Around the world, people have used steam as a means of cleansing and rejuvenating the body — saunas and steam baths are both ancient forms of bathing, stretching back at least as far as the Romans, who would take a steam in a sudatorium. In the same period, the Turkish bath, known as the hamam, was also available, and the Russians developed the same idea with a steam bath known as the banya, and all of these types of bathing may be traced to ancient Greece .
Steam showers , however, are a more recent development, although derived from the far older steam room, offering an individual a more personal steam bathing experience. These showers use a steam generator to produce water vapor over a person’s body. It’s like a steam room, except smaller, and self-contained to help prevent water vapor from affecting any wallpaper, paint, or drywall. These mini-steam rooms may be designed to have an occupancy of one or two people, containing seats for them in order to absorb the steam. Usually, there is a choice between corner and wall steam showers, too, designed to be installed next to a wall or corner, or to be free-standing.
Centuries after its invention, those who want to take a steam bath at home may now do so in a system that may also be integrated with a whirlpool bath, allowing modern bathers to have far more options than their ancient ancestors — the freedom to take a private a whirlpool bath, a shower, or a steam, all in one space.
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