Every milligram on the label. Every milligram defended.
We built Sauna Method to replace exactly what your body loses in 30 minutes at 180°F. Not gym sweat. Not general hydration. Sauna heat. Here's what's in it, what's not, and why.
The four actives.
Every milligram we use is on the label. No proprietary blends. No flavor-of-the-month additions. Just the four minerals your body actually loses when you sit in 180°F heat.
What it does: Sodium drives blood plasma volume. It's what lets your nervous system fire correctly and keeps your blood pressure stable when heat dilates every vessel in your body.
Why this dose: A 30-minute session at 180°F drains roughly 1,000mg from your body. Most electrolyte products cap sodium at 500mg because they were built for gym workouts, not sauna heat. We matched the loss.
Form: Pharmaceutical-grade sodium chloride.
What it does: Potassium runs your heart muscle and prevents cramping. In heat, cardiac demand spikes. Drop your potassium and you feel the racing pulse, the lightheadedness, the next-morning fatigue.
Why this dose: 2× the potassium of most competitors. Susanna Søberg's research on heat-induced mineral loss shows potassium drops faster in sauna than in athletic sweat. The dose matches the loss.
Form: Potassium chloride and potassium citrate.
What it does: Magnesium runs 300+ enzymatic reactions in your body. The ones you'll feel most: sleep depth, muscle recovery, stress response. Heat depletes it. Plain water dilutes what's left.
Why this dose: 100mg of elemental magnesium in the citrate form. Highest bioavailability of any oral magnesium. You absorb it. You don't pee it out.
Form: Magnesium citrate.
What it does: Buffers oxidative stress from heat. Regulates cortisol after the session ends. Supports immune function in athletes who use heat 4 to 7 times a week.
Why this dose: The differentiator. LMNT contains zero vitamin C. Liquid IV uses 75mg. We use 250mg because heat is an inflammatory stressor and your body burns through vitamin C trying to recover.
Form: Ascorbic acid.
Other ingredients: citric acid (for taste), natural strawberry lemonade flavor, organic stevia leaf extract. That's it. No sugar. No dyes. No fillers.
What we deliberately left out.
- No taurine. Recent research has flagged cancer-cell growth concerns with high-dose taurine supplementation. We're not interested in the trade-off.
- No creatine. Creatine works on saturation, not timing. Customers take it separately. Stacking it into a pre-sauna mix doesn't make sense.
- No sugar. Sugar spikes insulin before you walk into the heat. Wrong move.
- No artificial colors. Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1 are banned across the EU. We don't use them.
- No proprietary blends. Every milligram is on the label. If a brand hides doses behind a "blend" name, they're hiding underdosing. We're not playing that game.
How it compares.
| Per Serving | Sauna Method | LMNT | Liquid IV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sodium | 1,000mg | 1,000mg | 500mg |
| Potassium | 400mg | 200mg | 370mg |
| Magnesium | 100mg | 60mg | 0mg |
| Vitamin C | 250mg | 0mg | 75mg |
| Sugar | 0g | 0g | 11g |
| Built for | 180°F sauna heat | Athletic sweat | General hydration |
Where it's made.
Manufactured in Long Island, New York at an FDA-registered cGMP facility. The same kind of facility that produces pharmaceutical-grade supplements for clinical research.
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