I'm Rodney Palmer, President of SaunaRay. My founding philosophy was that every sauna should sell another one.

Every SaunaRay unit is not only an object of fine beauty and high function, it is an advertisement for our company. And I’m extremely proud that we continue to grow in the worst economy in recent history, simply on word of mouth.

People talk about our comfortable low-temperature saunas with passion. That’s why their friends, neighbours and relatives buy one too. And that’s why we keep making them like we always have: One board at a time, one heater at a time, with skill, care, and finesse.

Over the years we’ve built infrared saunas for medical colleges, five star health spas, and conducted our own medical research. We’ve introduced infrared sauna therapy to NHL teams, the Canadian Armed Forces, and Hollywood movie stars.

But most importantly we’ve helped thousands of people who are improving their own health and wellness by sweating regularly in a toxin-free SaunaRay in the comfort of their own homes.

SaunaRay is not only the industry leader, we create the industry standard. We will be honoured to have you join the SaunaRay family.  

Environmental Policy

Dr. David Suzuki, Author, Broadcaster and Founder of the David Suzuki Foundation
"There is nowhere on earth where we cannot measure pollution from human industry."

     We support the philosophy of the Small Footprint. It’s simple: The closer you shop to home the less damage you do to the environment. SaunaRay is made in Ontario from Ontario wood. We guarantee that we do not import our saunas from China. Many imported products advertise “assembled in Canada” or “Made with Canadian Wood” or “sold by a Canadian Company” because they know people prefer to buy something made in Canada. But these are all trick-phrases designed to distract you from the fact that the product is actually being made offshore.

SaunaRay is Made In Canada. Here’s why...
When Canadian wood is shipped thousands of miles across the Pacific it burns unnecessary fossil fuels that pollute the global environment. This is proven to be shrinking the polar ice caps. This is something people care about. Stopping global trade is insurmountable and not a viable solution for an individual. But one of the few things we can do about it is Buy Locally. It has an impact and will continue to for decades. When a foreign made product is constructed with “All Canadian Wood” it’s even worse for the environment. When that completed product is shipped back to North America it burns even more fossil fuels. By the time it gets to your home the pieces have traveled the distance of the Circumference of the Earth! Exposure to fossil fuel pollution is why many people are forced to purchase a far infrared sauna in the first place - to detoxify. It makes no sense to create more pollution when shopping for a solution.

SaunaRay is Made in Ontario and uses only trees grown in Ontario
      We exclusively use Ontario-grown Basswood which was selected because it is non-allergenic and qualifies for what we believe to be the only toxin-free sauna on the planet. But Basswood is also an environmentally sensitive choice. It matures in only seven years and therefore is considered a sustainable wood. One of the main tenets of Sustainable Development is to use materials that can be renewed before the life span of the product is over. SaunaRay units will last for decades and the Basswood can be renewed four, five, maybe even six times before the life span of your unit has been reached. This means you Leave a Small Footprint when you buy a SaunaRay.

Canadian Cedar is not used by SaunaRay due to its natural toxicity. It contains a neurotoxin in the oil that kills moths and naturally stresses the human immune system. Doctors will not use it in their practices because too many
people are allergic or sensitive to it. Western Red Cedar is often more than one thousand years old when it is “harvested” in order to attain that perfect knot-free board. These majestic trees are cut from magical forests on the west coast of Canada leaving a barren landscape unrecognizable as the forest that once stood there.  This is why SaunaRay guarantees you only toxin free Ontario wood. All the time. Every time. It is another way to show our customers that we care about you, and about the environment in which we all live. SaunaRay has enlisted itself in the Nature Challenge designed by the Suzuki Foundation. We donated time from our marketing team to help outlaw cosmetic pesticides in the town of Collingwood, Ontario where our factory is. We support meat free eating once per week. We shop at our local organic food market all summer long. We built our factory within 5 minutes of our home. We encourage you to take the “Nature Challenge” and do one small thing to help our planet to detoxify.

SaunaRay Difference

Hand-crafted Saunas                                           

SaunaRay is a boutique company. We build only a few hundred saunas every year. Each one is built to exact standards in a toxin-free environment. Every piece of wood is inspected to ensure its strength and natural beauty. Each sauna endures a specific series of tests to ensure it will endure generations of use. This is why we can put the SaunaRay Lifetime Guarantee on every unit, without any extra charge. It won't break down. It's that simple. The president of the company still signs off on every one before shipping it to your home.

Dr. Linda Rogers, MD
"I absolutely love my SaunaRay. It completely changed my life. I had chronic fatigue and constant joint pain. I have tried a lot of things but SaunaRay finally made me feel better."

Toxin-Free Heaters

Capture the Healing Power of the Sun

Protect Yourself and Your Children:

SaunaRay provides uniquely designed heater guards that are both child-safe and toxin-free. They are naturally coated in pure ceramic, utilizing natural heat reflection properties. Designed exclusively by SaunaRay’s Research and Development Team.

Standing Our Ground:

For the sake of our customers SaunaRay has resisted industry pressure to use cheaper heaters with hidden toxins such as fiberglass, nylon, epoxy, toxic resins, chemical hardeners, metal coatings, fire retardants, paint or asbestos. We will not follow the pack and short-change our customers by substituting unproven, inferior or toxic components simply to save money.

SaunaRay Guarantees Toxin-Free Heaters every time.

 

Ergonomic Design

SaunaRay Heaters are Uniquely Placed in the
Corners for your Comfort and Safety

Medical doctors report to SaunaRay that they prefer our corner-heater placement so that patients do not overheat organ tissue and spinal fluid during longer sessions.

Designed correctly, your sauna should be comfortable. Like medicine that tastes good.

SaunaRay heaters are carefully placed in each corner, and under the bench to provide a perfectly even heat, while allowing you to sit with your back comfortably against the back wall, as you would expect to in a sauna.

There are no uncomfortable heaters against your back or head.

This system was tested against other prototypes during which participants all complained about heaters on the spine being very uncomfortable.

For more information or to order, Please Contact Us.