Hydrogen Inhalation Therapy

It is breathing molecular hydrogen (H₂) as a gas. A generator splits purified water into hydrogen and oxygen and supplies a steady 4% hydrogen blend through a soft mask — here, the Healr® Hydrogen Mask, in our zero-gravity massage chair. Hydrogen has no smell or taste, there is no pressure change and no temperature change, so there is genuinely nothing to feel other than the chair.

Hydrogen gas is physiologically inert — the body does not metabolise it, and whatever is not used is simply exhaled. That is why it has been studied as a breathing gas for decades, including in deep-sea diving mixes. It is not the same thing as hydrogen peroxide, which people frequently confuse it with online and which should never be inhaled. As with any hydrogen device there is no smoking, vaping or naked flame near the unit. Check with your GP first if you are pregnant, have a lung or respiratory condition, or use supplemental oxygen.

The honest answer is that the research is promising and still developing. Molecular hydrogen is studied mainly for its role in oxidative stress — the imbalance between free radicals and the body’s own antioxidant defences — and for cellular recovery. What we can tell you from the room is that people book it for recovery and for how settled they feel afterwards. We will not tell you it treats anything, because that is not established.

They are different delivery methods rather than competing ones. Hydrogen water gives you a fixed amount in a few mouthfuls, and the hydrogen escapes fairly quickly once the bottle is open. Inhaling delivers a lower concentration continuously across the whole session, so total exposure is generally higher. Neither replaces the other. If you already drink hydrogen water, a session is a sensible way to find out whether a longer exposure feels different to you.

You might, and we would rather say so than pretend otherwise. Home units run from a few hundred dollars to several thousand, and output varies enormously — concentration and flow rate matter far more than price. Trying a handful of sessions first is a sensible way to find out whether hydrogen does anything noticeable for you before committing to a device. Ask us what we run and why; we are happy to talk you through it.

Once or twice a week suits most people, and there is no benefit in overdoing it. It is most often added onto a sauna, cryotherapy or Airpod visit rather than booked on its own, since you are already here and it asks nothing of you physically. We will suggest a rhythm once we know what you are using it for.