MyoSauna Review (UK 2026): Infrared with Red Light Therapy

The single most important question with the MyoSauna is whether you want infrared or traditional dry-heat sauna. They are physiologically different:

Traditional dry-heat sauna (Finnish, Swedish, the typical garden barrel sauna, The Sauna Pod): 70-100°C ambient air temperature. The heat reaches your body via convection (hot air around you) and radiation (from hot surfaces like the stones and wood walls). Your body's response: raised core temperature 1-2°C, peripheral vasodilation, sweating, cardiovascular stress training. This is what the Kuopio cohort research is based on (Laukkanen et al, 4-7 sauna sessions/week = 63% sudden-cardiac-death reduction).

Infrared sauna (MyoSauna, far-infrared cabins): 40-65°C ambient air temperature. The heat reaches your body via far-infrared radiation absorbed by skin (8-14 micrometre wavelength) - the surrounding air stays cooler but your skin is warmed directly. Your body's response is similar (sweating, heart-rate elevation) but at much lower ambient temperatures. The published evidence base for infrared is thinner than for traditional dry heat - some studies show similar benefits, others show smaller effects.

The MyoSauna's red light therapy adds a different mechanism: 600-700nm wavelength light that penetrates skin and is hypothesised to influence cellular energy production. This is a separate therapeutic claim with its own (mostly early-stage) evidence base - distinct from the sauna effect itself.

Buyers who specifically want infrared. If you've researched and decided infrared is your preference (lower ambient temperature, gentler-feeling heat, dual-mode with red light therapy), the MyoSauna is among the strongest UK options at the £1,299 price point. The 60-day money-back guarantee + free returns means you can try it without long-term commitment.

Buyers prioritising muscle recovery and red light therapy together. The combined infrared + 600-700nm red light therapy is the differentiator. If you specifically want both modalities and don't want two separate devices, the MyoSauna packages them in one £1,299 purchase.

Risk-averse first-sauna buyers. The 60-day money-back guarantee + free returns is genuinely better than competing brands. If you're worried about committing to a home sauna without trying it first, the MyoSauna's policy reduces the downside risk meaningfully.

Heat-sensitive users. 65°C max infrared is less intense than 85-100°C traditional sauna. Users with mild heat intolerance (older buyers, some medical conditions) sometimes prefer infrared for this reason. Worth discussing with a doctor first - see our sauna safety guide.

Buyers wanting authentic Finnish sauna. If you've experienced traditional dry-heat sauna (in a gym, spa, or Finland) and want to recreate that feeling at home, the MyoSauna will disappoint. 65°C infrared feels meaningfully different from 85°C dry heat. The Sauna Pod (£499, 85°C dry heat) is the better choice. See our Sauna Pod review.

Couples and families. The MyoSauna is 1-person only by design. Couples or families wanting shared sauna sessions need a 2+ person fixed installation (Tylö, Harvia, or a garden barrel sauna at £3,000-£10,000+).

Buyers seeking maximum health benefit per pound. The published evidence base for traditional dry-heat sauna is meaningfully stronger than for infrared. If you want the modality with the best research support, the £499 Sauna Pod or a £3,500+ traditional electric kit are the better evidence-backed choices.

Buyers wanting löyly. The MyoSauna has no stone bed and cannot accept water - dry infrared only. If part of the appeal of sauna is the löyly (steam from water on stones), this product doesn't deliver that experience.