Infrared Saunas offer a wide range of Health Benefits for our guests, however, there are some guests who are required to consult with their doctor prior to use or are recommended to avoid infrared saunas altogether.

Infrared Saunas creating a cure for or treating any disease is neither implied nor should be inferred. In the rare event that you experience pain and/or discomfort while in the sauna immediately discontinue use.

Seek permission from your doctor prior to use for the following conditions:

• Medications – Diuretics, barbiturates and beta-blockers may impair the body’s natural heat loss mechanisms. Anticholinergic such as amitriptyline may inhibit sweating and can predispose individuals to heat rash or to a lesser extent heat stroke. Some over-the-counter drugs, such as antihistamines, may also cause the body to be more prone to heat stroke. 

• Under 18 years old - Infrared sauna heat therapy is a non-toxic, no side-effect way of ridding the body of harmful pollutants, especially heavy metals for both adults and children alike. When using the sauna with a child, we will operate at a lower temperature and for no more than 17 minutes at a time. A general rule of thumb is 1 minute inside your sauna per year of age for the child but always accompanied by an adult. Keep you and your children hydrated, even if you don’t see them sweating.

• Elderly – The body must be able to activate its natural cooling processes in order to maintain core body temperature. As we mature, our bodies naturally lose this capability. Guests over the age of 70 will be permitted for infrared sauna use, however, at a lower temperature. 

• Implants – Metal pins, rods, artificial joints or any other surgical implants generally reflect infrared waves and thus are not heated by this system. Nevertheless, you should consult your doctor prior to using an infrared sauna. 

• Pacemakers/Defibrillators – The magnets used to assemble infrared saunas can interrupt the pacing and inhibit the output of pacemakers. Please discuss with your doctor the possible risks this may cause.

• Cardiovascular Conditions – Individuals with cardiovascular conditions or problems (hypertension/hypotension), congestive heart failure, impaired coronary circulation or those who are taking medications, which might affect blood pressure, should exercise caution when exposed to prolonged heat. Heat stress increases cardiac output and blood flow in an effort to transfer internal body heat to the outside environment via the skin (perspiration) and respiratory system. This takes place primarily due to major changes in the heart rate, which has the potential to increase by thirty (30) beats per minute for each degree increase in core body temperature.

• Chronic Conditions/Diseases Associated With Reduced Ability to Sweat or Perspire – Multiple Sclerosis, Central Nervous System Tumours and Diabetes with Neuropathy are conditions that are associated with impaired sweating. 

• Menstruation – Heating of the low back area of women during the menstrual period may temporarily increase their menstrual flow. Please be prepared with appropriate extra towels or feminine products to help keep our sauna clean. 

Infrared sauna use is contraindicated for people with following conditions: 

• Pregnancy/Breast Feeding – If breastfeeding or pregnant, you are not permitted to use our sauna. For breastfeeding, a detoxification process will produce the expelled toxins into your breast milk.

• Haemophiliacs/Individuals Prone to Bleeding – The use of infrared saunas should be avoided by anyone who is predisposed to bleeding. 

• Fever – An individual who has a fever should not use an infrared sauna until the fever subsides.

• Insensitivity to Heat – An individual with insensitivity to heat should not use an infrared sauna. 

• Joint Injury – If you have a recent (acute) joint injury, it should not be heated for the first 48 hours after an injury or until the swollen symptoms subside. If you have a joint or joints that are chronically hot and swollen, these joints may respond poorly to vigorous heating of any kind. 

• Alcohol / Alcohol Abuse – Contrary to popular belief, it is not advisable to attempt to “sweat out” a hangover. Alcohol intoxication decreases a person’s judgment; therefore, he/she may not realise when the body has a negative reaction to high heat. Alcohol also increases the heart rate, which may be further increased by heat stress. Guests who appear intoxicated or inform us of alcohol consumption prior to use of the sauna will forfeit their scheduled appointment and no refund or credit will be issued.