To make sure your sauna always looks its best, clean it often
Follow these tips to treat and maintain your outdoor sauna:
- To keep the bench surfaces and floor clean, wipe them down with a clean rag or sponge dipped in a bucket of warm, soapy water (or you can mix a dozen drops of your favorite essential oil mixed with 2 tablespoons of witch hazel and water solution).
- Always use a mild organic soap or your favorite essential oil (see above); strong soaps can damage or discolor the wood or possibly leave a residue that gives off harmful fumes.
- If you have a tiled or cement floor, then use a mop with a mild soap mixture to clean the floors.
- The rocks in your sauna will also need to be cleaned. Wait until they are cool before soaking them in warm, soapy water. Use a sponge to clean them off and then rinse them clean in water. Make sure the rocks are completely dry before you place them back in the heater trough.
- While your rocks are soaking, clean out the heater trough of any foreign materials. If any of your rocks have broken, do not put them back in the trough. The grit they leave behind can damage the stainless steel.
- A quality water seal may be used on exterior paneling for outdoor saunas only.
- We also recommend Sun Frog to preserve the beveled cedar siding outdoors only.