Turkish sauna
Steam or Turkish sauna simply means „bath“ in a room filled with saturated steam, and it is based on biological activity of heat in a hot and humid air (air temperature is between 40 and 50° C, and the relative air humidity 80-100%). With its tonifying and relaxing properties, the steam or Turkish sauna is one of the best methods to combat stress to which we are daily exposed. It is a paradise for body and soul, providing relaxation and comfort, especially after a stressful and tiring day. It can be used by people of all ages, with control of blood pressure and respiratory problems.
The effect of heat and steam is evident by the fact that it helps blood circulation and lymph flow while releasing toxins in the process of boosting the sweating and such it helps to detoxify the body. The expansion of pores caused by heat helps the steam to come into the skin and to remove dead cells and impurities, which results with a shiny, elastic and soft skin. The high temperature of the steam sauna stimulates the vital functions, enhances the immunity, and gives extra energy to the body. On the other side, the inhalation of hot steam and aromatic essential oils provides the hydration of lungs and treatments for various disorders of the respiratory system, such as asthma, smoking bronchitis, chronic cough etc... Further beneficial effect is that, in combination with a cold shower, it stimulates the circulation, helps to remowe cellulite and tissue regeneration.
Finnish sauna
The Finnish sauna is a traditional form of perspiration for keeping health which is, not only in Finland and other northern countries, but everywhere in the world, practiced for centuries. Under sauna it is meant a wooden cabin with benches, in which the air enters trough a furnace full of heated granite stones. The air in the sauna is hot and dry. Temperature range is between 85 and 88° C (at the bottom of the cabin it is about 40° C, and at the top it reaches 100° C), and humidity of 10 to 30%.
The effect of hot air by itself, as well as the change of hot and cold air, is beneficial to health. On this way, the sauna stimulates the circulation of blood and helps by the circulation under the skin, joints and internal organs, cleans pores, strenght and reinforce the skin and it is good at preventing colds and various inflammatory processes on the skin.
Infrared sauna
The infrared sauna differs from the Finnish sauna in that, that it use heaters based on infrared rays for heating. The sauna is made of soft wood with fragrant resins. The air in the sauna is hot and dry. The sauna stimulates the blood circulation, helps the blood flow trough the skin, joints and internal organs due deeper penetration of heat into the body.
