FAQ's on Floating

No! It very spacious inside with light, music and good ventilation.

Yes! We sell to private homes too.  In fact about 10% of our clients are private individuals.

No, our pools are heated continuously and silently to 35.4° C or 95.7° F which is the ideal temperature for floating.

You must wash your hair before and after floating so if you have a hair-do you want to keep, you shouldn’t float!  Lacquers and water based dyes are not allowed.

No you can't.  Firstly, the Epsom Salt solution discourages pathogens from thriving.  Secondly, all float pools are continuously disinfected to remove all traces of contamination.  Disinfection involves both filtration and chemical oxidisers to break down everything to harmless Carbon Dioxide and water. Between each float session all the water is pumped through a powerful filtration system which removes every particle. Floating is much safer than swimming in a public swimming pool.

No. The water is very shallow, usually just 25 cm or ten inches deep. Also it is much heavier than ordinary water because of the added Epsom Salts, so you float very easily and much higher in the water than in a swimming pool. You float on your back with absolutely no effort and there is no tendency to roll over. People often sleep in float tanks and there is no risk of rolling over even if you are asleep.

Some people have their own float tanks and sleep in them regularly. They claim that they need less sleep that way than in normal sleep. You could certainly float every day without harm. We also find that the relaxing effect of a one hour float lasts all day and more, so that a session once or twice a week can be enough to satisfy your desire for floating.

No! everyone floats in our tanks

Yes, of course. The air inside is warm and it rises by convection. There is a vent at the top for the air to leave and fresh air enters near the water line.

Yes. Research shows that floating is much more effective than bed-rest.

That's OK. Floating is as easy as taking a bath. You just step in, sit down, and lay back. You can touch the bottom with your hands. There is no skill required, you just let the salty water do the work.

That's up to you. There's usually a light switch; you control the lights all the time. You can leave them on all through your float session. You can have music playing all through too if you like, and you can choose the music in advance. Floating is the best and fastest way to relax and many people find that silence and the dark help relax even more. But it's up to you, either way, floating is wonderfully relaxing and enjoyable.

Floating promotes profound relaxation without pressure points as in bed.
The profound relaxation promotes endorphins and natural healing. 
Your brain and mind relax too; just as in meditation. 
These combined effects bring many benefits of stress and pain release. 
Relaxation affects every aspect of our lives and needs to be experienced profoundly to fully understand the wonderful benefit of floating.

Epsom Salt is Magnesium Sulphate. It is found naturally in many spa waters. It is very different from sea salt or table salt which is mainly Sodium Chloride. Epsom Salt has been used for centuries to treat skin complaints and is used as a medicine, (an emetic). It is non toxic, it won't harm you if you swallow some, but try not to; it has a salty taste. We use it for two main reasons. Firstly it raises the density making it much easier to float. Secondly it softens your skin.

Not really. It's a privacy tank perhaps. You can listen to music, you can feel the warm water, you can touch the sides, you are not isolated from sensation at all. You will in fact have heightened sensation in some ways.