Friday, January 30, 2009

Infrared Saunas

If you could, I am sure you would go on vacation at least twice a month to relief all the stress cause by the series of minor problems we all have to deal with daily. Unfortunately, this is extremely far away from being possible (at least for almost all of us, mere mortals), but I recently found out that, for way less money than paying for real vacations, you can install one of the new world wonders in your own house: infrared saunas.


They will not only help you relax, but I guarantee that a infrared sauna will help you get a better skin, relief pain, decrease joint stiffness, it will give you a complete body detoxification, and those are just a few of the benefits among a huge list!


You must be thinking that with the price of one of those you sure can pay for a vacation in a paradisaical place for all your family, but trust me when I say that the price of this sauna will surprise you as much as all the benefits it will bring to you and your whole family!

1 comment:

Simply Steamy said...

Readers planning to buy a sauna should beware of the so-called infrared saunas, most of which are made in the PRC (China) from inferior materials. These are not genuine saunas in the Scandinavian style.

In the traditional heater, the heating elements heat the air and a mass of stones. This allows for a consistent heat and the custom of sprinkling water on the stones, which changes the environment in the sauna dramatically from a dry sauna bath, to a wet bath, or "steam sauna". This is an option afforded to the sauna bather that chooses a traditional Scandinavian style sauna. It is not necessary to sprinkle water on the stones, and without that custom the humidity in the sauna is very, very low (around 2 or 3 percent).

The infrared heaters have exposed heating elements, so that the heat radiates directly onto the bather in sort of a one sided fashion. These infrared heaters have a much lower capacity, so the most common complaint is that they fail to attain the heat typical for a genuine sauna, especially on the part of the body turned away from the heater.

You also sacrifice the ability to sprinkle water on the heater, and one must question whether it’s actually healthy to expose one’s self to such direct radiation, or how enjoyable such an experience is, compared to the traditional sauna.

In contrast, the traditional Scandinavian style saunas are centuries old (they were heated with wood before electricity), and their safety and therapeutic efficacy is well established.

As with tainted toothpaste, poisonous pet food and lead painted children’s toys, some of these infrared saunas are downright hazardous at least according to the Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario, Canada. See…

http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fire%20Safety%20&%20Public%20Education/Recalls/2006/Saunas.asp

Sauna by Airwall, Inc. even recalled their saunas due to a fire hazard caused by faulty heating units and fuses. See...

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08584.html