Mud Bath in Calistoga

Finally, today I experienced mud bath in Calistoga, I have been thinking about this since the first time I saw in ‘Suits’ a television series. I kept on researching where is it around me and found few places but the best one amongst them was in Calistoga. It is like 110 miles from my place.

There is a spa named Roman Spa in Calistoga where they offer mud bath. It has so many packages which includes mud bath, mineral bath and normal massages. I chose mud bath package which is like 25 min in mud bath, 25 min mineral bath followed by cooling session of 10-15 minutes.

The setup is basically for couples. It has 2 mud bath tubs and 2 mineral bath tubs and 2 shower areas in a private room. The mud bath tubs and mineral bath tubs are opposite to each other and all these are in a single private room.

Mud is basically volcanic ash along with natural peat and mixed with geothermal mineral water. A big tub would be filled with this mud, appropriately heated and we have to get in, completely cover ourselves with the mud. It feels little heavy and thick initially, but it is an amazing feeling. During the session the body gets totally dehydrated and we feel very thirsty. I kept on drinking water. After the mud bath there will be a shower room. For first few minutes the mud smelt bad, but the body gets used to it gradually.

The next part of the package was a mineral bath, it is very much same as normal bubble math except the used water is a geothermal water. The bubble bath also drains out the body and dehydrates a lot. During this session a mud face pack was given. After this there was a cooling session which is just lying on a bed with a ceiling fan running. This is the time when the body feels like desert and asks for lots of water. I drank like 3 bottles of water while driving back home.

Over all it was an amazing experience and I would do it again for sure.