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Learn the differences between a dry sauna and a steam room — and why doctors and research say both can provide health benefits.

The Spinoff: I survived the icy hell of contrast therapy 7 Apr, 2021 03:17 AM 8 minutes to read Infrared saunas use science, rather than steam, to generate the heat that will get you sweating. Photo / Getty Images Infrared saunas use science, rather than steam, to generate the heat that will get you sweating. Photo / Getty Images The Spinoff This story originally appeared on The Spinoff and has been republished with permission. Contrast therapy, the latest trend in wellness, is drawing in big numbers. Josie Adams goes to Auckland spa Hana to feel the burn (and the freeze). I learned about ons...

Contrast therapy, the latest trend in wellness, is drawing in big numbers. Josie Adams goes to Auckland spa Hana to feel the burn (and the freeze). I learned about onsen eggs last week. They’re eggs cooked very slowly at a low temperature – around 65°C. That’s slightly colder than an infrared sauna, one of which I stepped into only 12 hours after learning about the eggs. In 1893 Dr Kellogg (yes, that one) invented the “electric light bath”, a tanning bed and sauna all in one. It took Europe by storm, and one sank with the Titanic. Now, 127 years later, the light bath’s child – ...