Soleum Spa, an Austria-based steam bath specialist, has developed the Sea Climate Chamber, a new healing and relaxation concept that combines thalassotherapy with a more traditional sauna experience.

Billed as a 'complete wellness experience', the Sea Climate Chamber is designed to be used in hotel spas and wellness centres. It offers moist brine mist inhalation, designed to mimic the effect of ocean mist in a warm breeze, to aid respiration and ease stress.

"Thalassotherapy has been around for millions of years," Thomas Kiesenebner, designer and CEO at Soleum Spa.

"Often, doctors and healers would send their patients to live near warm oceans, believing that the airborne water mist and minerals were therapeutic."

"Our spas are unique in the world. No one else offers all of these benefits in their steam baths. Soleum is the leading edge of innovation in an ancient healing technology," Kiesenebner added.

The chamber is designed to deliver the same healing and relaxing properties of a tradtional sauna/steam bath and is available in three different styles: Omega, Egg and Ellipses. Each equipped with a built-in induction heating and misting system that can be used for brine/saltwater mist, tea mist and steam baths.

Features include coloured lights and music, that can be adapted to suit the user's needs via a smartphone of tablet, as well as customisable finishes in luxurious materials, such as gold, copper and bronze.