To choose a bathhouse to your liking, you need to take into account a number of factors: health status, degree of endurance, age. It is considered traditional to divide the baths into three groups - Russian, Turkish and Finnish. In order to choose a steam room to your taste, it is important to visit each of them and analyze your well-being.
Russian sauna
The distinctive features of the Russian bath include high air humidity and a relatively low temperature - up to 60 degrees. After getting on the stove, the water raises the humidity in the steam room to 100%. Russian traditions imply active bath procedures - the use of a broom, hikes for gangs, jumping out into the ice-hole. For comparison, a visit to Finnish baths is reduced to lying on the shelves.
Correct supply of steam is of great importance in the Russian bath. In order for the heating to be carried out evenly, the water must be fed in small portions at intervals in 10-15 minutes. To obtain hard steam, the amount of water is increased.
Turkish hamam
Turkish hamam is characterized by softness and moisture. TThe temperature does not rise above 45 degrees, and the entire room is enveloped in thick steam. Unlike Russian and Finnish baths, Turkish baths do not have a dramatic effect on the body. Therefore, it is well suited for the first acquaintance with the steam rooms.
Turkish baths are allowed for people who have problems with the cardiovascular system. They are indicated for people who leave to improve their skin condition and strengthen the musculoskeletal system.
Finnish sauna
It is believed that the Finnish bathhouse originated from the Russian one, but during its existence it has accumulated a number of differences. A distinctive feature of this bath is that it does not use steam. Indoor air heats up to 90 degrees, causing intense sweating. The Finnish steam room does not involve massage with a broom, pouring water and other procedures familiar to a Russian person.
The sauna creates the right conditions for dry heating, which are useful for people suffering from colds. Also, this place contributes to the treatment and prevention of rheumatism and arthritis.
Unconventional options
There are other solutions for those bath attendants who want to try something different. One of these options is the Japanese ofuro. In short, ofuro is a rectangular sawdust bath made from thermowood. The small size of such a bath allows you to install it even in an apartment. To achieve a healing effect, cedar or linden sawdust is mixed with aromatic herbs or oils. The duration of the bath procedures is 30 minutes.
Another little-known, but worth considering option is Maslov's bath.. It was developed by the Soviet engineer Maslov. The goal of the inventor was to create a steam room that would suit all people. The temperature in it does not rise above 50 degrees, and the humidity ranges from 10 to 50%. It is easy to breathe in the steam room and there is no heat sensation. Therefore, it is allowed to visit both people with cardiovascular diseases and small children.