Posted on November 28, 2025
But over the last few decades, a growing body of research suggests that there are many additional health benefits that come with sauna use. And more specifically, the use of infrared saunas. Infrared saunas use infrared light to warm up the human body. This allows for a deeper, more gentle heat in a more comfortable environment.
Infrared light is generated at a wavelength between 750 and 10,000 nanometres. This wavelength is important because it determines whether the light has an effective therapeutic effect rather than just a 'feel good' effect. Infrared light of the right wavelength is absorbed by the human body. This means that instead of warming up the skin in a superficial way, like a hot pack, warm bath or hot air would do, infrared light warms the body up from within.
This wavelength is precisely where the secret of the Health Mate infrared sauna lies. Health Mate saunas generate infrared light at a wavelength of 6,340 nanometres. Meanwhile, the rhythm of the water in our body cells has a wavelength between 5,600 and 8,500 nanometres. The two are, as it were, perfectly matched.
Infrared radiation heat from a Health Mate infrared sauna penetrates body cells, which in turn sets cellular molecules in motion. This movement generates heat, both inside and outside of the body. In contrast to a traditional sauna, the infrared rays warm up the body without heating the surrounding air.
A session in a Health Mate infrared sauna is equivalent to 15-30 minutes of exercise. As your body warms up, it sets your natural cooling system into action: you start to sweat. This increases your heart rate and blood circulation, requiring more energy as well as exercising your heart. While you sit and relax, your body naturally burns calories.
Detoxification is one of the most important processes for your body. Sweating in an infrared sauna is the easiest and most effective method of expelling harmful toxins, and naturally boosts your immune system. When using an infrared sauna, we expose our bodies to dry heat in a compact area. By doing this, you increase your body temperature to the point where you sweat and by doing so, toxins release from your body. Sweating is one of the many health benefits associated with infrared sauna use. Recent research suggests there are many more, including increased circulation, quicker healing and increased metabolism. These factors help to detoxify the body of toxins such as metals and chemicals accumulated from daily living.
And that’s also good news for healthy skin. After detoxing and sweating, skin pores narrow, small scars can fade over time and your skin looks younger and fresher
As infrared heat warms and relaxes the muscles, it makes them more flexible and eases the tension in the neck and shoulders. It relieves neck, shoulder and back pain, eases muscular and joint pain and stimulates muscle recovery.
Infrared technology has proved to be particularly effective for sufferers of Arthritis. The warmth of the far infrared light penetrates more deeply into the body than other types of heat therapy, effectively easing muscular and joint pain. A session in a Health Mate far infrared sauna can offer relief from chronic pain. In addition to being a natural painkiller, infrared therapy is great for relieving stiffness of the joints that tend to come with this condition.
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