You've done saunas for years. This is not your first rodeo. You get it nice and warm. Put your favorite aroma oils in the water bucket. Go in and get comfortable on the bench, with your favorite music playing. Throw a few ladles of that great smelling water on the rocks and enjoy. You're in your best sauna. But, are you really?
Have you ever had anyone in the sauna whip out their towel and start spinning it to circulate the air around? All of the sudden, the air gets hotter, the aroma scent thicker, and the sauna feeling much much better! The formal history of it, I guess, is that it's a ritual. The formal name, Aufguss. From German meaning "infusion" as the following site explains:
https://chelsea.lenordik.com/en/2021/10/what-is-aufguss/
If you've read the blog post from the link above, there are professionals that do the towel spinning. They're called the Aufgussmister. But, no need to be that technical, this is your private sauna after all. However, if you don't feel like spinning your sweat-soaked towel around and adding aroma you don't intend, there are sauna accessories that can be purchased online that will help you achieve that next level sauna.Next time you go for sauna, give Aufguss a try. Then, come back and comment below with your thoughts.