Similar to sauna but with moist heat instead of dry, steam bath not only relaxes your stiff muscles and renews your energy, but also boosts your health and beauty.
Steam bathing raises our body temperature without causing overheating and vapour is constantly replenished to maintain the humidity near saturation for maximum benefits.
The elevated temperature is highly beneficial for the skin as the moist heat emitted opens up skin pores to remove dead skin and purges toxins, thereby achieving deep, intensive cleansing of the skin. Besides, heat from the steam also causes the heart to beat faster and harder in an attempt to cool the body, causing blood to flow to even the smallest capillaries under the skin surface. The increased flow of blood cells which carry minerals, vitamins and oxygen gives the skin glowing radiance. Therefore, frequent steam bathing will certainly leave your skin feeling soft, clean and silky smooth.
Besides its many benefits for the skin, steam bathing also helps to boost the immune system. Increasing the body temperature to 40°C helps to inhibit the multiplication of or kill the viruses in our body. The raised temperature also triggers the body to release white blood cells and antibodies which help to defend the body against infectious diseases and foreign materials. High moisture content of a steam bath is especially good for soothing sinus irritation and alleviating respiratory problems such as bronchial asthma, bronchitis, catarrh of the upper respiratory tract, coughs and hoarseness. This is |