Infrared Sauna & Steam Sauna News

Exposing your skin to warm, moist steam from recently boiled water is claimed to be a great way to help deep clean your skin. You cold use water from a recently boilded pot in your kitchen, a sauna at the Gym or by application of a hot compress (a warm damp flannel basically).

However there may be an easiler, safer more accessible way to do it by using an electric facial sauna system. It works by producing steam in the base of the facial sauna whilst you rest your head on a conical surround which keeps your face at a safe distance from the emitted steam jets. The warmth in the steam will improve the blood circulation to the skin, resulting in detoxification of the skin by removal of any toxins built up in the skin - so it’s claimed by the manufacturers.

They’re a fairly cheap solution with prices starting at around $25.

If you’re looking for that extra special sauna then there’s a guy in Canada who might be able to give it to you. Luc Beauparlant, of Création Sauna Inc., builds bespoke saunas using a variety of natural materials and styles. One was made in the form of a whales rib cage. He mainly uses cedar wood from the structure as this commonly has a natural curve which lends itself well to the style of his saunas. The Monteal Gazette has a feature and a couple of nice photos.

As for the cost - well his saunas range in price from $20,000 to $100,000 - not sure if that’s Canadian money or US. Either way - you need to start saving sooner rather than later.

If you have some spare change and are on business in Dubai - why not book yourself into the Monarch Dubai Hotel.

The Palace Suite, located on the 32nd and 33rd floors, features two Majlis, dining room, private movie theatre and library, three en-suite bedrooms and an extensive outdoor area with private terrace, pool, steam room and sauna.

Now that’s what I call sauna-ing in style! Apparently the view are spectacular too, overlooking the length of Sheik Zayed Road.

It won’t be the cheapest sauna you’ve experienced though - a one night stay will set you back the best part of $1000, and that’s forone of their excutive suites - heaven knows how much the Palace Suite will cost. A massage in the Mandara Spa will cost a further $260 roughly.

A recent article in the Salt Lake Tribunetalks about how a cop believes a causal link between the meth labs and police illnesses has been established. Al Acosta feels that pulling apart between 300 and 400 meth labs during his career with the Utah Bureau of Investigations narcotics unit has cost him his health. Apparently fellow cop, Kelly Call, has been living on ibuprofen to deal with the systoms of meths exposure for want of a better word. But since enroling on a course of saunas he’s not touched the stuff.

Call is one of eight retired and current Utah police officers undergoing an Orem clinic’s detoxification treatment, which is based on Scientology teachings where toxins are sweated out of the system.

Experts are skeptical of the prospect of saunas fixing the problems cause by meth exposure but the officers undergoing the detox programme are convinced it’s working.

The treatments invove the officers sitting in a sauna for hours at a time. They exercise and eat a diet high in anti-oxidants and other nutrients that boost the excretory system. Officers claim they can smell the chemicals leaving their body. The officers are being recommended that they continue with the diet and visit a sauna a few times a week but warned that the detox should not substitute conventional medical treatment.

For more information visit the tribune.