Infrared Sauna is used to heat the user with the help of heaters which emits infrared radiant heat. In earlier days the traditional infrared sauna uses steam for the purpose of heating but the present day infrared sauna used infrared radiation for heating the user.

For understanding infrared sauna it is must to know what is infrared. The electromagnetic radiations which have a wavelength longer than the wavelength of a visible light and shorter than the wavelength of radio waves are called infrared radiation (IR). The heating of body takes place due to a process called conversion by the radiation which hits the surface of the body. These radiations do not heat the surrounding air of the body.

An infrared sauna is made up of wooden box which also contains many infrared heaters. In this the sauna box is responsible for creating the atmosphere of the sauna and on the other hand the heaters of infrared sauna are responsible for the actual infrared therapy. The energy produced by the infrared heater is radiant energy. And the radiant energy is the same energy which we get from the sun. But the radiant energy produced from the infrared heaters doesn’t contain ultraviolet rays which are harmful for human beings. The traditional saunas are different from present day saunas. The traditional saunas are also called rock saunas or finnish saunas in which various types of stones and heaters were used for the warming the air in the room. The walls of the rooms were made up of wood or logs. In this the heat are maintained by the stones. In the old age or traditional saunas the temperature remains between 169 to 190 degree F which is equal to 76 to 88 degree C. In this for achieving the “steam shock” water were thrown on the stones. In this method ones skin were also beaten with a birch twigs. And when the heat becomes intolerable then the person either comes under a cool shower or rolls in a powdery snow if it is available. Sometimes people also consume alcohol at the same time.

Infrared sauna is considered good for health. The radiant heat is beneficial for health because it penetrates more than 1.5 inches into the body. It is believed that the infrared rays’ helps in knocking toxins loose from fat cells into the body and these toxins are released through the process of sweating. Infrared saunas are very effective in the therapy for arthritis and tissue injuries. It is believed by many persons that infrared sauna is the only way to remove the toxins from the human body. And these toxins are responsible for all disease not attributable to bacteria or virus.

There are some controversies also regarding detoxify the body. The actual manufacturers of the infrared sauna are very less but you can find lots of distributors and you can easily get it in market. Infrared saunas are good for health but it should be used wisely otherwise it can affect the body also.