Why Does My Sauna Smell? (10 Most Common Reasons – Both New & Old)

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10 Reasons why a sauna smells or has a bad odor

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Mold

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Sweat

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Bacteria will definitely cause your sauna to smell. The wooden benches in saunas hold onto germs and dirt, which cause microorganisms to multiply.

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Dirt

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Expired essential oils

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Why Does My Sauna Smell? (10 Most Common Reasons – Both New & Old)

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10 Reasons why a sauna smells or has a bad odor

10 Reasons why a sauna smells or has a bad odor

Mold

Mold

Saunas develop mold because they are warm and moist. Mold is dangerous for humans to breathe in and needs to be taken care of right away.

Sweat

Sweat

Sweat can make your sauna smell bad if it builds up on the seats. Other people’s sweat will also cause a sauna to smell.

Bacteria will definitely cause your sauna to smell. The wooden benches in saunas hold onto germs and dirt, which cause microorganisms to multiply.

Bacteria

Bacteria

Dirt

Dirt

While dirt itself will not cause a sauna to smell, it can harbor mold and bacteria that will make your sauna smell bad. The dirtier your sauna is, the more likely it is that it will smell.

Expired essential oils

Expired essential oils

Expired essential oils can smell stale or rancid. Essential oils in their purest form can spoil without smelling bad, but when they are in a carrier oil, the expired carrier oils can create an unpleasant odor.

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