There are a few steps that need be followed for better results: 1 Go into the sauna first while steam room after workout are dry. If you want steam room to be designed and installed as welldo go to and get everything customized as per your wish and needs. Well the stem and sauna do steam room after workout same purpose, precipitation. So, you can go to any of these facility after taking shower. Taking shower first will also help skin to easily hydrate taking off the greasy matter from the skin. Personally after working out or swimming I always shower first. Then shower again with warm water followed by the steam and if possible with some eucalyptus. I keep a bottle of extract in my locker and an old washcloth which I first moisten, then add a few drops of eucalyptus and place it over the steam jet. After the steam I shower again, and walk around for a bit. I finish with the Sauna and a final shower turning the water gradually from warm to cool to close the pores. Thanks for asking to answer. I'm probably the wrong person to ask for an opinion in this matter. So, I probably don't even know what I'm talking about when I discuss the American way of bath. Sauna is a traditional Finnish institution. In Finland the sauna is always the center of the bath, what ever extra activities there may be. Steam room seems to me a version of hammam, the Turkish bath. It's totally different culture and institution. What is common with them is that they are both meant for sweating, so sauna is not a place to dry off. They are alternative ways to relax and sweat. So, if you have a sauna and a steam room together in a spa, you have two different cultures. They were not originally meant to be together. And when they are together, however, there is no rule for which is first. You can do what you want, because the whole concept is a mixture of elements that don't belong together. Like others, I recommend to drink water or anything you like between the sessions to prevent dehydration. In a public sauna or spa, I'd recommend to wash before going to either, for common hygienic reasons. After that, I can't recommend anything, but to experiment what feels good for you. Between the sweating sessions you probably want to cool down and a cool shower is a good way to do it. When you've finished all sauna and steam room stuff, wash the sweat away. So in my proposition there seems to be a lot of showering. Shower lightly with warm water 2. Shower again, this time scrubbing yourself. This will get rid the dirt and dead skin and give you a clear, glowing skin.
