Sauna Bath

Sauna cleaning isn't tough if you make it a regular habit. It's like regular cleaning in the rest of your house, just make sauna cleaning a must do. Look at it this way, you would not want to go into a messy, smelly, badly maintained sauna, so why would you expect others to?

It would be best if you cleaned it thoroughly at least once a week, and definitely did some spit and polish work after every use. Let's start with some sauna cleaning basics here. When you go into the sauna, have a shower first to get clean. Take a towel with you to keep the perspiration off the benches. Nothing will cause a bench to deteriorate rapidly in quality than an accumulated build up of salty perspiration.

Sauna cleaning should start with the benches. What you need to clean them is something that does not contain toxic substances, is based on natural ingredients and doesn't cause your wood to darken or sustain any damage. Here's a suggestion that evidently has a good success rate at cleaning cedar - the wood of choice for most home saunas. Use 2 gallons of water and add a ½ cup of tri-sodium phosphate then a ½ cup of bleach. Another suggestion is to try solutions used to clean wooden decking. Just remember to dilute it.

Your sauna cleaning will need elbow grease and a strong brush to scrub the benches. Don't skimp on the water, and get in into every little nook and cranny that you can reach. Do this on a regular basis even if you think it's a royal pain, and you might be able to get away without using strong soap solutions. When you're done, turn the sauna on to dry it up.

If you have fungus in your sauna, all the sauna cleaning in the world isn't going to make much of a difference. Yes, you can indeed use anti-fungal agents, but two things here - one, they are not good for your health, and two, chances are if you have fungus it has already spread into the walls. Fungus isn't good for your health either. So, how hard is it to just keep the sauna clean after each use? If it ultimately saves you having to take apart your whole sauna and rebuilding it because it has fungus in it, it's well worth the effort.

Don't forget the floor. Mop the tile or cement with a mild soap mixture. If something other than water somehow gets onto the rocks, cool them off and soak them in warm soapy water. Rinse clean, then clean the heater out and put the rocks back. Turn the sauna on to make sure the rocks are completely dry. Whatever you do, don't hose the sauna to wash it down. Make certain you regularly take out all the stones and clean the trough. If you leave the grit from the rocks it can damage the stainless steel.

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