How to Add Scents to Your Steam Room

From improving circulation to cleansing the skin of impurities to simple relaxation, people enjoy steam rooms for a variety of reasons. When you add scents to your steam room, especially with essential oils, you can increase the enjoyment of your experience. Using pure essential oils to scent your steam room rather than synthetic fragrance oils can provide additional therapeutic benefits. Consult your doctor before using aromatherapy to treat any medical conditions. The FDA has not approved the use of essential oils to treat any disease or disorder.

Things You'll Need

• Essential oil

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Instructions

• 1

  Locate the steam room generator or fragrance receptacle for your particular model.

• 2

  Add five to eight drops of essential oil to the fragrance receptacle or the water in your generator.

• 3

  Turn on the sauna. The oils will mix with the steam and scent the room. Choose an essential oil based on the properties of the oil. If you want a relaxing steam bath, choose oils with soothing properties, such as lavender, chamomile, bergamot or frankincense. If you want to improve respiratory health, choose eucalyptus, mint, sage or tea tree. To boost your immune system, try eucalyptus, pine or thyme. If arthritis or other joint pain affects you, add a few drops of benzoin, ginger, marjoram or rosemary to your steam treatment. To remove toxins from your system, angelica, white birch, grapefruit or juniper essential oils might be helpful.