The bathroom becomes a wellness area

The ancient Romans

The term “SPA” (commonly known as a wellness area) was born in Roman times, it is the acronym of the Latin phrase Salus Per Aquam, or “health through water”.

The ancient Romans, in fact, were for most of their history assiduous visitors to spas and spas, which swarmed and populated the ancient Rome. In fact, since the Republican era, various spa facilities and hygienic systems have been witnessed in the villas and domestic structures of the wealthier class. Even the ancient Romans, therefore, had a wellness area at home.

Romans at the spa

The 19th century, a period of transition

The evolution of the structure of the bathroom continues over the centuries, until at the gates of the nineteenth century, when the room used as a bathroom begins to become a standard in the architecture of the time, especially among the highly affluent population. Here, the first dedicated furnishings began to appear, such as bathtubs and decorated furniture. It is at this precise moment that the concept of the bathroom as a wellness area approaches, where it becomes an integral part of our daily lives.

Subsequently, at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the bathroom entered everyone’s life to all intents and purposes, initially conceived as a purely functional place and then changing into a place of privacy and personal hygiene.

Victorian era bathroom

The advent of the twentieth century and the new modernity

With the development of modern technologies, during the twentieth century, the results are remarkable, surprising. Shower cabins, bathtubs and accessories designed specifically for personal care are starting to arrive on the market.

Towards the end of the twentieth century, with greater knowledge of the hydro-thermo-sanitary sector and an increasingly marked exaltation of the individual, solutions aimed at body care begin to flourish: the living spaces are redesigned and the functional approach opens up to new elements, often “stolen” from the world of wellness areas and spas. Shower enclosures are born and evolve rapidly, in step with the times and homes that gradually become smaller.

The roaring 20s

Create a wellness area in your bathroom? You can!

Today, with a greater awareness of means and tools, these elements become central to our daily life. Shower cubicles evolve and with them our bathroom too, which becomes a real wellness area.

But what are the steps we can take to make the bathroom environment at home more relaxing and comfortable?

• Use neutral, soothing colors for walls and furniture
• Make use of scented candles (let yourself be enchanted by the most exotic scents!)
• Use plants to decorate
• Use a multifunctional shower enclosure or Turkish bath
• Use a heated towel rail
• If space permits, add a freestanding bathtub to the bathroom where you can relax in complete freedom

Relaxation starts with the little things

The bathroom becomes a wellness area: New horizons and possibilities

Wellness and personal care evolve. Thanks to which technologies? We show you the two simplest and most immediate solutions to transform your bathroom into a real spa.

Chromotherapy

What is chromotherapy? Considered for millennia one of the most effective and least invasive therapeutic methods to recover strength, energy and cure stress, it is a technique capable of exploiting the harmony of colors to bring numerous benefits to health.

It is known that light is capable of resolving many moods and making us rediscover psycho-physical well-being, also favoring some natural processes such as the spontaneous healing of our body.

So why not add chromotherapy to your bathroom/spa?

Turkish bath

The origin of the Turkish bath is ancient and rooted in the Mediterranean peoples. Greeks, Egyptians and Romans immediately discovered the beneficial properties of a treatment like this. The invigorating and relaxing effect of a Turkish bath has few rivals in the world of wellness.

Thanks to the effect of heat, in fact, the benefits that we can derive from it are many, among these we find the spontaneous dilation of the blood vessels (which greatly favors circulation) and a purification and cleansing of the skin (thanks to the steam effect) that will make us feel younger after just 20 minutes of sitting.

At what temperatures is a Turkish bath performed?

There are usually two temperatures: one at the level of the feet ranging from 20 to 25 °C and one at a higher level, including the torso and head, with temperatures that tend to double, to reach almost 50 °C.

Shower cabin for the Turkish bath, Steam