The steam
(Also: Nebelbad) is a variant of the steam room with lower temperatures and higher humidity.
Steam baths are again available in different forms:
Caldarium (Roman bath)
Hammam (Turkish bath)
Banya (Russian steam room)
Sento (Japanese bath)
Mexican Temazcal
North American sweat lodge Inipi
Irish steam
modern steam baths
Soft steam bath
Tylarium (combination of a traditional steam room and a mild steam bath)
Arte Steam room
Finnish steam room
Integrated Steam room (bathroom)
Finnish smoke steam room
Other variants that differ only because of their design, their location or their “motto” of the “classic” Steam room (such as “earth steam room”, “steam room cave” or “grotto steam room”)
Moist warm air
In moist warm air temperatures are lower and samarium as in the classical (Finnish) steam room, usually about 45-60 ° C at a humidity of about 40-55 percent. It is considered a gentle cycle and is often combined with the addition of essential oils or special lights (phototherapy). The dwell time is higher than in the normal steam room, about 15-30 minutes, otherwise the procedure is the same. In the vernacular, the moist warm air is often referred to as a bio or Biodampfbad. This expression, however, was a judge on several occasions condemned as false and misleading.
Textile steam room
The term steam room refers to the textile dress code in the steam room and says nothing at first about the nature of the steam room itself. In Textilsaunen swimwear is worn. Textilsaunen are preferred to be found in swimming pools, often are steam steam rooms. Textilsaunen have the advantage that they can be integrated easily without any additional dressing rooms in the normal bathing. In the U.S. and Asia is the textile steam room, the usual type of steam room. Due to certain risks of steam room with clothes, the temperature is often low in those steam rooms. [3]
From the perspective of the German and Northern European traditions is the steam room in clothing is not recommended as an unnecessary restriction especially in tight clothing, the blood circulation. The necessary body cooling by sweating is hindered by clothing. [4] The hot and humid climate in the bathing suit is also an ideal breeding ground for bacteria. [4] also occurs at higher temperatures, the chlorine content of the still into the bathing suit existing swimming pool water, which can lead to respiratory irritation in some people. The clothing itself can be damaged at elevated temperatures or emit chemical compounds into the ambient air. Continue to heat metal parts, such as buttons or hooks faster and cause skin rashes. For the same reason they should also be taken of all jewelry before entering the steam room. Watches, cell phones, MP3 players and the like do not belong in a steam room because it would take through the great heat damage.
Expiration of a steam room visit
The behaviors in a steam room can differ from country to country. The question whether the steam room will take place in a public or a private steam room, plays a role. For example, while cleaning the body can occur in a Finnish steam room in the private steam room room itself, the process in a public steam room for health reasons, moved into the shower.
Practices in the public steam room in the German-speaking
A visit to a steam room bath begins with a shower and thoroughly dried, before the first steam room, the skin should be dry surface, otherwise the sweat will be delayed.
The infusion-steam room is a relatively low humidity: at 100 ° C at the top 2-5 percent relative humidity. The infusion of water are often added essential oils. In German-speaking countries of the water vapor is often distributed with a so-called Wacheltuch. In Finland, this custom is unknown and can be reached there as more of a stratification of the air, so that the air is better suited for the lower benches for children and untrained.
Larger institutions offer steam room next to the infusion-steam room or a dry steam room (also called sub-steam room) with higher temperature, lower humidity and no infusion.
The steam room bath sit or lie down naked in the steam room room. To prevent contamination, you put a large towel under the body, which absorbs the sweat (in the home country of steam room, Finland, are also often linen cloths, disposable materials, or often used no documentation as semi-warm moist towels are often perceived to be unhygienic).
The total of 8 – to 15-minute stay in the steam room room, first, a brief cooling period, in the fresh air can hold in the lung particularly good oxygen and cool the airways quickly again, should this air bath is taken before cold showers.
It follows a cold showering of sweat, a cold bath may be followed by the surge-cast, or cast iron with cold water (cold showers): either in a (surge) shower, plunge pool, a river, lake or – by rolling – if available Snow or rub with crushed ice.
Then one visits to relax a quiet room or tepidarium, while an individual may use different degrees of sweating. Medically appropriate in the cooling hot footbaths, also counteract the sweating.
In general, repeat the entire procedure with at least fifteen-minute intervals two or three times, causing more than three steam rooms usually have no more value, but can severely fatigued. In public steam rooms are performed at regular intervals infusions.