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Steam Bath
Steam Bath or Sauna? A steam bath uses a lower temperature around 40 to 45 degrees Celsius combined with high humidity were as a sauna uses a high temperature 80 C with low humidity. A steam bath utilizes a steam generator to heat the steam which in turns heats the room. A sauna uses heated rocks to heat the room. 
Steam Bath Health Benefits
The health benefits of steam baths have been exaggerated over the years, a study conducted by the University of Munich suggested that benefits of a steam bath include helping with bronchitis, asthma, hoarseness. Other benefits of a steam bath are help with chapped skin, tension, the best benefit of a steam bath could be cleaning of the skin a steam bath increases the blood flow to the skin and removes dead skin and leaves your skin smooth, clean and soft.
Home Steam Bath
A home steam bath can be incorporated into new construction or in an existing room. Today many pre-fab type self contained steam baths can be purchased, keep in mind that a steam bath enclosure will need a power supply and a water supply for the steam generator. If you wish to construct a steam bath the room needs to be sealed expect for a small area generally under the door to allow fresh air. The materials used to construct a home steam bath are critical as they will be exposed to very high humidity.
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