The Air Environment of Saunas

| Monday, November 7, 2011
By Caroline Dean


What is it about the finnish style of spa that's allowed it to stand the test of time so extraordinarily well? Some individuals may argue that it is more effectual than other varieties of saunas. While the finnish type of sauna as a whole has clearly become almost iconic as a segment of unique culture in the country of Finland, I do not myself believe in the notion that the finnish sauna is superior to all other forms of sauna therapy. It does come with a number of notable fundamental differences.

The characteristic differences betwixt the finnish-styled spas, and other types of saunas like the infrared sauna or steam rooms most notably pertain to the ambient humidity level character of each individual spa. Infrared saunas offer no hot pebbles to drip water onto whatsoever, and as thus it provides for a significantly drier spa experience. The finnish saunas, however do indeed enable you the ability to have control over the air's moisture content to some degree by providing hot pebbles for heat absorption and distribution via steam.

Steam rooms are on the extreme end of the air humidity spectrum. They maintain a perpetually humid air condition that, despite actually being kept at a cooler ambient temperature than other varieties of spas, is very intense from the heat energy transferred directly to the epidermis by the vapor in the spa's air. Tens of thousands of folk around the globe use steam rooms on a daily basis, but despite this some men and women still avoid the steam shower for a variety of different reasons.

There exists a few notable concerns with regard to steam rooms. One concern is that, if they are not bleached regularly, they indeed might grow a hefty mold infestation. This is not a significant cause for concern in the more dry sauna environments. The other concern (particularly for women) is that because of the efficient energy transfer to the epidermis from the water droplets, it might be a little bit more harsh on the skin than other spas.

Far infrared saunas are found in places of residence more often than the finnish variety, and, one reason is that because the panels are most often placed in the spa walls they are able to save space better than the huge bulky heaters found in finnish variety of saunas. As a consequence of the fact that their heaters increase the temperature of the body directly through contact with infrared waves they also may be perceived as a bit safer than the finnish kind.




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