What is a beer bath?

Beer bath, where you bathe in both young beer and live beer yeast, without showering it off until some hours later, has an extremely powerful effect on the body and skin. This treatment is both cleansing for the skin and has a very positive effect on health.

Where are the baths in Iceland?

These picturesque baths are actually located right on the dark waters of Lake Urriðavatn in East Iceland. The springs that feed them were first discovered by locals from the nearby town of Egilsstaðir who noticed that certain patches of water did not freeze over in the wintertime.

What is a Beer Spa?

The Beer Spa experience really does mean bathing in beer – but wait, there’s more to it. To be more precise, you are soaking in a warm concoction of young beer, water, hops, beer oils, beer salt, and live yeast for 25 minutes, all in a huge tub handmade from Kampala hardwood by a German family-owned company.

Is beer legal in Iceland?

It is almost inconceivable, therefore, that beer has only been legal in Iceland for around three decades; it was banned for nearly a century, from 1915 to 1989. Initially, this was part of a complete prohibition throughout the country; wine and spirits, however, were decriminalized within two decades.