Spa Services: Saunas, Steam Rooms and Paraffin Baths

Saunas and steam rooms offer thermal therapy benefits, but it's important to understand the differences between them. Learn the best way to use a dry sauna, the benefits of infrared heat, and how paraffin treatments can improve skin health.

Steam Bath Procedures

Published Jul,18 2017  |  By Cynthia Myers

Steam baths bathe you in warm, moist heat. They relax muscles, can ease pain in joints caused by arthritis and other ailments and lower your pulse rate and blood pressure, according to Columbia University's Go Ask Alice health column. Temperatures in steam rooms can average 110 to 114 degrees.

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