Infrared Sauna

How an infrared sauna works

Unlike traditional sauna's which heat the air using some type of heat source, infrared sauna's use infrared (a type of light) to heat not the air but objects in the sauna. Thus they can warm you and cause you to sweat (the main benefits of saunas are found in them allowing your pores to open and sweating out impurities) without also subjecting your lungs and respiratory system to the intense heat found in traditional saunas. The companies that sell this type of sauna seem to believe that an infrared sauna is by far a better option than a traditional sauna.

Infrared Sauna Company Claims:

There are a great many claims coming from infrared sauna manufacturers. Some of these may be true, some may be based on insuffient or incorrect evidence, but this list covers a few of the most popular claims.

After a rather comprehensive search of the internet I have not managed to find any negative press about infrared saunas. All I have managed to find are sites either selling saunas or touting the benefits of their use. This may be because sauna manufacturers and other pro infrared sauna sites are much better at search engine optimization, or it could be that there actually very few complaints that could be made about this type of product.

Whether an infrared sauna is a good choice for you is something only you can decide