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A sauna is hotter than a hot shower, unless you're showering regularly at 150-195 F.
by bobthepanda 4y ago
A sauna is hotter than a hot shower, unless you're showering regularly at 150-195 F.
- yellow_lead 4y agoA better question would be the effect on body temperature. Obviously, water transmits heat better than air
- smilliken 4y agoThe shower is higher humidity though, and the hot water makes direct contact, so the heat is more conductive. Similar for a steam sauna, they are more potent at the same temperature. Also infrared saunas, but for a different reason (the light is absorbed directly into the tissue, without needing to heat the air). So it's definitely not just about temperature.
- crazygringo 4y agoI can definitely turn my shower up for a hotter body experience than any sauna I've ever been in, and obviously it's nowhere near 150-195 which would be lethal. Because the water is making direct contact with my body for much more heat transfer. The dry air of a sauna is vastly slower, plus you're sweating which provides evaporative cooling which isn't happening in the shower. So I too really don't see how saunas are appreciably different from hot showers here.
- randomopining 4y agoYou're sweating long after a sauna way more than any hot shower i've taken... so there is def something different going on
- Scea91 4y agoYou said one difference yourself already: sweating. Also in sauna you breathe the hot air in.
- bttf 4y agoYou simply have not had a proper sauna before. It can get your body way hotter inside and out than a shower ever could
- mateo- 4y agoi imagine hot shower also worse for your skin