WHAT EXACTLY IS INFRA-RED HEAT?
Simplified, it is a form of energy that heats objects without heating the air in between. Heat is transmitted by invisible waves of light, also know as infra-red, that can be seen with special cameras able to record the image on film. An everyday example of the infra-red technology used by soft heat is the warmth we experience from the sun but without the harmful rays. Picture yourself enjoying a warm sunny day and a cloud prevents the warming energy of the sun from reaching you, yet the temperature has not dropped – thus the principle that radiant heat heats objects, not air. The sun heats the earth and the earth reflects the heat which heats the air. Our own body radiates infra-red energy. This is easily demonstrated by holding your palms together, without touching. The almost instant heat that is generated is infra-red. Palm healing, a 3000 year old Chinese tradition, is based on the properties of this natural infra-red energy. WHY DO SOFT HEAT SAUNAS WORK SO WELL? The Soft heat cer
