{"title":"Sauna Goods","description":"\u003cp\u003eSauna textiles and tools made from linen, wood, wool, and stainless steel. Bench runners and towels woven from European flax, buckets lined with steel rather than plastic, and felt hats from 100% Lithuanian wool. Everything we sell is here, and we tell you exactly what everything is actually made of, even when it's not perfect.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"linen-sauna-bench-runner","title":"Linen Sauna Bench Runner","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hot wood bench at 190°F is, at best, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/what-to-put-on-a-sauna-bench\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eunpleasant to sit on directly\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is the problem a bench runner solves, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/is-polyester-safe-in-a-sauna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003emost of the ones sold for it are polyester \u003c\/a\u003eand\/or a \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/linen-or-cotton-for-a-sauna-towel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ecotton terry that holds water and goes cold\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is 100% European flax in a heavy washed waffle.\u003c\/strong\u003e Linen sheds water rather than holding it, which is why it is the traditional cloth for a sauna and why it dries between rounds and sessions instead of souring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy it is this long\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26 by 71 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e (66 by 180 cm).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost bench runners are made at the length of a table runner, because that is what the mills already weave. \u003cstrong\u003eWe produced 71in\/180cm instead, which is long enough that almost anyone can lie down on it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe width is 26 inches for a reason too: that covers your typical bench depth and then some.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cloth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e390 grams per square meter.\u003c\/strong\u003e That is heavy for linen and considerably heavier than a standard towel weave, which is the point: waffle has structure, so it lifts off the bench and lets air move underneath rather than lying flat and wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUndyed and unbleached. Washed in water only, with nothing else added.\u003c\/strong\u003e The color is the color flax itself is what you get.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat is usually done to linen, and what we did instead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost linen you can buy has been through a finishing process nobody puts on the label. \u003cstrong\u003eOptical brighteners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which are synthetic dyes that fluoresce under daylight to make white look whiter. \u003cstrong\u003eSilicone softeners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which coat the fiber so cloth feels plush in a shop and absorbs worse for the rest of its life. \u003cstrong\u003eChlorine or peroxide bleaching.\u003c\/strong\u003e And on anything sold as easy-care or wrinkle-resistant, a \u003cstrong\u003eformaldehyde-releasing resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNone of that is illegal and almost none of it is typically disclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe're selling undyed, unbleached, washed in water only, with no softener and no resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e And because a specification is only a sentence until somebody checks it, \u003cstrong\u003ewe tested the cloth under UV light during multiple sample runs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Optical brighteners glow under UV. Ours did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a reason this matters more in a sauna than in a linen closet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A wrinkle-resistant resin was formulated for a wardrobe, not for a 190°F sauna, and nobody who makes those finishes has tested them there. We would rather have cloth with nothing on it than cloth with something on it that nobody has thought about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe one synthetic in this product, and we are not going to bury it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe hem is sewn with polyester thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe asked for cotton. The mill refused outright. Cotton thread does not survive repeated laundering, and they were not willing to make an exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnother mill we spoke to does offer cotton thread. We did not use them, because their cloth was not the cloth we wanted. That was a real trade and we made it with our eyes open: the fiber you touch is 100% flax, and the thread holding the hem is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is a few grams of polyester in a product that is otherwise entirely flax, and you are reading about it here rather than finding out later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still confirming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotography. The runners are still being woven, so what you see here is an actual fabric close-up rather than the finished piece. Real photographs will follow when we receive the shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49523394183395,"sku":null,"price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/Brinna_waffle_close.jpg?v=1792696245"},{"product_id":"linen-sauna-towel","title":"Linen Sauna Towel","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/linen-or-cotton-for-a-sauna-towel\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eA cotton terry towel in a sauna is a spong\u003c\/a\u003ee.\u003c\/strong\u003e It takes on water, stays damp in a humid room, and by the third session it smells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLinen does the opposite.\u003c\/strong\u003e Flax absorbs quickly and releases quickly, so the towel is dry again before the next time you use it. It is also the cloth that gets better rather than worse: linen softens every time it is washed, and it outlasts cotton by years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e30 by 51 inches (76 by 130 cm). A full bath towel, not a gym towel. For the face and hands, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/linen-sauna-hand-towels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehand towels\u003c\/a\u003e are the right size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cloth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e280 grams per square meter of 100% European flax, woven in Lithuania. \u003cstrong\u003eUndyed and unbleached, washed in water only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/materials\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNo softener, no resin, no easy-care finish\u003c\/a\u003e. Those treatments are what make a new towel feel plush in the shop and stop absorbing within a year.\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eA linen towel that feels slightly firm on day one is a linen towel with nothing on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat is usually done to linen, and what we did instead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost linen you can buy has been through a finishing process nobody puts on the label. \u003cstrong\u003eOptical brighteners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which are synthetic dyes that fluoresce under daylight to make white look whiter. \u003cstrong\u003eSilicone softeners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which coat the fiber so cloth feels plush in a shop and absorbs worse for the rest of its life. \u003cstrong\u003eChlorine or peroxide bleaching.\u003c\/strong\u003e And on anything sold as easy-care or wrinkle-resistant, a \u003cstrong\u003eformaldehyde-releasing resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNone of that is illegal and almost none of it is typically disclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe're selling undyed, unbleached, washed in water only, with no softener and no resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e And because a specification is only a sentence until somebody checks it, \u003cstrong\u003ewe tested the cloth under UV light during multiple sample runs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Optical brighteners glow under UV. Ours did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a reason this matters more in a sauna than in a linen closet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A wrinkle-resistant resin was formulated for a wardrobe, not for a 190°F sauna, and nobody who makes those finishes has tested them there. We would rather have cloth with nothing on it than cloth with something on it that nobody has thought about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe one synthetic in this product, and we are not going to bury it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe hem is sewn with polyester thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe asked for cotton. The mill refused outright. Cotton thread does not survive repeated laundering, and they were not willing to make an exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnother mill we spoke to does offer cotton thread. We did not use them, because their cloth was not the cloth we wanted. That was a real trade and we made it with our eyes open: the fiber you touch is 100% flax, and the thread holding the hem is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is a few grams of polyester in a product that is otherwise entirely flax, and you are reading about it here rather than finding out later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still confirming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotography. The towels are still being woven, so what you see here is a photo of the final sample fabric rather than the finished piece. Real photographs will follow when we receive the shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532182462691,"sku":null,"price":78.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/linen-on-bench-corrected.jpg?v=1791665785"},{"product_id":"sauna-hat","title":"100% Wool Sauna Hat","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA wool felt hat for the sauna, made in Lithuania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/why-do-people-wear-hats-in-a-sauna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eAmericans think these are a joke\u003c\/a\u003e. Lithuanians and Russians have worn them for well over a century, and the reason becomes obvious a few minutes into a hot sauna: heat rises, your head is the highest thing in the room, and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/how-hot-is-it-where-your-head-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eyour scalp and ears cook\u003c\/a\u003e before the rest of you does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFelt insulates. A hat keeps your head cooler than the air around it, which means you last longer on the top bench and come out feeling good rather than lightheaded. It is the cheapest thing you can do to make a sauna better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWool also keeps working when it is damp, which matters in a room where everything is wet within ten minutes. Moisture goes into the fiber itself rather than displacing the air trapped between fibers. Cotton goes flat. \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/wool-or-synthetic-what-your-sauna-hat-is-actually-made-of\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eSynthetic felt is plastic\u003c\/a\u003e, and we would rather not wear plastic on our heads next to a hot stove.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat \"wool felt\" usually means\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFelt is easy to adulterate, and almost nobody lists what is in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA large share of the wool felt sauna hats sold online are a wool-polyester blend. Some are acrylic craft felt with no wool in them at all. You cannot tell by looking, and the listings rarely say.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOurs is 100% wool felt, 4 to 6 mm thick. The hanging loop is the same wool. The sewing thread is polyester, and we will come back to that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo dyes. No bleach. The color is the color the sheep were.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnd no mothproofing\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost wool you buy has been treated against moths. It is invisible, it is applied in the dye bath by whoever runs the dye bath, and almost nobody has to tell you about it. Ours has not been.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is also why our hat smells like wool. Heavily processed wool does not. If yours arrives smelling faintly of a sheep, that is the point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe thread\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eCotton sewing thread starts at order of 10,000 pieces, which is beyond our current size. Another mill told us linen thread will not survive their sewing machines, and cotton will not hold the seams. So the hat is sewn with polyester thread, for now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSewing thread is legally exempt from fiber content labeling in both the United States and the European Union, so nobody would have made us tell you. We are telling you because we think it's the right thing to do.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532267462883,"sku":"Sauna_Hat","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/Sauna_hat_model.jpg?v=1791664407"},{"product_id":"regn-rain-sauna-ladle","title":"Regn Rain Sauna Ladle","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePour a normal ladle on hot stones and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/what-is-a-rain-ladle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eit lands in one place, all at once\u003c\/a\u003e. You get a hard slug of steam, a hiss, and then it's over. \u003cstrong\u003eRegn is Swedish for rain\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is what this ladle creates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegn has a perforated plate across the pour lip.\u003c\/strong\u003e The water breaks into dozens of separate streams before it reaches the stones, so it falls like rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat is the difference between steam that hits you and \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/how-to-throw-loyly\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elöyly that arrives\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy the length\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e21 inches\u003c\/strong\u003e (54 cm). Long enough to reach the stove from a seated position without leaning into the heat, and long enough to keep you away from the initial burst of steam. It is also sold with the bucket as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stav-regn-sauna-bucket-and-ladle-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eset\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe ladle produces a real pour rather than a splash. \u003cstrong\u003eAbout 1.25lbs\u003c\/strong\u003e (550g), so it has weight in the hand without being tiring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still testing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe are not going to tell you this is finished when it is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe put a test ladle in salt water for forty eight hours\u003c\/strong\u003e and found corrosion along the weld lines. The parent steel was untouched, including dozens of raw cut edges on the pour plate, so the metal is sound. The welds had not been properly cleaned and passivated after welding. \u003cstrong\u003eThat is now a written requirement, and the next samples are in process and will be tested the same way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinal dimensions may change once production samples are tested and finalized.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLikely available towards the end of the year, but that depends on how the next samples perform in testing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67803831075043,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/ladle-01-hero-stones.jpg?v=1792940462"},{"product_id":"stav-ash-sauna-bucket","title":"Stav Ash Sauna Bucket","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSixteen staves of American ash, held by two bent wood hoops and a \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/why-sauna-buckets-have-plastic-liners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003estainless liner\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e No glue in the body. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/materials\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNothing applied to the wood\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStav is Swedish for stave\u003c\/strong\u003e, which is what it is built from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSize\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJust under 2 gallons to the brim\u003c\/strong\u003e (about 7 liters), and a little over a gallon and a half at a typical fill. That is larger than most sauna buckets and it is deliberate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout 9.5 inches across and 9.5 inches to the lip\u003c\/strong\u003e (24 cm). A full one is heavy, which is what the rope handle is for. It pairs with \u003ca href=\"\/products\/regn-rain-sauna-ladle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eRegn\u003c\/a\u003e, the rain ladle, and the two are sold together as a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stav-regn-sauna-bucket-and-ladle-set\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eset\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe liner\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne piece of 304 stainless, deep drawn, no seams and no welds.\u003c\/strong\u003e It lifts out, so you can see the construction underneath and dry the wood properly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA liner that comes out is also the honest version of a materials claim.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can take this product apart and check all our materials claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy there is no finish on it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe thought about beeswax. We tested it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThen we realized we could not verify it.\u003c\/strong\u003e A finish applied four thousand miles away is a claim we would have to take on trust, and this brand does not run on trust. The absence of a finish we can check in five seconds, and that is truly the best condition, we think, for something sitting in a very hot room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSo the specification is nothing. Bare wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still testing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe put two sample buckets in a sauna for eighteen hours and one of them split.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThat is not a sentence most brands would publish about their own product. We are publishing it because the version we sell will be different because of it, and because eighteen hours is less than a month of ordinary use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat changed as a result:\u003c\/strong\u003e the body is now tapered, so the hoops can tighten as the wood moves rather than sitting slack. The wood moisture content is specified and measured instead of assumed. The liner is tapered too, so it lifts out instead of binding. \u003cstrong\u003eEvery one of those changes exists because a sample bucket failed on a bench in Connecticut.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe next samples get the same test, and then will be tested even more. Once at the factory before they ship to us, and again here, but for longer.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once we're satisfied with quality and durability, we'll place the production order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFinal dimensions and weight will move slightly once production samples are confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLikely available towards the end of the year, but that depends on how the next samples perform in testing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67803885797603,"sku":null,"price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/bucket-02-in-the-room.jpg?v=1792942156"},{"product_id":"stav-regn-sauna-bucket-and-ladle-set","title":"Stav \u0026 Regn Bucket and Ladle Set","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne carries the water. The other turns it into rain.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThey were specified together, in the same materials, by the same hands. Ash, 304 stainless, cotton. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/why-no-plastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNo plastic, no glue, no finish\u003c\/a\u003e, and nothing in either object that we don't know about or don't tell you about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe short version\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStav\u003c\/strong\u003e is sixteen staves of American ash around a \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/why-sauna-buckets-have-plastic-liners\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eone-piece 304 stainless steel liner\u003c\/a\u003e, just under 2 gallons, on a cotton rope handle. No adhesive in the body and nothing applied to the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegn\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 21 inch ladle with a perforated plate across the pour lip, so the water falls as rain. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy they belong together\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA rain ladle wants a bucket deep enough to fill it in one movement, and a bucket this size wants a ladle long enough to reach the stove without standing up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnd the set is how this product line was designed. The bucket holds, the ladle carries, and the water arrives as it should.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still testing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBoth pages carry the full detail, and we would rather you read it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe short version: we broke one of our own buckets on purpose, found corrosion in a ladle weld, and changed the specification for both.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nothing on this page is a product we have stopped checking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/regn-rain-sauna-ladle\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRegn\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/products\/stav-ash-sauna-bucket\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStav\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67804011233507,"sku":null,"price":229.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/bucket_and_ladle_set.jpg?v=1792943331"},{"product_id":"linen-sauna-hand-towels","title":"Linen Sauna Hand Towels (Pair)","description":"\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eComing Soon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA bath towel is too much cloth for your face.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIn a hot room you want something small enough to fold over your eyes, soak in cold water, wring out and use again. \u003cstrong\u003eThat is a different object from the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/linen-sauna-towel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003etowel you dry off with\u003c\/a\u003e, and almost nobody sells it for a sauna.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e17 by 28 inches (43 by 71 cm) each. Big enough to be useful, small enough to wring out in one hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhy a pair\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOne for your face and one for your hands, or one each for two people, \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/guides\/what-to-bring-to-the-sauna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ewhich is how most people use a sauna\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is also honest about shipping. A single small towel costs almost as much to send as two, and we would rather put the second towel in the box than the difference in our pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe cloth\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e280 grams per square meter of 100% European flax, woven in Lithuania. \u003cstrong\u003eUndyed and unbleached, washed in water only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat is usually done to linen, and what we did instead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost linen you can buy has been through a finishing process nobody puts on the label. \u003cstrong\u003eOptical brighteners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which are synthetic dyes that fluoresce under daylight to make white look whiter. \u003cstrong\u003eSilicone softeners\u003c\/strong\u003e, which coat the fiber so cloth feels plush in a shop and absorbs worse for the rest of its life. \u003cstrong\u003eChlorine or peroxide bleaching.\u003c\/strong\u003e And on anything sold as easy-care or wrinkle-resistant, a \u003cstrong\u003eformaldehyde-releasing resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNone of that is illegal and almost none of it is typically disclosed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe're selling undyed, unbleached, washed in water only, with no softener and no resin.\u003c\/strong\u003e And because a specification is only a sentence until somebody checks it, \u003cstrong\u003ewe tested the cloth under UV light during multiple sample runs.\u003c\/strong\u003e Optical brighteners glow under UV. Ours did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere is a reason this matters more in a sauna than in a linen closet.\u003c\/strong\u003e A wrinkle-resistant resin was formulated for a wardrobe, not for a 190°F sauna, and nobody who makes those finishes has tested them there. We would rather have cloth with nothing on it than cloth with something on it that nobody has thought about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe one synthetic in this product, and we are not going to bury it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe hem is sewn with polyester thread.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWe asked for cotton. The mill refused outright. Cotton thread does not survive repeated laundering, and they were not willing to make an exception.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAnother mill we spoke to does offer cotton thread. We did not use them, because their cloth was not the cloth we wanted. That was a real trade and we made it with our eyes open: the fiber you touch is 100% flax, and the thread holding the hem is not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eIt is a few grams of polyester in a product that is otherwise entirely flax, and you are reading about it here rather than finding out later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhat we are still confirming\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePhotography. The towels are still being woven, so what you see here is a photo of the final sample fabric rather than the finished piece. Real photographs will follow when we receive the shipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAvailability\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot yet available. Leave your email and we will tell you the day it is.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brinna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67805476716771,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8388\/2979\/files\/linen-on-bench-corrected.jpg?v=1791665785"}],"url":"https:\/\/brinnasauna.com\/collections\/sauna-goods.oembed","provider":"Brinna","version":"1.0","type":"link"}