La Roche-Posay
thermal water

At the heart of La Roche-Posay's dermatological thermal expertise is a unique water with proven therapeutic properties. These properties have been tested in collaboration with independent scientific teams in France and abroad.

THERAPEUTIC WATER THAT REPAIRS YOUR SKIN

La Roche-Posay thermal spring water regulates the immune system, soothes inflammation, accelerates healing and improves the suppleness and elasticity of the skin.

La Roche-Posay thermal spring water is used free of any treatment, which allows you to benefit from all its natural virtues. The La Roche-Posay thermal cure is specialised in skin problems. The benefits are long-lasting and have no undesirable effects.

  • Temperature: 13°C
  • pH: 7
  • Bicarbonates: 387 mg/l
  • Selenium: 53µg/l
  • Silica: 31,6 mg/l
  • Calcium: 150 mg/l

La Roche-Posay thermal spring water comes from a slow percolation through the Turonian chalky bedrock and is drawn from a depth of 30 to 80 metres in a protected catchment area.

Its mineral composition confers anti-inflammatory, healing and soothing dermatological properties. Low in mineral content, it is a bicarbonate water with calcium, silicate and selenium. Its temperature at emergence is 13°C. It has no specific taste and is very pleasant to drink.

Selenium is present in significant quantities (40 to 60 µg/l) in La Roche-Posay thermal spring water and has been recognised as an essential trace element for maintaining good health, since 1970. It forms part of many enzymes and proteins and plays a fundamental role in cellular metabolism.
A unique water with undeniable therapeutic virtues for treating skin diseases (dermatitis, psoriasis, scarring after burns, skin damage caused by cancer treatments, etc.), thanks to its silica and selenium content.

 

Selenium

    REGULATES THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

    PROVIDES AN ANTI-INFLAMMATORY EFFECT BY CONTROLLING LANGERHANS CELLS AND MODULATING THE PRODUCTION OF CYTOKINES

    ANTI-OXIDANT, PROTECTING AGAINST UVA AND UVB.

    SILICA

      SOOTHES IRRITATED AND INFLAMMATORY EPIDERMIS

      ACCELERATES THE HEALING PROCESS

      IMPROVES THE SUPPLENESS AND ELASTICITY OF THE SKIN

      BICARBONATES AND CALCIUM

        ARE ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FOR SKIN RENEWAL.

        LA ROCHE-POSAY THERMAL SPRING WATER DECLARED OF PUBLIC INTEREST

        By decree of the Council of State on the 3rd of August 2018, the La Roche-Posay thermal resource was declared to be of public interest. The protection of this precious resource is now part of regulatory framework that ensures its sustainability and the safeguarding of its therapeutic virtues, in the interest of patients and the resort.

        ECODO, JUST THE RIGHT WATER!

        The thermal centre has carried out a series of actions to fight against waste and save on the thermal resources (reduction of overflows, renovation of certain equipments, etc.)

        Since 2017, 23,000 m3 of water have been successfully saved... the equivalent of six Olympic-sized swimming pools! This approach has been rewarded with one French and one European technical innovation award.

        Thermal cares

        The thermal treatments are exclusively made with La Roche-Posay water. They are given daily in the thermal baths and have 4 main parts: the filiform shower, the bath, the massage under thermal water and the thermal spray. Oral care, drink or rehydrating treatments can be added as required.

          Filiform shower

          Provided daily by the thermal doctor, it provides a deep massage of the dermis and a softening of the epidermis. It allows a delicate cleansing, and/or a stripping and anti-pruritic action.

          Local or general baths

          The bath has a relaxing, moisturizing and emollient action. When it is air-gaseous (with compressed air bubbles) it reduces itching.

          Underwater thermal massage

          The thermal doctor will prescribe 9 or 18 underwater massages performed by a physiotherapist, depending on your needs. The objective is to improve your scars, your mobility and your body drainage. SCAR MASSAGE BY SUCTION CUP, The DermaMouv Thermal® designed by our team of physiotherapists may be used. This innovative and registered technique integrates the protocol of dermatological massage under a thermal water ramp, silicone suction cups adapting perfectly to the stiffest and most adherent scars.

          Local shower

          Local shower (facial or perineal). A mist of thermal water is delicately deposited on the epidermis and generates a soothing, emollient and healing action on the face and the ocular, nasal, oral or perineal mucous membranes.

          General shower

          Shower cabins diffuse thermal water filtered by a sieve over the whole body. The general spray allows a soothing and healing action on the skin.

          Oral care

          Particularly recommended in case of localized manifestations of dermatosis or chronic gingivitis problems (double orientation to be specified on your registration).

          The gingival shower cleans and irrigates the gums.
          The mouth spray allows a moisturizing mist of the entire oral and pharyngeal sphere.

          Drink cure

          A particularly diuretic and detoxifying light water. Essential supplement for its selenium intake and its regulatory effect on the immune system.

          Complementary moisturizing care

          These unsupported complementary treatments will soothe and rehydrate the skin. (Registration at the thermal reception only).

          The dermatological enveloping: for complete rehydration of the body.
          The soothing mask: for complete rehydration of the face.