Warmth aimed directly at the body
The infrared cabin works differently from any sauna: instead of heating the air, infrared emitters warm the body directly — the air temperature in the cabin stays at a mild 30 to 45 °C, while the radiant warmth arrives in the skin and works into the depth from there. You sweat without sitting in hot air — the most circulation-friendly form of warmth treatment.
Effect and use
The direct deep warmth is classically used to loosen tense muscles — back and neck are the main field, which is why many cabins have targeted back emitters. Because the strain is low, the infrared cabin also suits guests to whom sauna and steam bath are too demanding, and it needs no hour of heating up: step in, warm for 20 to 30 minutes, done.
Not every cabin is the same
The types of emitter differ in penetration depth — from mild surface emitters to more intensive full-spectrum emitters. For practice in the spa that simply means: the intensity is adjustable, and the position relative to the emitter determines the effect. Not to be confused with the wellness cabin is medical red-light therapy, which works in the medical field with defined wavelengths.
Infrared in the spa hotel
Infrared cabins and loungers have become a fixed complement in sauna landscapes — as a mild station in between or as a private variant in the room: the luxury suites of the Mooshof have infrared cabins of their own, and the Spa Villa in the Eichsfeld puts infrared saunas and lounges directly into its wellness suites. Ideal for the evening on which the great sauna round would be too much and no warmth at all too little.
