Infrared saunas use infrared heaters to emit radiant heat directly to your body, while traditional saunas rely on steam or hot air to warm the environment. The heat from an infrared sauna penetrates deeper into your muscles and tissues, providing a gentle and comfortable experience. It also allows for a lower ambient temperature, making it more tolerable for those who may find traditional saunas too hot.

Colour therapy, or chromotherapy, uses different colours to stimulate specific responses in the body and mind. In our Sunlighten Infrared Colour Therapy Saunas, we incorporate LED lights that emit different colours to enhance your sauna experience. Each colour carries unique vibrations and energies that can promote relaxation, balance, and overall well-being.

While infrared saunas can assist in weight management, they should not be considered a stand-alone solution for weight loss. During a sauna session, your body may experience a temporary increase in heart rate, metabolic rate, and sweating, which can contribute to calorie burn. However, it’s important to maintain a healthy lifestyle that includes regular exercise and a balanced diet to achieve sustainable weight loss.

The core body temperature of children rises much faster than adults. This occurs due to a higher metabolic rate per body mass, limited circulatory adaptation to increased cardiac demands and the inability to regulate body temperature by sweating. When using with a child, operate at a lower temperature and for no more than 15 minutes at a time.

Individuals who are using prescription drugs should seek the advice of their personal physician since some medications may induce drowsiness, while others may affect heart rate, blood pressure and circulation. Diuretics, barbiturates and beta-blockers may impair the body’s natural heat loss mechanisms. Anticholinergics such as amitriptyline may inhibit sweating and can predispose individuals to heat rash or to a lesser extent, heat stroke. Some over-the-counter drugs, such as antihistamines, may also cause the body to be more prone to heat stroke.

Individuals suffering from obesity or with a medical history of heart disease, low or high blood pressure, circulatory problems or diabetes should consult a physician prior to use. Heat stress increases cardiac output and blood flow in an effort to transfer internal body heat to the outside environment via the skin (perspiration) and respiratory system. This takes place primarily due to major changes in the heart rate, which has the potential to increase by thirty (30) beats per minute for each degree increase in core body temperature.

Contrary to popular belief, it is not advisable to attempt to “sweat out” a hangover. Alcohol intoxication decreases a person’s judgment; therefore, they may not realise when the body has a negative reaction to high heat. Alcohol also increases the heart rate, which may be further increased by heat stress. The use of alcohol, drugs or medications prior to a sauna session may lead to unconsciousness.

Multiple Sclerosis, Central Nervous System Tumours and Diabetes with Neuropathy are conditions that are associated with impaired sweating. Consult a health care practitioner.

The use of infrared saunas should be avoided by anyone who is predisposed to bleeding.