Everything we've learned about sauna hats.
We made a sauna hat because we couldn't buy a good one locally, which meant learning all of this the slow way. These are the questions we get asked most, answered properly, with our own hats, our own photos, our own bench time.
What does a sauna hat do?
A sauna hat insulates your scalp and ears so your head heats up slower than the rest of you, which is why you can sit longer. What the felt does, what it doesn't, and what we noticed first-hand at 90°C.
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Why is wool used for sauna hats?
Wool insulates when damp, absorbs sweat without feeling wet, resists odour and will not melt near a stove. Why cotton and synthetics fail in a sauna, and why felt beats knit.
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How to choose a sauna hat: material, fit, and care
A practical buying guide to sauna hats: what material to insist on, how one should actually sit on your head, which construction details fail in heat, and what care commitment you're signing up for.
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Drying, smell, sweat marks, shrinkage, storage, and the four things you should never do to felt. Every cleaning question we actually get asked.
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