Clean CO₂

In case of the natural springs based CO₂ Balneotherapy treatments, we find naturally occurring CO₂ mixed with unnecessary chemicals as well as bacteria in the water. Respiderm™ uses pharmaceutical grade purified CO₂ manufactured and cleaned by the largest pharmaceutical gas manufacturing companies.

Infection conscious solution

The natural springs or other water based artificial CO₂ Balneotherapy treatment the patient sits in may also be the same pool of water with those who may have serious illnesses, thus creating a high risk for infection. Designed to be completely antiseptic, Respiderm™ uses a onetime only disposable treatment cover suit called a Treat-cover™ to contain the water and carbon dioxide vapor in an enclosed space around the affected body part. As a result, those body parts have no direct interaction with the space outside of the cover suit creating incubation like environment for the effected body part.

CO₂/H₂O molecule mixture effectiveness

According to Balneology standards, 600ppm CO₂/H₂O concentration (600 parts of CO₂ mixed with one million parts of H₂O = about 0.6% CO₂ and 99.4% water) is the minimum requirement to create thermal water and produce a positive health effect.

In the case of any water based CO₂ Balneotherapy treatment, you will generally always have a lot more water than CO₂ since either the operator of a CO₂ Balneotherapy technology or nature itself (in case of natural spring) always applies the carbon dioxide to the water (CO₂ to the H₂O). It is important to note that the therapeutic effect is created by the CO₂ and not the H₂O and the right temperature of H₂O is only the facilitator of the CO₂ delivery trough the skin tissue (opens up skin pores). Therefore the effectiveness of the natural springs or other water based artificial CO₂ Balneotherapy treatment will always be determined by how much CO₂ molecules can be effectively mixed with the H₂O molecules.

In the case of treatment using the dry CO₂ Balneotherapy with the Respiderm™, the mixture is not subject to the minimum 600ppm CO₂/H₂O concentration. RespidermTM uses about a ½ cup (125ml = 4.22oz) of water (proper temperature) to combine the CO₂ molecules with the H₂O molecules in order to assist and facilitate the skin absorption of the CO₂ molecules through the skin tissue.