It's the nature of women to like to be beautiful. I started soaking sessions of over 30 minutes and found my face lightened and smoothed. After over a month's use, black spots are gradually lightening — so is my skin.

I had my thyroid removed years back and often had skin irritation and rashes. The first time I tried the Lava personal spa, I found an unbelievable dark liquid stain coming out with my sweat onto the towel. After 9 consecutive sessions, I felt light as a feather and had no more itching.

I went to LavaBene after exhausting all methods for a Staphylococcus aureus skin infection — at one point on 4 separate antibiotics with nothing working. After the second visit the itching was less severe; by the fourth, first signs of healing. By the tenth visit all sores had healed with no new ones appearing, and by the sixteenth I was completely healed. It hasn't returned. I continue going for the sleep, stress management and joint-pain benefits.

Working under the hot sun for years, my chest developed skin allergies from sweat, with scratching causing bleeding and rashes. After 5–6 soaking baths using Lava Rock Pieces, the allergic rashes disappeared and my skin no longer itches, even under the hot sun.

My left wrist had eczema for years. After 2 months of soaking baths with Lava Rock Pieces, I'd almost forgotten it — colleagues asked what cosmetics I'd switched to. Looking for the eczema, I couldn't find any trace of it.

My daughter's atopic dermatitis worsened with age, with itchy blisters head to toe and no sleep. After 3 consecutive days drinking Lava Water and soaking in it, she slept well and the itchiness eased. My own dermatitis improved too, and we've both slept well for a month now.

Many doctors and medications didn't help my atopic dermatitis. After 15 sessions with the Lava personal spa, things improved a lot. I now do 2 sessions a week for maintenance.

Every winter, high-collar sweaters would trigger contact dermatitis at the back of my neck, and dermatologist ointments only suppressed it temporarily. Since using various Lava products, it hasn't recurred, and the rough affected areas returned to normal. I also stopped catching colds as easily.

I'd suffered psoriasis on my lower legs, lower back and hands for over 20 years, with no cure from UV therapy or prescribed medication. After 4 LavaBene detox steam treatments over 4 weeks, the itching stopped; by 10 treatments the patches began disappearing and the scaling and redness dropped drastically. So far this is the best solution I've found.

A small belly and black spots on my face had been troubling me for years. After a couple months using Lava Rock Pieces for soaking baths and facial massage with the water, the belly was gone from the mirror and colleagues noted my skin had lightened.

My daughter avoided going out because of body odor she was self-conscious about. After using Lava Rock Pieces for soaking baths and massage for over a month, it improved 80% — I no longer smell any odor walking past her, and she's regained her confidence.

My husband's body odor was hard for others to be around, and nothing had helped. Since we started soaking together with Lava Rock Pieces, I no longer detect any odor sitting beside him — it's also helped us grow closer.

My son introduced me to LavaBene for sciatica. After 3 months I'd lost 13 lbs — my son explained it as FIR and negative ions penetrating tissue combined with heat dilating capillaries and driving sweat, which burns fat much like exercise. My chronic sciatica has also improved significantly.

A car accident injured my spine, leaving constant soreness that made it hard to sit for long. Soaking baths using Lava Rock Pieces made the pain worse at first — I took that as old wounds beginning to heal, and continued. Sure enough, the pain eased as I kept going.

A previously dislocated shoulder ached with the weather for over 10 years, despite seeing numerous doctors. Since using Lava Rock Pieces for soaking baths, after two months the soreness stopped recurring entirely.

Years of hard living left me with rheumatoid arthritis and an unfamiliar feeling in both legs when walking. After a few soaking baths using Lava Rock Pieces, my condition improved significantly, with the pain and soreness easing.

Both knees were swollen and painful for over half a year, with doctors and medication offering no help. After 2 months of soaking baths using Lava Rock Pieces, my health was restored and I'm nimble again.

I suffered body pain and headaches and slept fitfully. After 5 Lava personal spa sessions, my condition improved and I began sleeping more deeply, waking refreshed.

Work pressure and long hours at a computer left me with headaches and body pain requiring frequent massages. After 3 Lava personal spa sessions, I now prefer reserving my time for LavaBene over dining with clients. I feel good and sleep well at night.

Kidney failure from a fall left me on dialysis with weak lower leg muscles and trouble sitting or standing. I can now walk without assistance, with a cane, and feel stronger every day.

A fall left me unable to walk and using a motorized wheelchair, with severe spine pain more recently. I started using Lava Rock Pieces and saw improvement within half a month. I still use it daily — the profuse sweating, better metabolism and circulation continue to restore my health.

An old injury left one leg numb and swollen with fluid. During my first two Lava personal spa sessions, large blisters formed on my toes and burst, releasing fluid — my condition improved greatly afterward, and by the fifth session, drinking Lava water alongside it, my white blood cell count returned to normal.

Chronic fatigue led to a 19-day hospital stay in Taiwan University Hospital's Neurology department, ending in a diagnosis of peripheral polyneuropathy and the loss of my job. With LavaBene, full-body sweating through feet soaking, soaking baths and showering left me refreshed and radiant each time. My ill health is gone, though I continue sessions to maintain it.

Years of heavy entertaining led to high blood pressure, diabetes and gout, then an acute heart attack in December 2010 that briefly stopped my heart before emergency resuscitation. Using the Lava personal spa 25–30 minutes daily for three months, alongside Chinese herbal teas, brought my health back to that of a healthy man in his twenties. I now own 5 Wellness Spas in Shanghai.

Gout attacks left my joints swollen and unbearably painful despite diagnosis and treatment. After my first soak with Lava Rock Pieces I felt a jolt-like stimulation, and the swelling and pain in my elbow began easing immediately. After several soaks, I no longer feel unwell.

My doctor warned against traveling or walking alone given the risk of sudden cardiac death. As a scientist I was skeptical of a steaming device helping, but with no other options I tried the Lava personal spa daily for two weeks, then 2–3 times weekly, alongside my prescribed medication. After two months I felt a huge improvement, and even took a week-long trip to China. My own treating physician turned out to be a frequent user of the spa as well.

When patients, including my own brother, didn't improve much on Western medication, I suggested they try the Lava personal spa alongside it. It didn't conflict with regular treatment, and I saw great improvement in my patients — though given my role in Western medicine, I can't openly recommend it.

For 20 years I suffered headaches, unsteady blood pressure, excessive sensitivity and hemorrhoids. Since using the LavaBene system: my decade-long back pain improved within a week, mouth blisters that used to take 5–7 days now heal overnight with Lava Water, my blood pressure has normalized, my hemorrhoids have shrunk considerably, and rheumatic pain now comes no more than once a week instead of nearly daily.

Wearing a Fitbit through a 30-minute steam, my heart rate rose from 65 to 124 bpm — a surprise, since I'm a regular runner. I burned a net 409 calories during the session and another 110 during a 30-minute rest afterward. I slept great that night too.

After living in a radiation-contaminated house with an exposure level classifying me as high cancer risk, I was offered free annual checks at Taiwan University Hospital as part of a research study. Facing a hopeless prognosis, I was introduced to LavaBene. After 15 sessions, my infection-level measurement, previously at 180 with a specialist, dropped to 100 — the level of a non-infected person, with no symptoms detectable. I believe LavaBene could help the roughly 10,000 radiation-house victims in Taiwan, and would urge affordable pricing be considered for their sake.

Over 80, and warned by my doctor that my foot might need amputation if it didn't improve, I'd developed dark, itchy, blistering skin from poor circulation, with steroids and ointment offering no help. After two weeks of using Lava products the problems began going away; after another month my skin returned to its normal color and the blisters disappeared. Four months on, it's fully recovered.

After 15 sessions using the Lava personal spa, I started maintaining with the hot spring machine, going back for the personal spa occasionally. My lupus has not been active since.

Balancing work, family and high self-expectations wore down my immunity, and I was diagnosed with cervical cancer two years ago. After two operations left me very weak, I began drinking Lava Water and soaking with Lava Rock Pieces daily. Over the past two years my health has steadily improved — I no longer catch cold easily, pass periodic checks, and feel full of energy.

Before starting, ultrasounds found at least 4 stones in each kidney, the largest 0.7 cm. After a year of drinking and soaking in Lava Water, a follow-up ultrasound found only 1 stone remaining in my right kidney and 2 small ones in my left.

Lifelong exercise-induced asthma had me on albuterol up to three times daily by age 50, with side effects like muscle cramping. After 2 LavaBene detox steams I cut back to twice a day; after 2 weeks, most days needed none at all, and the muscle cramping disappeared completely. My skin is also softer and fine lines less noticeable.

Excruciating monthly pain for years led me to try 15 Lava personal spa sessions. I now have no pain at all, and my flow has changed from dark red to bright red.

Leucorrhea lasting over 3 months cleared up after a month of soaking baths with Lava Rock Pieces. My mother's high blood pressure improved too, once we learned she needed to shower to cool off between soaks to avoid dizziness.

Soaking baths and drinking Lava Water helped me control my weight and appeared to delay the onset of menopause. My menstrual cycles have stayed regular, premenstrual back pain no longer requires days off, and my flow is brighter red than before.

Typical post-menopausal headaches, insomnia and lethargy improved after 15 sessions using the Lava personal spa.

Years of entertaining clients led to gastrointestinal discomfort and infections. Since drinking Lava Hot Spring Water, those conditions haven't recurred — and my wife's frequent insomnia improved from soaking and drinking it too.

My son, who often struggled to fall asleep after late nights at work, took a bath I'd drawn using Lava Rock Pieces. He told me the next morning he'd slept straight through until morning for the first time in a while.

Severe constipation troubled me for years despite temporary medication. Since using Lava Water, it hasn't returned — even through the stress and late nights of running the Lava Hot Spring business.

A busy schedule left no time to exercise, and my health and energy declined. Soaking Lava Rock Pieces in hot water daily and taking multiple baths, sweating profusely and drinking negative-ion water to replenish, gave me an exercise-like effect. My body and mental state both feel restored.

My husband tried many ineffective diet medications. After about 2 months of regular soaking baths with Lava Rock Pieces, he slimmed down significantly and jokes that he's also become better at helping around the house.

As I aged I lost my figure. Soaking with Lava Rock Pieces before bed each night, I lost 7 lbs in a month — more economical than medication, and without side effects.

Working out of town, my husband had grown a beer belly from evenings alone in front of the TV. With a box of Lava Rock Pieces to soak with, over a couple of months his skin became finer and brighter and his belly shrank noticeably. He says it helps him unwind, release stress, and sleep well.

A flare-up of athlete's foot coincided with catching a cold from overwork. A soaking bath with Lava Rock Pieces plus a heated vinegar foot soak left me relaxed; within a few days the athlete's foot stopped itching, and after 3 days of soaking baths the cold was gone too.

Wearing shoes all day for work led to persistent athlete's foot. Since soaking my feet in water heated with Lava Rock Pieces, my feet feel refreshed and comfortable all day, with no more itching.