Sauna

Five sauna hats arranged on cedar benches inside a wide, warmly lit Finnish sauna
Sauna Etiquette for Your First Time: The Unwritten Rules
Five rules cover ninety per cent of it. The rest are unwritten and vary by country, so here is what Finland does, what a public sauna in Canada expects, and... Read more...
Navy sauna hat standing on a cedar bench with birch logs and a hammered copper bucket
Sauna vs Banya vs Steam Room vs Infrared: Which Needs a Hat
Four different climates, not four settings of the same one. Temperature, humidity and how the heat reaches you in each — and the honest answer on where a wool hat... Read more...
Woman in a white towel wearing a cream merino wool sauna hat inside a cedar sauna
Does Sauna Heat Damage Your Hair? What the Research Says
Hair keratin denatures around 231 °C dry and 140–150 °C wet. A sauna at head height runs 80–100 °C, nowhere near either. The real culprit is the water around the... Read more...
Close-up of the tan 100% Wool leather tag stitched to the brim of a navy sauna hat
How to Wash a Wool Sauna Hat Without Shrinking It
Cool water, no agitation, no wringing, dry flat and slowly. Why wool felt shrinks, what each washing method really does to it, and how to rescue a hat that already... Read more...
Gray merino wool sauna hat with its pinked brim rolled up for a smaller fit, on white
Sauna Hat Size Guide: How to Measure Your Head
Measure around the widest part of your head, level, just above the ears. Most adults land between 54 and 60 cm. Full centimetre-to-hat-size chart, what one size actually covers, and... Read more...
Five Saunatar merino wool sauna hats lined up on a cedar bench in a warmly lit sauna
What Does Saunatär Mean? Finnish Sauna Folklore, Honestly
There is no goddess called Saunatar in Finnish mythology. We checked the Kalevala, the Finnish Literature Society archives and the standard handbooks. Here is what the folklore really records about... Read more...
Five merino wool sauna hats arranged in two rows: cream, pink and gray behind navy and forest
Best Sauna Hats in Canada (2026): An Honest Comparison
We sell one of these hats, so we put our own weaknesses in the same table as everyone else's: 3 mm felt, one narrow size, and not the cheapest option. Read more...
Macro of cream merino wool felt showing its thickness, punched dots and zigzag pinked edge
Merino vs Regular Wool vs Synthetic Sauna Hats at 90°C
Polyester melts at 252°C and a sauna runs 90°C, so the melting myth is off by 150 degrees. Here is what actually separates the fibres. Read more...
Woman in a white towel wearing a gray merino wool sauna hat by a cedar sauna window
Do Sauna Hats Actually Work? What Happens to Your Head at 90°C
Air at your face is 80–100°C while the floor sits near 30°C. That gradient is the whole case for a sauna hat — and no controlled study has ever tested... Read more...