If you’re like most of us sauna owners, cleaning isn’t a priority, and you only start asking how to clean a sauna once yours isn’t that fresh-smelling anymore. But no worries! I just gave my 23-year-old indoor sauna a deep cleaning that took me several hours on two different days; it means I’m able to…
If you’re like most people who are interested in knowing the definition of sauna, you just write sauna definition on Google, get the below answer, and call it a day: You’d think Oxford Languages would know better, but no. According to them, sauna is “a small room used as a hot-air or steam bath for…
What is Nurecover sauna? It’s a China-made plastic box with a steam generator, and is only called a sauna for marketing purposes. In reality, it has nothing to do with saunas. If you’ve been wondering whether or not to get that kind of steam booth, this post is for you. Let’s see what real reviews…
When you’re new to saunaing, whether at home or at the gym, wondering how long to stay in a sauna is a legitimate question. How this simple-looking question is answered, however, is often problematic and not based on any real sauna understanding, good science, or real experiences of people who have been saunaing for decades….
Recently we made clear that, contrary to popular belief, sauna is safe for healthy pregnant women. But what if you haven’t gotten your woman pregnant yet, even though it’s your mutual goal? Could it be that sauna is actually killing your sperm and making it more difficult to conceive? On Reddit, a young American guy…
Most people have heard about a Finnish sauna and may even think they know what it is. But what if I, as someone of Finnish origin and with 35+ years of sauna experience, told you that most things they tell you about Finnish saunas are actually false? And not even just a little faulty, but…
If you’ve ever browsed around sauna shops, physical or online, you might have noticed they all pride themselves on the stoves and heaters they sell because with them, you can reach temperatures up to 230 F (110 C). Some go as far as claiming 200 degrees (93 C) is the ideal sauna temperature or the…
Are you (soon to be) pregnant and wondering if you can go to sauna while expecting? Or maybe you already went to sauna when pregnant, either knowingly or unknowingly, and now your doctor (or worse, the Internet!) tries to guilt-trip you into thinking you harmed your unborn baby? While that may sound a bit extreme,…
If you happen to know anything about infrared sauna benefits (besides the many lies infrared sauna sellers tell you, of course), you’ve definitely heard the infrared sauna world is notorious for false claims. We’ve heard it all: infrared saunas melt away cellulite, remove warts, give men better boners, ease your diabetes, and even lower your…
Have you ever wondered what are the leaves in a sauna you see in many sauna ads and pictures? And if you’ve seen what people DO with those leaves, you might’ve asked the inevitable: why do people whip themselves in the sauna? Well, today I’ll answer those questions and show you how to make your…