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Posted 12/26/2015 3:55 PM (GMT -5)
ive been wanting to purchase an infrared sauna or blanket, and ive been seeing some sort of inexpensive ones online for about $200. but ive also read that some of these have cheap harmful chemicals in the plastics and that your body will absorb them while using the saunas... i was just wondering if anyone has a recommended infrared device that they use? I dont know if i should save up a decent amount of money to invest in one of these.
Posted 12/26/2015 4:37 PM (GMT -5)
The only one I've seen recommended is the sunlighten solo which is $1800.00
Posted 12/26/2015 6:26 PM (GMT -5)
ouch. thats really expensive
Posted 12/26/2015 8:26 PM (GMT -5)
I've been using saunas for 10 years or so, and have been in hundreds of different ones over time as I have had to seek them out while traveling.

Honestly this cheap one really works for detoxing: ebay.to/1QTcW7a

I've tried other FIR saunas (portable and wood) and sometimes they don't get hot enough to make me sweat a decent amount. That particular model gets nice and hot really quickly, and I actually set it one level below the hottest. Normally with infrared saunas I put them on the max temp and am sad when they aren't hot enough. The plastic smell goes away after the first use and I doubt it would be a major issue, especially since your head is not inside.

It's far from the finest sauna experience in the world, but it actually gets the toxins out quite well.
Posted 12/27/2015 3:41 AM (GMT -5)
I own a traditional Finnish sauna (it is not FIR). It is awesome, helps with detox because stimulates lymph drainage, also sweating releases ammonia and takes some pressure off the kidneys.

However, raising body temperature is a very energy demanding exercise, as the body will fight to keep the temperature low, and this will use energy. Depending on how sick you are, you should not do saunas too often (3 times a week should be max).

I also own a cheap portable steam sauna, not FIR, (around 70$), it looks really funny, it is pink and your head sticks out of it, but i don't care, it is pretty good at getting u sweat and it is ... portable.
Posted 12/28/2015 11:07 AM (GMT -5)
thanks you guys! project, those are the infrared saunas ive been looking at but ive read that they emit toxins while heating up. i dont know if you have any knowledge on that, but assuming that youve been using it for ten years and you havent had a horrible reaction im guessing it may be worth it to buy
Posted 12/28/2015 11:11 AM (GMT -5)
Zowee- look at Therasage portable saunas, thats what I have
Posted 12/28/2015 4:45 PM (GMT -5)
Well I've been using the cheap portable one for a year or so. I've mostly used the traditional Finnish saunas, I actually prefer them but right now I'm living in a place without one.

I don't think much will really absorb into your skin while in the sauna, because when sweating the flow is such that stuff comes out of the skin. I think the main risk of toxicity in the sauna is breathing in something that has been heated a lot. I hate when people bring a newspaper into the sauna at the gym and the whole thing smells like ink. Because your head isn't in the portable ones I don't think there would be much of an issue from the plastic, and the smell goes away after the first use anyway.
Posted 12/29/2015 10:06 PM (GMT -5)
I just made my own little near infrared sauna a couple days ago. Three brooder (chicken) house clamp lamp shades and three 250 watt heat lamps. These are the same kinds one would use in a chicken house during winter months to keep chicks / hens warm. They're also the same heat lamps that were so popular back in the 1980's to have a set of them above your tub / shower. They're nice and warm. I used to love when we had them in the house I grew up in. And I've read that near infrared sauna is also good for a person.

So, anyway, three bulbs + three lamp shades with clamps + one extension cord with three outlets on the end... clamped and safety tied to a spare towel rack in my bathroom = "wah-lah", near infrared sauna. It's winter here in the Midwest and it's cold outside, which means it's fairly cool in the house too. So, I've run a small space heater in the bathroom with the sauna lamps going. It's comfortably warm but, as of yet it hasn't caused me to break a sweat. Maybe I'm sick enough right now that I won't break a sweat for a while, I don't know. Maybe I need to do some jumping-jacks or something before doing the sauna? Which won't happen right now because I've been battling a lot of dizziness recently. But, I figure warming up under some heat lamps can't be "bad" for you.

Bottom line: I put my "sauna" together for less than $100 with items from a local farm supply store... and none of the items off-gas anything. The same might be an option for you. I know my cat sure loves it !!! :)
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