During daily life, setting aside time to connect with your partner can be challenging. But you don't have to reserve intimacy and steam for special occasions like Valentine's Day. Instead, you can build small moments of relaxation and togetherness into…

Are you steam-shower curious? Admit it: You’ve been scrolling through bathroom-remodel websites. You’re chatting up people at home and bath shows. Teak benches have become the stuff of your fantasies. You even exchanged numbers with a licensed…

Is your social life starting to feel a little “been there, done that?” Has your posse dominated at Tuesday Trivia Night one too many times? Have you microbrewed with the dudes, latte’d with the ladies, karaoke’d with the crew, and you’re craving a…

Do you remember the hot tub craze? It began in the ‘70s with wooden tubs reminiscent of California wine vats – which is where the idea actually originated - and was additionally inspired by Japanese bathing tubs. Hot tubs soared in popularity in the ‘80s…

Here in the efficiency-minded U.S. of A., we jump in the shower, grab a shower, hit the showers, or forget to shower. Steam, for most Americans, is what we wipe off the mirror to check our hair before dashing off to work. But this is changing. Millions…

A week contains about 10,000 minutes, and what you do with them is up to you. An ever-growing society of steamers has discovered that spending 20 of those minutes each day enjoying a soothing, stress-lifting, health-promoting steam bath is an excellent…

The Roman Baths in Bath are the best preserved ancient baths in northern Europe, as well as a World Heritage site and the only thermal springs in the UK. When MrSteam had the opportunity to visit recently, we not only caught a glimpse of our distant…

As long as there has been fire and water, there has been steam. We’re no scientists, but that’s probably a pretty long time, certainly longer than the span of human history. And throughout history, humans have made the most of steam—to power our…

Ah, steam—that limb-loosening, detoxifying, trance-inducing tonic for what ails you. You’ll find steam rooms in resorts, spas, community bath houses of all description, therapeutic centers, and increasingly in private homes. But where did the steam bath…