Public Baths

As an additional facility, sauna may have one or more Jacuzzis. Finnish type sauna (generally 70-80 ° C) can vary from 60 to 120 ° C and steam is the most common forms of sweat baths. In many cultures, the term of public baths meets close equivalents, such as in North America - sweat lodge, the Turks - hammam, the Romans - Thermae, the Aztecs - temescalli, the Mayans - temazcal, the Russians - banya, in Hebrew - Jewish shvitz at Africans - sifutu, the Japanese - Mush-buro. Public baths, which often contained a steam room and were quite common in sec.18, sec.20 and early 19, the public places cheap enough where you could go to the bathroom when you do not have these facilities at home.

Swedish sauna on the lake and public baths has a lot of beneficial health effects. During a sauna sessions of 10-20 minutes, heart rate increases by 50-75%. This causes the same result on metabolism and exercise. Increased heart rate is the same as during running. It is a nominal effect on blood pressure because the heat also causes the increase of skin blood vessels to accommodate increased blood flow. In order to make the bath more efficient, you may add aromatic essential oils in the water.

Blood vessels become more flexible and thus the peripheral circulation is improved. During a sauna sessions, the volume of blood that reaches the skin grow to 50-75% of the total volume pumped by the heart (vs. 5-10% normally). This is due to blood vessels that increase, a phenomenon known as vasodilatation. This increase blood flow supplies the nutrients and upper subcutaneous tissue, favoring cellular activity. It is beneficial in special for those areas of skin affected by poor blood circulation.

Besides eating the skin, high temperatures cause the 2 million of the skin glands to secrete sweat which soothes skin and blood vessels. Research shows that sweat from public baths has a much greater effect than water at emulsifying fat located in the sebaceous glands of the skin, and thus to remove sebum and bacteria's fat content. Vasodilatation caused by high temperatures also allows essential fluids to reach the skin surface. This enhances the development of collagen, giving skin a constant elasticity and a smooth, without wrinkles.

Steam public baths and saunas sweat causes that provide a deep cleansing of skin and sweat glands. The skin is the largest organ of the body. 30% of body residues are eliminated through the skin. Sweating increases the capacity of detoxification of the skin by opening pores and discharging impurities from the body. Sauna is a useful tool for detoxifying drugs. Research on people who have used drugs before, have shown that saunas help detect drug metabolites in their bodies, even though they could not be detected before making sauna cure.

The researchers also found that sauna towels used by smokers become yellow due to the elimination of toxins and impurities from the body. Benefits also rely on the fact that undesirable organisms in the body have a tolerance beach less than surrounding tissue, and thus are more sensitive to sudden temperature increases.