Today the options in home saunas. The options are almost limitless the basic restrictions are your own thoughts and the money to realize what you wish for. The initial saunas were straightforward holes dug into the side of a prominence the sauna was heated up with a fire after the suitable temperature was attained the smoke was cleared and the sauna bath began.

Now days a wood fire is still normally utilized in a conventional sauna but today electricity is the most used, propane is also commonly used to warm up the Russian style sauna. Electricity is used to warm up rocks that transfer the warmth in the atmosphere, the newest electric heater is a far infrared sauna heater this heater makes use of radiant heat from the end of the spectrum this infr red heat will not warm up the atmosphere it warms a person directly. The best part of far infrared warmth is it only needs a quick warm up time and is more efficient.

The four most common types of sauna heaters are:
1. Wood fired heaters
2. Electric Heaters
3. Far Infrared Electric Sauna heaters
4. Natural Gas and propane sauna heaters

It is easier than before today to have a personal home sauna almost all major makers sell pre built sauna unit that can be with no trouble be built by handy people one benefit one of these of sauna units above a custom built sauna is that it could be taken apart and be stowed away if it is nor used.

In a Russian sauna the amount of humidity is kept by the operator utilizing a ladle and pouring water on the warmed up rocks the water raising the humidity level making it a steam sauna. By using an Infrared sauna heater does not require the use of water it is a non humid heat and in general uses at a lower heat range than a Russian sauna.