YOUR GUIDE TO CHOOSING THE
RIGHT 1 PERSON SAUNA
Imagine basking in the warmth of a sauna designed just for you without stepping outside your home. A 1 person sauna is one of the best ways to enjoy daily sauna sessions in the privacy of your home. You don't have to deal with the hassle of community saunas or worry about privacy concerns.
Installing a 1 person sauna in your home comes with a set of considerations. These factors can range from determining the right type of sauna to choosing quality materials and heat sources. This comprehensive guide breaks down the specifics of selecting the best 1 person sauna for your home.
What Factors Should You Consider While Buying a Single-Person Home Sauna?
A 1-person home sauna is a compact structure that can accommodate one person at a time. It can be either portable or permanent. The standard size of a 1 person sauna is 4'x4', but this can vary depending on the type of sauna you choose.
If you're keen on a solo sauna experience, here are some factors to consider before you buy one:
Indoor vs. Outdoor Saunas
One can enjoy a home sauna either indoors or outdoors. Your preferred location will determine your sauna type. If you prefer the open expanse of the outdoors, the timeless warmth of a traditional, wood-fired sauna is ideal. If you prefer indoor sessions, you can invest in a portable sauna.
If you enjoy both, opt for electrically heated traditional saunas or full-body infrared saunas. You can install them anywhere in your home.
Sauna Type
This is a crucial factor to consider while choosing a single sauna for the home, depending on your preferred heat level.
Some people prefer non-humid, heat-focused saunas. These are referred to as dry saunas. An infrared sauna is a dry sauna that uses electromagnetic radiation to heat your body directly.
A traditional dry sauna heats the air in the sauna, which indirectly heats your body and triggers sweating. The heat in a dry sauna can feel sharp and intense, with little humidity to provide relief.
A 1 person steam sauna is ideal if you prefer steam-generated heat and humidity in your sauna. This sauna uses a heater to generate steam, typically aided by water or a pile of rocks.
Some want the best of both worlds, and combination saunas allow you this luxury. Traditional wood-fired or electric saunas can function as a dry and wet sauna in the same session. After sweating it out in a standard dry sauna session, you can generate steam by ladling water onto the pile of hot rocks in a traditional sauna.
This method, also known as löyly, is an ancient Finnish technique that converts your sauna into a wet sauna.
Design and Material Preferences
Saunas built from solid hardwood and have a stain-free, non-toxic finish are among the best options for one or two-person traditional saunas. A sauna cabin made of aspen, cedar, fir, or hemlock wood provides a seamless design for a 1 person full-body sauna. These are great choices if you prefer more rustic styles.
Prefab or modular sauna kits are your best bet if you want to save time. A prefabricated mini sauna comes with side and roof panels. You can assemble these with basic tools in a few hours.
Those with limited space can opt for portable saunas, which can be used, folded, and stored. Portable saunas are built of polyester or polyurethane rather than wood materials. You can select between a sit-in and a lay-down sauna.
Type of Sauna Heater
Like other saunas, a 1 person sauna has a steady heat source that determines the sauna temperature, duration, and its effects on your body.
If you prefer sauna sessions outdoors, go for a rustic, wood-fired sauna. This 1 person sauna features a designated space for the wood heater. The roaring fire and the aroma of burning wood create a unique ambiance conducive to relaxation. This is an excellent combo sauna, producing both dry and moist heat.
The electric sauna is the best option to save time. It offers a classic wood-fired sauna experience with faster heating and better temperature control.
Many people enjoy the steady heat of the tech-savvy infrared sauna. An infrared sauna is a form of dry sauna that directly heats the body. Heating units in a 1 person infrared sauna are embedded into the wall panels, allowing for more space inside the sauna.
The primary distinction between a traditional sauna and an infrared sauna is its size.
Traditional saunas feature a wood-fired or electric stove that takes up extra room. A classic 1 person sauna is 4x4 feet tall, around 80 inches.
In comparison, an infrared sauna has an in-built heat source and consumes less floor area. An infrared sauna is typically 3x3 feet in size, with a height of 77 inches.
Additional Features
A 1 person home sauna is best enjoyed with a few accessories. You want to factor these into your costs while budgeting for a 1 person sauna. While some elements are for enjoyment, others are necessary safety features you should include.
Some additional features are:
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Essential oils
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Bucket and ladle
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Mood lighting features
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Chromotherapy lighting (applicable to infrared saunas)
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Sauna stones & Himalayan salt (for traditional saunas)
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Sauna sand timer
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Outdoor sauna protective cover
1 Person Home Sauna: Product Recommendations
Almost Heaven Logan 1 Person Indoor Sauna
If you can spare a small corner in your indoor space, the Almost Heaven Logan 1 person sauna is the perfect sauna companion. This sophisticated hand-crafted sauna is made in the USA. It comes with pre-assembled wall and ceiling panels you can assemble in hours.
You can install this sauna indoors on a flat surface with vinyl, tile, ceramic, or concrete flooring. The woodwork of the sauna is outstanding, with the option of superior-grade white fir or rustic cedarwood.
A well-insulated tempered glass door retains the heat within the sauna, and horizontal slat benches provide seating comfort.
The 4.5KW Harvia KIP Electric Heater, which one can upgrade to 6KW, has its own space in the sauna.
This indoor sauna comes with a complimentary cedar accessory package, which comprises the following items:
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Backrest
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Leg lift
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Drink Shelf
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Magazine Rack
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Robe Hook
Sauna Dimensions:
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Heater:4.5kw stainless steel water-over-rocks steam heater
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Exterior Dimensions:53″L x 36″W x 78″H
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Interior Dimensions:49″L x 31″W x 77″H
Auroom Cala Glass Mini 1 Person Sauna Kit-Aspen
With the Auroom Cala Glass Mini Sauna Kit-Aspen, you can create your relaxation retreat and bring a spa-like ambiance into your home. This sauna is built of gorgeous light-toned northern European aspen wood with superior thermal properties and a splinter-free finish.
Its clear glass door preserves heat and avoids the claustrophobic feeling associated with compact saunas. It features two-tier seats to enjoy varying temperatures during your sauna session.
There is also a footrest for added comfort and ambient LED lighting for a more luxurious experience. The best feature is its modular construction, which allows you to set up the sauna in your living room in a few hours.
Despite its high-end offerings, the sauna is cost-effective and energy-efficient. It also has the following features:
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Electric heater with a guard
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Sauna accessories such as sand timer, thermometer, bucket + ladle, sauna pillow
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Tempered glass door (8mm)
Sauna Dimensions:
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37.4"W (95cm) x 37.4"W (95cm) x 80.7"H (205cm)
Therasauna Classic 1 Person Infrared Sauna
Far Infrared saunas penetrate deep inside the skin, causing sweating, increasing blood circulation, and facilitating detoxification. The Therasauna 1 person sauna is ideal for those who prefer an infrared sauna's advanced technology and direct heat.
Another reason this is such a good buy is that it is the world's only FAR infrared sauna with computer-generated infrared output. This patented technology produces consistent and well-regulated infrared emissions for maximum health benefits. The sauna can attain the optimal infrared micron level of 9.4, allowing you to enjoy an effective sauna session.
The sauna also uses proprietary TheraMitters™, i.e., ceramic heaters for emission and heat penetration.
A user-friendly SoftTouchTM Control allows you to adjust the temperature. This sauna's construction is crafted from high-quality, non-toxic, and non-allergenic hemlock wood.
The bench area comfortably accommodates one person. A robust smoke glass door with side windows gives it a premium appearance while preventing heat loss. It has chromotherapy lighting with 13 color options.
Other features include:
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6 x solid ceramic TheraMitters
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Reading light
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Patented StableHeat System™
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FM Radio/CD/MP3 Auxiliary with Speakers
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External and interior lights
Sauna Dimensions:
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35.5″ x 35.5″ x 75″
FAQs About 1 Person Home Saunas
How Much Electricity Does a 1 Person Infrared Sauna Use?
A 1 person infrared sauna is less expensive than a 4-person home sauna. An infrared sauna that runs for an hour uses less than 2KW of electricity on average.
What are 1 person sauna kits?
1 person sauna kits refer to modular or prefabricated panels of sauna you can put together in a few hours. The assembly does not need complex tools or expert assistance.
Is a 1 person home sauna better than a community sauna?
Everyone does not have the time or access to a community sauna. The good news is you can replicate the sauna experience at home. This does not require a large, 8-person sauna; a 1 person sauna would suffice.
A 1 person sauna provides the same benefits as other saunas while using less electricity. Because of its small size, you can place it anywhere in your home.
Final Thoughts: Choosing the Right 1 Person Sauna for Your Home
A 1 person sauna is an important investment if you wish to reap the benefits of a sauna consistently. Choosing the best 1 person sauna requires you to consider the materials used, the design, the heating source, and the style of sauna you want.
The easiest method to achieve this is to reflect and record your sauna goals. You can enjoy the benefits of a customized sauna based on these answers and your budget.
The most important thing is to ensure you purchase your 1 person sauna from a reputable retailer. My Sauna World is a leading retailer of saunas you can trust. Choose from our wide selection of sauna types, whether they're traditional saunas or infrared saunas.
Feel free to contact us for more information; our staff will gladly assist you.
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I haven't even built this sauna yet (Rainelle), but I have to give an ENORMOUS shoutout to Adora and especially KELLY for their help on this one. This was a big purchase for us, and these ladies went way out of their way to make it work out for us. The first sauna that showed up was badly damaged in shipping, and from what it sounds like - that is not typical. At all. So Kelly helped us to get it squared away, and it took what could have been a horrible customer experience into a fantastic one. Give this woman a raise!
We really like our sauna! Quality of the sauna seems decent. The quality of the accessories was not! The back recliner was all busted up out of the box.
My wife and I would occasionally sit in the sauna at our gym after a workout. It was hot but a little gross. I can't tell you how many times we bailed on the gym sauna session because someone else was playing their phone too loud, someone was breathing like they were gasping for air, someone decided to be shirtless in public, someone is weird or any number of other reasons. Loved the sauna feeling but HATED the gym sauna.
We bought a sauna for our home and installed it in our basement to escape the gym sauna experience. We absolutely love it! We sauna daily. Without the angst and frustration of hoping to avoid an awkward gross experience at the gym sauna.
If you are considering a sauna purchase, spend a little extra and get the WIFI enabled heater. This is the best way to make sure you get the benefit of owning a sauna. The app on our phone is easy to use. Just click the on/off button on the app and set your temperature to your desire. I like 171. My wife likes 153. Once it hits the temperature, the app will let you know. You can even turn on your sauna while you are on the way home from the gym. The WIFI version and the app make all the difference in usability and enjoyment of your investment. If we did not have the app and the WIFI version, we probably would probably skip 2/3 of the sessions we currently take.
The sauna is well made. Wood quality is excellent. Very few knots and blemishes. Hillsboro Almost Heaven saunas are a great choice for quality components, solid electronics, easy to use controls and an enjoyable sauna experience.
This is a standard kit sauna. I made several modifications but I am very satisfied with it so far. I have a few shingles left to install tomorrow and then will move onto to interior. MSW has been easy to work with and I recommend them.
I really love this sauna. I use it about four times a week to help me wind down before bed and calm my ego. Customer service at MySaunaWorld was great.
Assembly took me roughly 8–10 hours total over two days, and I’m not a particularly handy person. The step by step instructions video was straightforward and easy to follow.
I paired the sauna with the HUUM Drop 9 heater (the largest HUUM Drop), and it performs very well. I hired an electrician to install it (about $900 extra). It easily heats the sauna to 190°F plus. I personally like it around 180°F, which it reaches in about an hour. Also, you can pour water over the hot rocks to make the air hotter and steamier. Make sure to mount it low so that it can heat everything above it. (I mounted mine 6” from the ground to the base of the heater.) I love that I can start heating the sauna from my iPhone, even when I’m not on my home Wi-Fi.
I got the double-bench configuration going across the back of the sauna which lets two people lay down. The area around the lower bench is cooler which is nice to have different temperature seating options.
The sauna looks fantastic, smells great, and feels solid. I would recommend this sauna to a friend.
We love our new Almost Heaven Pinnacle barrel sauna!
Delivery was perfect, the assembly was a breeze, and the sauna fits perfectly in our space.
The only regret we have is not to have made this purchase 10 years ago!
I had been thinking about installing a sauna for quite some time. I kept going back and forth between framing one in or a prefab that I assemble. I spent several weeks going over the various websites looking at designs for both and writing out the pros/cons for each. After much deliberation, I reached out to My Sauna World to purchase an Almost Heaven Greyson.
It came way sooner than expected which was a good thing, so I had to arrange for my electrician. I assembled it very easily, with my wife holding just one panel, and then I ran into a problem. The last wall was short. It took a lot of head scratching and measuring and remeasuring as well as back and forth communication with both My Sauna World and Almost Heaven. It turned out that I had been sent 2 glass panels that were the same dimension when the 2 glass panels are actually designed with different dimensions. The new panel was sent out without question, and the rest of the assembly went easy.
I will say that the folks at My Sauna World were extremely responsive and did a great job as liaison back to the manufacturer.
Overall, I had a really positive experience, and we are very happy with the Greyson with the Harvia Spirit 8kW stove.
We also have the duckboard flooring (that is a must) sitting on top of the concrete floor. The back and leg rest are also recommended.
Note: this is advertised as a 3-4 person but in reality it is a good 2 person. And lastly, I grew up with sauna my whole life, starting with my grandpa’s wood burning sauna. This non insulated Greyson type will not get up to the same temperatures, but it does get the job done. Very pleased with the product and do recommend (to frame one in my self and buy a pre-cut kit would have cost a few thousand more overall)
Their customer service is refreshing in a world where most companies fail miserably with service. They should teach customer service to other companies and government agencies. We have only tested the actual product to make sure it works, but along the way, we had multiple questions and the replies were quick and helpful. The sauna was easy to assemble.
Frankly, I was stunned at the quality of this product. Equally stunning is how easily everything fits together. It’s well and I’m looking to an improved lifestyle.
Back rests are a nice size and fit perfectly in my Lugano 3-person sauna. They are very comfortable (especially considering they are wood) and make sitting in the sauna an even more pleasant experience. To think that they were added in free to my purchase of the sauna is hard to believe. Very pleased with customer service from My Sauna World.com !
Well built, good quality, reliable, and matches my barrel sauna very well
I purchased this since it was significantly more affordable than from the brands website. It arrived quickly and is function perfect. It's easy to install and looks great. I had issues with water leaking into the sauna before that used to annoy me. Now it stays completely dry and the wood also is protected from damage and weathering.
The best Sauna ever, and the quickest delivery, 100% recommend !!!!
Works exactly as advertised. Easy install and perfect coverage. Highly recommend.
Very good customer service. My sauna came as expected.