Sun Home Luminar Sauna Review: No Steam

For the past few weeks, my 10-year-old daughter has had a little ritual. Once she gets home from school, she grabs her library book and disappears into the backyard. She turns on the backyard Sun Home Luminar sauna, sets the temperature to 120 degrees, and sits in the room reading, fully clothed. I once went outside to find five neighborhood kids sitting there, chatting and warming up. I live in Portland, Oregon, which has a healthy sauna culture—probably because in an area that’s so gray and rainy, saunas have become an important tool to fight seasonal depression. Not only do I have a standing account at a local wellness center, I also joined a gym near my house to sit in the sauna. When I was offered the opportunity to test a widely available at-home sauna, I jumped at the chance. McDreamy, Not McSteamy There are a few things you need to keep in mind if you’re looking at this particular sauna from Sun Home. The first is that this is an infrared sauna, not a traditional sauna with ... Read full article.