Once you’ve seen enough saunas, either in real life or online, it’s likely you’ve come across a tiny and often cute sauna elf. You may have seen this sauna elf (saunatonttu in Finnish) as a sauna stone placed on top of other sauna rocks, as a stand-alone figure – maybe holding a small cup where…
Most people know that whichever home sauna you buy, be it an outdoor or indoor sauna, it’s delivered to you as a sauna kit that you either assemble yourself or hire builders to do for you. But how to recognize the best sauna kits? In other words, how to know what features truly are a…
If you landed on this page, you’ve probably realized that you need a sauna vent. That realization isn’t necessarily a pleasant one, especially if your sauna is already up and running, and you’ve noticed the air feels stuffy when saunaing and/or your sauna doesn’t dry properly after use. To make matters worse, many sources claim…
So, you need a sauna heater. Either for the first time ever, or you’re replacing an old sauna heater. That’s great as the heater really is the heart of the sauna, but how are you supposed to know which heater or stove to choose, in what size and capacity, or even the main features since…
Did you think your sauna prayers were answered when The Pod Company (podcompany.com) announced their new “sauna:” a 185 F hot air sauna pod? No more of those stupid steam booths that reach only 113 F, not to mention even more ridiculous infrared box costumes. Finally you can somewhat affordably get a portable dry sauna…
If you’re a (soon-to-be) sauna owner, you may have wondered which sauna accessories to get. Maybe you agree that a sauna bucket, ladle, and thermometer are must-haves, but what about cutesy sauna stones, headrests, ice crystals, and sausage pipes? (Don’t worry, I’ll introduce all these later). Some people love gadgets and being sold to, whereas…
If you’ve heard about a sauna company called Relax Sauna, then you’re most likely aware of their marketing lingo too: vibrating water molecules, resonating energy microns, and the poisonous gases in your cells. I come across terrible and inaccurate sauna information every day: plastic booths posed as saunas, infrared sauna scams, perverse sauna preferences disguised…
Most people, maybe you too, approach saunas asking rather specific questions: While questions like these sound sensible, there’s one huge underlying problem: asking how long you should sit in a sauna or how to sauna for weight loss or detox, for instance, doesn’t make sense when you don’t know how to sauna in general. This…
If your interest in saunas started on YouTube, chances are you heard about them from the Stanford professor, neuroscientist, and popular YouTuber/podcaster Dr. Andrew Huberman. (Or Joe Rogan, but that’s another article for another day.) Huberman has not only talked about saunas but has “created” three sauna protocols. Two of them make sense somewhat; the…
Can I paint my sauna is a question many sauna owners ask at some point. While you certainly can in many cases, it would often make more sense to ask whether painting a sauna is something you should do. When talking about an outdoor sauna and its exterior, then the answer is a definitive YES….