steam room

Hot vapor enclosure

A steam room is an enclosed space filled with hot, humid air for bathing or relaxation.

Unlike a sauna, which uses dry heat, a steam room maintains near-total humidity, making the air feel hotter than it is.

Steam rooms are common in gyms and spas: I like to sit in the steam room after a workout.

Related

bathhouse · aromatherapy · essential oils · Turkish bath · body scrub · perspiration · deep cleanse · eucalyptus · Roman baths · onsen · tile · bench · glass door · detoxification · schvitz · spa · health club · towel wrap

Categories
Opposites
humidity/moisture level

steam roomdry sauna

Waterless heat room

Finnish sauna · sauna · infrared sauna · desert · sweat lodge

temperature/thermal environment

steam roomcold plunge

Therapeutic freezing immersion

ice bath · cold room · cold shower · freezer

Family

room, steam, steaming, steamy, steamed, steamer, rooming, steamboat, steamroller

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Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G