Well, thanks for this question, and to answer it quickly, there are a couple of reasons.

First, Whole Body CyroTherapy helps your body produce collagen. As we age, our collagen levels decline, so it’s a good idea to increase this level. Collagen is the protein that keeps our skin young.

Second, when you’re in a CyroTherapy sauna, the blood vessels near the surface constrict from the cold. When you go outside, your blood rushes back to warm your body, this exercises close to the surface blood vessels, allowing your body to deliver nutrients. As these blood vessels become stronger, they are there to help keep your skin in a nutrient-rich flow.

Does Whole Body Cryo also help with hair and nails?

Yes, it certainly does. And rightly so, you’ve deduced that since the protein collagen is also responsible for healthy hair and nails, Whole Body Cryo (WBC) revitalizes here, too. WBC inhibits anti-collagen enzymes (collagenase) that break peptide bonds in collagen.

Since collagen is found in bones, tendons, cartilage, joints, blood vessels, and the digestive system, you can understand why it is so important in our bodies. With the skin, it replaces dead skin cells and strengthens skin elasticity.

Now, I would like to present you with some real research on this topic, a very interesting research study that I found on Research Gate titled; “Thermography Study of Skin Response Due to Whole-Body Cryotherapy,” published in Skin Research and Technology (April 18(2):180-7, 2011) or DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011. 00550.x – by Armand Cholewka, Agata Stanek, Alexander Seieron and Zofia Drazazga – this article is worth reading.

Would cryotherapy work better than collagen supplements? Perhaps because it’s hard to tell if your body will absorb swallowed tablets, especially as you get older, which is when something like this would be really important to you. What about collagen injections in the specific areas that need attention? Sure, that would probably be just as good or better, still, that requires a visit to the doctor or a visit to a skin specialist, whereas cryotherapy does not.

Yes, some skin specialists now use localized cryotherapy for such things in addition to collagen injections, so you get the best of both worlds, still whole body cryotherapy is great for many things, and now you can add to that list; Skin care and condition. Please consider all this and think about it.