The key differences and specific benefits of Saunas and Steam Rooms
Saunas
The dry heat of the sauna encourages the body to perspire profusely, and thus detoxify itself.
Perspiration evaporates rapidly, cooling your skin, so your body does not feel as sweaty as it would in a steam room.
Besides the list of benefits above, Saunas may be used to treat certain ailments including allergies
and arthritis.
Steam Rooms
Steam rooms utilise the wet heat of water vapour. You sweat cannot evaporate, so that it has
no cooling effect, and just runs off your skin. The steam encourages you to sweat fastere and more intensely than in
a sauna and your skin always feels moist.
The wet heat in a steam room aids detoxification and helps muscles to relax. When the steam
is infused with essential oils or herbs, these add to the relaxation or specific benefits of these oils.
