Buy Sauna Tips

There are many benefits associated with the use of sauna. Before you head out to buy your sauna, there are some information that you should know. There are two types of sauna that you can consider – the traditional steam sauna and the far infrared sauna (also known as the dry sauna.)

A traditional steam sauna uses either a gas, wood or an electrical to warm the air in the sauna room. Water may be added to the sauna heater to create steam. As the user sits in the steam sauna room, their body temperature rises, and they sweat.

A far infrared sauna is also known as the dry sauna because they do not need to use any source of water to warm up the sauna room. Then, how does far-infrared sauna or a dry sauna warms the room? An infrared sauna is not warmed at all. Far infrared sauna make use of far infrared heater to warm the body of the user directly. Far infrared ray is able to penetrate human body to make it warm.

When buying a traditional steam sauna, you should be aware of the amount of works involved with plumbing and electrical. You should also concern yourself with the water discharge out of the sauna room. Hence, if you plan to buy a traditional steam sauna, you may be quite constrained as to where you can place your sauna room.

If you plan to buy a far infrared sauna, then there is other types of consideration that you need to be concerned about. You will have less problem in deciding where you should be placing your sauna room as no plumbing work is involved, neither was there any necessity for water outlet. All you need is a power source.

In buying a far infrared sauna, it is important to find out what types of wood is used for the far infrared sauna. As sauna room is constantly subjected to moisture and heat variation, it is important to find suitable wood. Cedar wood is by far the most superior wood to be used for far infrared sauna room. Its natural fragrance also makes it extremely therapeutic for its user.

You should also check on the far infrared heater. In choosing far infrared heater, the surface temperature of the heating panel is important. The lower the temperature, the better it is. You should also only buy those far infrared sauna that comes with both a front and a back heater.

As far infrared ray does not travel far, the location of the heater plays very important role in the performance and effectiveness of the infrared sauna. Some far infrared saunas had its heater directing the FIR ray on the limbs and not on the body. A good sauna would have its heaters directed at all parts of the body. Usually, good infrared heater is made of large panel, concave and the material should be made of ceramic.

Other than conveniences, what about the effect and the benefits of using the different type of sauna? Do you buy a dry sauna just because it is more convenient to install? Lately, a lot of research has been carried out on the use of dry sauna. It was found that dry sauna brings about the same health benefits as in using a traditional steam sauna.

There are also some reviews that find dry sauna more comfortable and relaxing as the users do not feel as if they are being stuffed into a hot oven. The technology of far infrared ray had enabled sauna to take many shapes and sizes. If you find that a 2 person sauna room to be too small for your family, then you can always buy a larger sauna room. You can also buy other sauna kits such as benches to be added into your sauna room.

The other advantage of buying a dry sauna is that you can install entertainment system such as a stereo player and video player within the sauna room, something that is totally impossible with a traditional sauna. A dry sauna can also comes in the form of a portable sauna, a dome sauna for one person use and even a foldable one too.

If you are buying a far infrared sauna room, you need not worry that it will be a bulky furniture addition to your room. Craftmanship of most dry sauna room is of excellent quality, so much so that the sauna room can be a great enhancement to the room.

You can also buy a dry sauna and locate it outside your house. There are some people who love to have sauna next to a lake or a swimming pool so that they can immediately take a dip after the sauna session, similar to Finnish sauna. Just ensure to buy a sauna cover as well, to protect the sauna cabinets from being exposed to elements.

When you are ready to buy your home sauna, be sure to check out and compare the sauna manufacturers. Not all sauna rooms are created equal. Sauna rooms manufactured in the U.S. or Canada are generally safe to be used, but if you are buying a sauna room manufactured by other countries, you may want to do more research as there have been safety reports raised against these manufacturers.

Almost all of American or Canadian-made sauna rooms come with lifetime warranty. This is a great assurance to you that your money will be well spent. Some sauna manufacturers such as Luxsauna even allows you to return the sauna room within 90 days after buying it, if you are not satisfied with the sauna room.


In a nutshell, when buying sauna, there are different things you should look for when buying a traditional sauna or a dry sauna. Both types of sauna may have its own advantages and disadvantages and you should be aware of it. Be sure to check the record of the sauna manufacturer as not all saunas are created equal.