My friends and I tried the Oxygen Bar!

Some time out with the girls is always a fun time...but a few girls without enough to do...well that leads to new discoveries.

The posse of gals decided to try an oxygen bar...An oxygen bar is a place that offers concentrated oxygen for inhalation. A number of claims are made about oxygen bars, which may tout themselves as offering a healthy and beneficial service. (Oxygen in high concentrations certainly has recreational effects, but it appears to have no known health benefits and may even be dangerous).

At the oxygen bar, we paid a set per-minute fee to inhale oxygen through a nasal cannula. Once the cannula is inserted, the oxygen source is turned on, and we felt simultaneously energized and peaceful. The oxygen bar was cautious about making health claims, because they do not want to run afoul of government regulation, but we did notice that we felt energized when we left. In some oxygen bars, flavored oxygen mixed with various aromas is offered, to make the experience more interesting or for aroma therapeutic value.

Overall, it was just a fun thing to try!