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There are many spas in Canada, but very few offer their guests what the word really means: a health resort near a mineral spring. The island's salt springs located on the resort's seaside property represent the only known mineral water springs on Salt Spring Island and in the Gulf Islands. Salt Springs Spa Resort is Canada's only seaside mineral springs resort.

The healing spring water is piped in directly to the Spa and the Chalets allowing guests to indulge from the privacy of their 2-person jacuzzi spa baths. The resort’s guests are also invited to drink the spring water as it contains ingredients that are healthful to a person’s wellbeing. When compared with other spas in Canada, Salt Spring Island's mineral water matches or exceeds them in mineral content. 

What's in the Water?

When the resort first opened we used to apologize to guests for the salty water in the taps. Drilling for drinking water, we found 20 gallons a minute in a well 150 feet below the ocean floor. What at first was believed to be sea water, contained less than 10 percent of the salt found in the ocean. 21 minerals were found after testing and today the content remains the same.

The mineral waters are high in magnesium, calcium, sodium and potassium. This unique alkaline composition helps to increase the permeability of the skin so that minerals can penetrate more easily to underlying blood and lymphatic systems. The chlorides make the body more buoyant, helping to lift the spirits and ease joint fatigue. Guests rave that the waters relieve dry skin and leave it feelingsilky, fresh, invigorated and toned. Some conditions which have shown improvement in this way are arthritis, fibromyalgia, bursitis, tendonitis, skin conditions such as psoriasis, eczema and more. Of the 14 Minerals listed as essential to our health, 12 are in our mineral springs. Another 9 minerals and elements commonly used in medical treatment for a variety of disorders are also present in therapeutic quantities.

Potable Potion

The therapeutic effects of mineral water and baths have been used for centuries to help soothe, nourish, invigorate and heal the body. The heated mineral water stimulates blood circulation, invigorating the skin, the largest organ of the body. Specialized lymphocytes cleanse the blood. This begins the internal detoxification process. The heated blood brings nutrients to the cells, metabolism increases, waste products are removed and tight joints and muscles are soothed. Perspiration releases toxins; leaving the skin deeply cleansed.