Infrared Sauna Blog
Explore infrared sauna design, technology, and daily use with guidance from SaunaCloud founder Christopher Kiggins.
Featuring Christopher Kiggins — Founder & Lead Designer, SaunaCloud®
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Tips & Routines
How Long Should You Stay in an Infrared Sauna? The Goal-Based Duration Guide (2026)
The question 'how long should I stay in my infrared sauna?' has one honest answer: it depends on what you're trying to achieve. A 15-minute relaxation session…
Tips & Routines
How to Clean Your Infrared Sauna: The 'Less Is More' Guide to Cedar Care (2026)
The most common cleaning mistake with infrared saunas isn't neglect — it's overcleaning with the wrong products. Western Red Cedar contains thujaplicins —…
Sauna Design & Technology
Hyperthermia and Infrared Sauna Therapy: Why Raising Your Core Temperature Produces Health Effects (2026)
Every documented sauna health benefit — cardiovascular conditioning, heat shock protein activation, endorphin release, autonomic rebalancing, immune modulation…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Autism: What's Supported, What's Theoretical, and How to Approach Safely (2026)
There are no clinical trials of infrared sauna for autism. Not one. If a sauna company tells you their product treats, improves, or helps 'cure' autism, they're…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Blood Pressure: The Observational Promise and the RCT Reality (2026)
Two large bodies of evidence tell different stories about sauna and blood pressure. Both are well-conducted. Both are published in reputable journals. And they…
Buying & Comparison Guides
The Infrared Sauna Buying Guide: What 3,000+ Installations Taught Me About What Matters (2026)
I've built over 3,000 custom infrared saunas in the last 12 years. I've seen what lasts, what fails, what customers love after a year, and what they wish they'd…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Chronic Infections: What the Evidence Actually Supports (2026)
Many infrared sauna companies claim their products 'eradicate disease agents,' 'eliminate MRSA,' or 'destroy chronic infections with gentle heat.' We used to…
Tips & Routines
The Infrared Sauna Daily Routine: Five Session Types for Every Day of Your Week (2026)
The difference between people who 'have a sauna' and people whose sauna transforms their health isn't the equipment — it's daily practice. Occasional sessions…
Tips & Routines
What Happens After One Week of Daily Infrared Sauna Use: Day-by-Day Guide (2026)
You just got your infrared sauna. You've done your first session. And maybe you're wondering: was that it? Or maybe you felt incredible and you're wondering if…
Tips & Routines
Can an Infrared Sauna Cure a Hangover? The Honest Answer (and Why You Need to Hydrate First) (2026)
It's 10 AM on a Saturday. Last night's 'just one more' became three more. Your head is throbbing, your mouth tastes like a carpet, and you're scrolling your…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Sauna Health Benefits: What a Decade of Research Actually Shows (2015-2026)
When I started SaunaCloud 12 years ago, I had to explain what an infrared sauna was to almost everyone I spoke with. Today, my phone rings with calls from…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Growth Hormone: The 2-5x Boost in Context (2026)
'Sauna increases growth hormone by 200-500%!' You've seen this claim from Huberman, Rhonda Patrick, and across the biohacking community. It's based on real…
Sauna Design & Technology
Infrared Sauna Maintenance & Repair Guide: Troubleshooting, Wood Care, and When to Call for Help (2026)
Whether you own a SaunaCloud custom infrared sauna or a sauna from another manufacturer, this guide will help you diagnose problems, maintain your investment…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
How Infrared Saunas Calm Your Nervous System: The Autonomic Rebalancing That Underlies Every Benefit (2026)
Most sauna content tells you WHAT happens: better sleep, less pain, lower blood pressure, improved mood. This page explains WHY — through the single mechanism…
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Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas for Seniors: Cardiovascular, Cognitive, and Quality of Life Benefits (2026)
The most important sauna study ever published is, at its core, a study about older adults.
Safety & Best Practices
Infrared Sauna Side Effects: Normal Responses, Preventable Problems, and Genuine Concerns (2026)
After building 3,000+ custom infrared saunas and supporting customers through every kind of experience, I can tell you: the vast majority of 'side effects'…
Tips & Routines
Using Your Infrared Sauna in Summer: Timing, Safety, and Why I Almost Gave Myself Heat Stroke (2026)
I need to tell you about the time I almost gave myself heat stroke in my own sauna.
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Testosterone: The Acute Boost, the Fertility Caution, and What Actually Matters (2026)
The sauna industry wants to tell you that infrared heat 'naturally boosts testosterone.' The reproductive medicine community wants to tell you that heat…
Tips & Routines
Infrared Sauna Tips: Your First 30 Days and the Mistakes to Avoid (2026)
You just got your infrared sauna. Or you're about to. If you're still deciding, start here for an overview of how we work. Here's what 12 years and 3,000+…
Safety & Best Practices
Are You Microwaving Yourself in an Infrared Sauna? The Physics That Proves You're Not (2026)
It's a fair question. You're sitting inside a box that emits 'radiation' and heats your body. Of course people wonder if it's the same thing as a microwave…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
How Daily Infrared Sauna Helped Me Lose 20 Pounds: A Founder's Honest Account
I need to start this post with something you won't read on most sauna company websites: I can't tell you exactly how many of my 20 lost pounds came from…
Safety & Best Practices
Should You Use an Infrared Sauna When You're Sick? The Three-Phase Decision Guide (2026)
Should you use a sauna when you're sick? The answer isn't yes or no — it depends on which phase of illness you're in. Get this wrong and you can make yourself…
Tips & Routines
Infrared Sauna Workouts: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why Exercise THEN Sauna Beats Exercise IN Sauna (2026)
'Infrared sauna workouts' — exercising inside a heated cabin — are trending, popularized by studios like HOTWORX. The concept is appealing: combine exercise and…
Infrared Sauna Benefits
Infrared Saunas and Cancer: Clinical Hyperthermia vs Home Sauna Use — What the Evidence Actually Shows (2026)
ONE: Clinical hyperthermia — a medical procedure that precisely raises tumor tissue temperature to 42°C or higher — has genuine, growing evidence for improving…
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