feel like you just spent a week at the beach—without the sunburn

The science calls it dry salt aerosol therapy, we just call it magic backed by minerals. 🧂✨

It’s not meant to replace medical treatment, but it’s a seriously powerful way to support your body’s natural ability to heal and restore balance.

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You don’t need to be sick, stressed, or sporty to enjoy the benefits of halotherapy — you just have to breathe. 💛

Salt therapy is your natural way to reset from the inside out. Whether you come in to relax, recharge, or support your overall wellness, every session leaves you feeling a little lighter, calmer, and clearer.

✨ The Everyday Benefits of Salt Therapy

🫁 Breathe Easier
Dry salt particles cleanse the respiratory system, helping clear congestion, reduce sinus pressure, and open airways for smoother, deeper breathing.

💤 Sleep Better
As your nervous system settles, your body naturally shifts into rest mode — many guests report deeper, more restorative sleep after their sessions.

😌 Reduce Stress + Anxiety
The cave’s peaceful environment and negatively charged salt ions help calm the mind and body, promoting relaxation and emotional balance.

🌸 Support Skin Health
Salt’s antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties can help improve skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, and acne — while leaving skin soft and refreshed.

💪 Boost Immunity + Overall Wellness
By supporting lung health and reducing inflammation, halotherapy helps your immune system function more efficiently — keeping you strong through Alaska’s long winters.

🌿 Detox + Rebalance
Salt helps the body release impurities, improve circulation, and restore natural energy levels. Think of it as a mini wellness retreat in under an hour.

Every session helps you breathe deeper, sleep better, and reconnect with your calm. 🧘‍♀️✨

Because it’s one of nature’s oldest healers — simple, pure, and surprisingly powerful. ✨

Salt has negative ions that help balance the air you breathe (think post-rain freshness). It’s antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and mineral-rich, which means it helps your lungs clear out junk, your skin calm down, and your nervous system chill out.

In the cave, the microscopic salt particles act like tiny little scrub brushes for your respiratory system — cleansing, soothing, and restoring balance. It’s nature’s reset button… and it just feels good.

Basically, salt is the only thing that can make you breathe better, glow brighter, and taste great on fries. 🧂

We recommend you book online or over the phone in advance to ensure a seat is available. However, you can walk in during our open hours and see if there is an open seat. We start on the hour, so make sure to arrive 15 minutes early to fill out your form and get situated.

It depends on your goals — but consistency is where the magic happens. ✨

Most people notice benefits from their first session! There are different research-based recommendations depending on your ailments and goals.

For general wellness, stress relief, and that “ahhh” feeling we all crave, once a week or a few times a month is a great rhythm.

If you’re working through allergies, congestion, or respiratory issues, you might start with 2–3 sessions a week for the first few weeks to really open things up and get your system back on track.

Once your breathing, sleep, or skin improves, you can shift into a maintenance schedule — think of it like brushing your teeth or going to the gym for your lungs.

Every session builds on the last one, keeping your body balanced, your airways clear, and your nervous system chill. 🧘‍♀️

Quick Guide:
🌬️ Breathe & Relax – 1x per week
😴 Wellness & Stress Reset – 2–3x per month
🫁 Respiratory Support – 2–3x per week (for a few weeks)

That’s totally up to you! 🌬️

Our community salt cave sessions have six zero-gravity chairs, so you may share your session with a few fellow relaxation-seekers — think quiet, calm, spa-like vibes.

If you’d rather have the cave all to yourself, you can book a private session and bring your favorite people — up to 9 friends or family members.

Whether you fly solo or share the salty glow, the experience is always peaceful, restorative, and uniquely yours.

Yes, we do! 🧘‍♀️✨

For those craving complete stillness and quiet, we offer adult-only sessions where the atmosphere is peaceful, quiet, and fully focused on relaxation.

We recommend booking ahead, as these time slots tend to fill quickly — especially evenings and weekends.

Absolutely — we love when families come in! 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Our cave is totally family-friendly, and halotherapy is wonderful for kids’ developing lungs, immune systems, and sensory regulation. Think of it like a giant, healing sandbox — only cleaner and calmer.

During our Regular Community Sessions aka Family hours, your little ones are free to explore! We’ve got toys, buckets, shovels, dump trucks, and plenty of salt to scoop, dig, and play in. You might even make a new friend or two. 🪣✨

These sessions are relaxed and playful — so while you won’t find total silence, you will find laughter, connection, and all the salty wellness benefits your family can soak up together.

Pricing?
We’re all about family wellness — and that includes your little ones! 💛

Here’s the salty scoop:

• Ages 5 & under: FREE with a paid adult session 🙌

• Ages 6–13: $15 per session

• Ages 14 & up: Regular adult rate

👶 PLUS we have Special Kids’ Sessions

Toddler Time (ages 1-5) – $12 per person (under 1 goes free)
Parents required to join at the same rate and It’s calm(ish), cozy, and full of giggles.

Kids’ Sound Bath (ages 4–13) – $20 per person
Parents required to join at the same rate for a shared, soothing experience. The combination of gentle sound therapy and salt air helps kids unwind, regulate, and rest. This class may not be a good fit for ALL, must be able to sit or lay quietly for 15 minutes.

Each salt therapy session lasts 45 minutes and begins right at the top of the hour. ⏳

Please plan to arrive 10–15 minutes early so you have time to check in, use the restroom, and fill out any quick forms before your session begins.

To protect the calm, uninterrupted atmosphere for everyone, we can’t allow entry more than 5 minutes after a session starts if others are already inside the cave. (Once that salty magic begins, we keep the vibe peaceful and distraction-free!)

Walk-in basis only.
We offer half Sessions for $20.

If the cave is unoccupied at 20 minutes past the hours we will accept half sessions. These are 20-25 minute sessions.

We get it — sometimes you want to capture the glow or settle in with your favorite playlist. ✨

Phones are allowed at your discretion, but we ask that you silence them completely and be mindful of others who are soaking in the quiet. Feel free to snap a few photos before or after your session and share your salty moment on social media (we love seeing your posts! Be sure to tag us!). 💛

Many guests actually like to bring their phones in to read, listen to calming music, podcasts, or guided meditations — just remember to use headphones and keep the vibe peaceful. 🎧

That said, salt and electronics don’t always mix — think of it like taking your phone to the beach. Most phones handle the 45-minute session just fine, but if you’d rather play it safe, we have lockers available outside the cave.

However you choose to spend your time — totally unplugged or listening to your favorite chill tracks — this is your 45 minutes to breathe, reset, and recharge. 🌿💆‍♀️

Absolutely! The Salt Cave is the perfect space for small celebrations, mindful gatherings, and cozy get-togethers that are a little different than your usual night out. 🌿

You can reserve the entire cave for up to 10 guests — and we’ll make it extra special. Whether you want to relax, reconnect, or celebrate, the space transforms beautifully for all kinds of occasions:

✨ Popular Private Events:

• Birthday celebrations

• Girls’ night out or “Mom’s night in” 👯‍♀️

• Bridal showers, baby showers, or “sip & salt” sessions (Carina’s nextdoor for the “sip” part)💍🍼

• Date nights (way better than another dinner and a movie 😉)

• Anniversaries or romantic surprises ❤️

• Book Clubs or Bible Studies

• Wellness retreats, sound baths, Yoga, Massage or group meditations

• Team bonding or corporate stress-relief sessions 💼

• Postpartum moms’ reset nights

• Holiday gatherings or “New Year, New Energy” parties

• Birthday parties for 8 years + (with adult supervision) 🎈 “Sweet ‘n Salty” - Combine your party with Big Dipper Ice Cream upstairs.

If you have a special request or need help planning your private cave… reach out, we are happy to help. Need more than 45 minutes or Need after hours when we are closed? With pre-planned events we often can accommodate these requests.

While most traditional insurance plans don’t directly cover halotherapy, guests have used their FSA or HSA accounts to pay for sessions — especially when their provider recommends it for respiratory health. 🌬️

Because salt therapy can support conditions like asthma, allergies, sinus issues, bronchitis, and other respiratory concerns, some healthcare providers are happy to write a prescription or letter of medical necessity for halotherapy.

If that’s the case, we’ll happily provide a receipt you can submit to your insurance, FSA, or HSA administrator for potential reimbursement.

We always encourage checking with your insurance or FSA/HSA provider first to confirm what documentation they require — every plan is a little different. 💛

In short:
🧾 Most insurance: ❌ Not directly covered
💳 FSA / HSA: ✅ Often eligible with a doctor’s note
🩺 We’ll print your receipt to help you submit it

Love this one 😄 — people always wonder that but are usually too shy to ask!

Nope — it stays beautifully clean! ✨

The salt you see on the floor and walls is naturally antibacterial, antimicrobial, and self-cleansing. Salt doesn’t harbor germs the way other surfaces do — that’s one of the reasons it’s been used for centuries to preserve and purify.

In addition to salt’s natural properties, we keep things extra fresh by:

• Filtering and circulating the air between every session

• Using a medical-grade halogenerator that grinds and disperses fresh pharmaceutical-grade salt for each treatment

• Raking and leveling the salt floor daily

So while it looks like a beach, it’s actually one of the cleanest, most sterile environments you can relax in. 🌬️

Basically, salt is nature’s built-in cleaning crew — no mop required. 😉

Because the cave environment is naturally clean, we want to keep outside debris, pet dander, and dirt out — that’s why we ask all guests to hand-carry a clean pair of white socks to wear during their session or go bare foot. 🧦

This helps protect the salt floor and keeps the cave a pristine, peaceful space for everyone. Thank you for helping us keep it that way! 💛

Whether you’re training hard, chasing personal bests, or just love staying active in Alaska’s great outdoors, salt therapy can be a game-changer for your performance, recovery, and overall wellness. 🌬️

Tailored for athletes, halotherapy (dry salt therapy) supports lung function, muscle recovery, and inflammation reduction — helping you train smarter and bounce back faster.

💪 How Salt Therapy Supports Athletic Performance

🫁 Boosts Respiratory Efficiency
Dry salt particles gently open the airways, calm inflammation, and clear mucus — improving oxygen flow and endurance so you can breathe deeper and perform stronger.

⚡ Speeds Up Recovery
Salt’s natural anti-inflammatory and purifying properties help your body recover faster from workouts, injuries, or respiratory illness — getting you back in action sooner.

❤️ Enhances Stamina + Lowers Heart Rate
A more efficient respiratory system means your heart doesn’t have to work as hard during intense training. Athletes often notice improved stamina, better hydration, and fewer cramps.

🌿 Reduces Inflammation + Soothes Muscles
Many athletes love to lay directly in the salt and cover their legs or feet — the cool salt helps calm inflammation, ease soreness, and reduce swelling after tough training sessions.
It’s like combining the benefits of an ice bath and beach day — minus the freezing water, plus total relaxation. 🧂✨

😴 Supports Rest + Recovery
Beyond the physical, halotherapy promotes better sleep, reduces stress, and helps your nervous system reset — all key ingredients for long-term performance.

Pro tip: Bring a pair of clean shorts if you want to enjoy a little more skin contact with the salt during your session — your legs will thank you!

We totally understand — life happens! 💛

If you need to cancel or reschedule, we kindly ask for at least 24 hours’ notice. You may do so with the text reminder you will receive 48 hour prior to your scheduled appointment. Because we’re a small business and hold your seat just for you, this gives us time to offer your spot to someone on our waiting list.

If you no-call or no-show, the full session fee will be automatically charged.

We appreciate your understanding and respect — your courtesy helps us keep things running smoothly for everyone who’s craving their own moment of salty calm. 🌿

For most people, halotherapy is completely safe and noninvasive — it’s gentle enough for kids, seniors, and even expectant moms. 🌿

That said, there are a few situations where it’s best to check with your healthcare provider before scheduling a session:

⚕️ Talk to your doctor first if you have:

• Active infections (especially contagious respiratory illnesses like flu, COVID, or strep)

• Open wounds, skin infections, or rashes

• Severe or uncontrolled asthma

• Active tuberculosis (TB)

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or Emphysema in advanced stages

• Fever or acute respiratory distress

• Cancer treatments or chemotherapy in progress (get your provider’s guidance)

• Severe heart conditions or high blood pressure not managed by medication

• Infants under 3 months old

💧 Good to know:
Salt therapy is naturally cleansing, so some guests experience a little temporary coughing, sinus drainage, or mild throat tickle as the salt clears mucus — that’s normal and typically passes quickly.

If you’re unsure whether halotherapy is right for you, we always recommend a quick chat with your healthcare provider first. Safety first, salty peace second. 💛