Iibhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo, ezaziwa ngokuba nefuthe elivuselelayo nelikhuthaza impilo, ziye zathandwa kumazwe ahlukeneyo nakwiindawo ezahlukeneyo kwihlabathi liphela. Nantsi ingqwalasela yokuba ezi bhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo ziyamkelwa phi kwaye kutheni ziye zaba yinto eqhelekileyo:
Kumazwe afana neSweden, iNorway, iDenmark, neFinland, iibhafu zokuntywila emanzini abandayo zisekelwe kakhulu kwizithethe zenkcubeko. Inkcubeko yeSauna, equka ukutshintshana phakathi kweesauna ezishushu neebhafu ezibandayo okanye ukuntywila emachibini abandayo okanye emachibini abandayo, yinto esele ikho kangangeenkulungwane. Abantu baseScandinavia bakholelwa kwiingenelo zonyango zokuntywila emanzini abandayo, njengokuphucula ukujikeleza kwegazi, ukuphucula amajoni omzimba, kunye nokucaca kwengqondo.
ERashiya, ingakumbi eSiberia, indlela yokusebenzisa i-“banya” okanye i-sauna yaseRashiya idla ngokubandakanya ukuhlamba ngamanzi abandayo. Emva kokufudumeza kwigumbi elinomphunga (i-banya), abantu bayaphola ngokuntywila emanzini abandayo okanye ngokuqengqeleka ekhephini ngexesha lasebusika. Olu nyango lokwahlulahlula lukholelwa ukuba lukhuthaza impilo kunye nokumelana neemeko zemozulu ebandayo.
EJapan, isiko le-“onsen” okanye imithombo yamanzi ashushu liquka ukutshintshana phakathi kokuntywila kwiindawo zokuhlambela ezishushu ezineeminerali ezininzi kunye namachibi okuntywila abandayo. Olu qheliselo, olwaziwa ngokuba yi-“kanso,” lukholelwa ukuba luvuselela ukujikeleza kwegazi, luqinise ulusu, kwaye luvuselela umzimba nengqondo. Ii-ryokans ezininzi zemveli zaseJapan (ii-inns) kunye neendawo zokuhlambela zikawonke-wonke zibonelela ngeendawo zokuhlambela ezibandayo kunye namachibi ashushu.
Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, iibhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo ziye zathandwa kakhulu eMntla Melika, ingakumbi phakathi kwabadlali, abathandi bomzimba, kunye nabantu abaya kwi-spa. Unyango lokuntywila olubandayo ludla ngokudityaniswa neenkqubo zempilo ukunceda ekubuyiseleni izihlunu, ukunciphisa ukudumba, kunye nokukhuthaza impilo-ntle iyonke. Iijimu ezininzi, amaziko empilo-ntle, kunye nee-spa zodidi oluphezulu ngoku zibonelela ngeedama zokuntywila ezibandayo njengenxalenye yezibonelelo zazo.
Iibhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo zikwathandwa kumazwe afana ne-Australia ne-New Zealand, apho indlela yokuphila yangaphandle kunye nezenzo zempilo zixatyiswa kakhulu. NjengaseScandinavia naseJapan, ii-spa kunye neendawo zokuphumla kwezempilo kwezi ndawo zibonelela ngeedama zokuntywila ezibandayo kunye neebhafu ezishushu kunye nee-sauna njengenxalenye yamava empilo epheleleyo.
Iibhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo zidlule imida yenkcubeko kwaye zamkelwe kwihlabathi liphela ngenxa yeenzuzo zazo zempilo kunye nemiphumo yokuvuselela. Nokuba zisekelwe kwizithethe zamandulo okanye zamkelwe kwizenzo zempilo zanamhlanje, ukuthandwa kweebhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo kuyaqhubeka nokukhula njengoko abantu beqonda ixabiso lazo lonyango ekukhuthazeni ukuqina komzimba nengqondo. Njengoko abantu abaninzi befuna iindlela zemvelo nezipheleleyo zempilo, ukutsala kweebhafu zokuntywila ezibandayo kuyaqhubeka, okufaka isandla ekuthandweni kwazo okuhlala kuhleli kwihlabathi liphela.