Beauty Home Steam Sauna – IG290P

This little unit works astonishingly well — IF you throw a large towel over the top, to cover an open fresh air area that’s just a bit too large IMO. But cover it up with a towel, which you can push aside to get fresh air when you want — and it gets nice and warm in there, quite quickly, especially if you set it to “high” and “turbo.” (The turbo setting is meant to get it to heat up faster, but you can leave it on to get the steam bath hotter.) If you do this, the steambath will be about the temperature of your average gym steambath. I was very pleasantly surprised to discover this.

It does use 800 watts of power, probably more on the turbo setting; electric bill may go up a bit. No feedback on that yet, sorry.

It’s small in there, but definitely manageable; it is perhaps about the size of a small apartment shower. This also means its footprint is pretty small. I put a bar stool in it, to be up higher where it’s hotter, but you can put any small chair in it, sit on the floor, or stand. It really gets you sweating! (You CAN burn yourself on the steam vent if you don’t watch out — I learned this the first day.) Drink plenty of water — AND you need to replenish the salt and other electrolytes you lose, as well.

I am dealing with chronic Lyme disease and other tickborne coinfections, and the main symptoms of pain, fatigue and fog-brain are all related to toxicity from either the Lyme itself or the treatments and die-off toxins. Steambaths make a HUGE difference, since the skin is an ideal detoxification route. I notice much better energy, some degree of pain relief (I work too much), and more mental clarity, while also being more relaxed — The effect of just one steambath can be pretty dramatic if you’re dealing with something like Lyme, CFS or Fibromyalgia.

Again, just be careful to replace water AND electrolytes. (Wound up in ER once from overdoing a very hot steambath, drinking loads of water, and getting salt-depleted. Do not let that happen to you.) This steambath at its hottest is an ideal temperature.

Very easy to clean up afterwards. Just wipe it down and carefully dump out the water on the removable floor mat. You can add eucalyptus or other essential oils. It’s easy to clean the water pot. I am thrilled with this, and very pleased with how much better I feel after only 3 or 4 steambaths, about 20-30 minutes apiece. Not to keep raving, but I am just very pleasantly surprised and happy with it.

Easy to put together — No problems at all, except for needing to cover that open area in front, which is easily done (and a towel over the top keeps the heat in better as well.)

I LOVE this thing. One of the best purchases I’ve made.

Rating: 5 / 5