Skin care innovator Peter Thomas Roth is the first generation child of Hungarian parents. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, Peter's father's family owned and operated two spa hotels in Hungary. When skin care pioneer Peter launched his company in 1993, he improved on many of these old formulas keeping in mind the basic philosophy of the healing, and soothing, qualities of the many muds and minerals in the Thermal Springs and their important curative properties for specific medical conditions and remedies by blending 19th century recipes with 21st century skin care technologies and ingredients.