A far infrared sauna ( fir sauna ), just like a traditional sauna, is a small room which is heated. The user, who sits inside the sauna room on a bench, enjoys the benefits of this heat which warms the body and produces a good sweat. The big difference between how a far infrared sauna and a traditional sauna work is the heat source -- but that one difference makes all the difference. FIR heat reaches deeper into the tissues than the heat from a traditional sauna, and causes more toxins to be released with the sweat. See benefits of the infrared sauna A far infra red sauna uses a special type of heater – called an infrared radiant heater – to promote body heating and sweating instead of a regular electrical heater or heated stones. If you’re completely new to saunas, start with our introduction to the sauna. To answer the question, “Why would want to heat up my body and sweat in the first place?,” check out sauna benefits and benefits o...