Planning to buy a sauna for your home? There are so many available in the market but you need to go in for the right and the right one. West Cost Saunas are specialists in far infrared saunas. They are in the industry since 2000 and maintain highest standards in the industry.
A visit to their website lists the various saunas that they market and all of them at unbelievable prices. Their rates are so competitive that you can get these saunas installed right at your home.
The unique features of these saunas is that they have so many features that are not available in ordinary market. The have reading lights fitted in the saunas so that you can enjoy a book while in the infrared sauna. They have different coloured lights which gives you the advantage of chromotherapy. You can also have a drink and the place then cups in the holder that is fitted in the sauna. They have towel racks and a built in brackrest so that you can feel the heat but your skin is protected from burns. Also the glass doors which are fabulous gives you the non- claustrophobic feeling when you are in the sauna. I can go on listing about the features and but I suggest you visit the site yourself and call up their customer care to clarify your doubts regrading the infrared saunas.
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Readers planning to buy a sauna should beware of the so-called infrared saunas, most of which are made in the PRC (China) from inferior materials. These are not genuine saunas in the Scandinavian style.
In the traditional heater, the heating elements heat the air and a mass of stones. This allows for a consistent heat and the custom of sprinkling water on the stones, which changes the environment in the sauna dramatically from a dry sauna bath, to a wet bath, or "steam sauna". This is an option afforded to the sauna bather that chooses a traditional Scandinavian style sauna. Remember, it is not necessary to sprinkle water on the stones, and without that custom the humidity in the sauna is very, very low (around 2 or 3 percent).
The infrared heaters have exposed heating elements, so that the heat radiates directly onto the bather in sort of a one sided fashion. These infrared heaters have a much lower capacity, so the most common complaint is that they fail to attain the heat typical for a genuine sauna, especially on the part of the body turned away from the heater.
You also sacrifice the ability to sprinkle water on the heater, and one must question whether it’s actually healthy to expose one’s self to such direct radiation, or how enjoyable such an experience is, compared to the traditional sauna.
In contrast, the traditional Scandinavian style saunas are centuries old (they were heated with wood before electricity), and their safety and therapeutic efficacy is well established.
As with tainted toothpaste, poisonous pet food and lead painted children’s toys, some of these infrared saunas are downright hazardous at least according to the Electrical Safety Authority in Ontario, Canada. See…
http://www.ofm.gov.on.ca/english/Fire%20Safety%20&%20Public%20Education/Recalls/2006/Saunas.asp
Sauna by Airwall, Inc. even recalled their saunas due to a fire hazard caused by faulty heating units and fuses. See...
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08584.html
There are some unbelievable claims circulating about infrared saunas. One regards weight loss - 600 to 800 calories burned from sitting in one! Weight loss claims for any type of sauna are just hype. Your body just loses water, and it’s dangerous to lose weight through dehydration. See what a real doctor says about it at…
http://www.weight-loss-professional.com/infrared-radiant-heat.html