What is peloid?
You mus have wondered after reading this title what is peloid??
We bring you the definition found in the Croatian encyclopedia, online edition. Lexicographic Institute Miroslav Krleža, 2021, that says: koja kaže;
peloids (Greek: πηλός: blato + -id) or healing mud, a common name for substances created in nature during geological events, which are finely chopped and mixed with water and used for baths and dressings for treatment. Underwater loose sediments are medicinal mud pools. Earthy loose sediments are formed by the action of atmospheric factors on rocks and stones outside of water, which disintegrate into small particles containing up to 98% inorganic substances and less than 10% water. Solan peloids are formed next to salt pans and have a high concentration of sodium chloride (NaCl). – Peloids act physically (with heat, because they are usually heated for therapeutic use, or with cold when used at the site itself) and chemically (because some elements are absorbed through the skin). Their unique thermal properties allow them to be applied to the skin heated to 45 °C and above, without damaging it; thus they are a very suitable medium for thermotherapy. They are most often used in natural spas (→ balneotherapy). Indications for their use include diseases of the movement system, skin diseases and chronic female diseases.
- Medicinal mud is the first association of tourists who visit this beautiful beach. In addition to peloid mud, the average higher sea temperature and air humidity have an additional beneficial effect on an organism that wants to rest. The beach is pebbly, and the sea is clear and shallow.
- According to the strategic documents of the Municipality of Tisno, the Makirina - Ivinj area is designated as an area for research and possible exploitation for the purpose of exploiting peloid. Peloid in Makirina Bay differs from other Adriatic peloids by the complete absence of pathogenic bacteria and other more favorable features, it is a peloid of the Limansko-Solan type. In addition, the healing peloid mud is the basis for the development of health tourism.
