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Health Mate Therapy Lounge Reclining Infrared Sauna

Far infrared
4 people
Up to 161-175°F
240V plug-in

SVT Score, Lower

Usability5.3/10Social3.5/10The SVT Score is placed on its category's range

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An indoor infrared cabin with a long two-level bench for lying flat, for up to four people, on a 240 V outlet, rated to 170°F.

$8,500

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SKU: HM-NSE-5-BT-CL Category: Saunas Brand: Health Mate

Usability

5.3 out of 10

Temperature9rated to 170°F in the owner's manual

Comfort range: the store's FAQ says most users set 120 to 140°F

Heating / Cooling Power53,050 W for four seats

Heaters: 18 on the product page, 16 on the spec sheet

Better on heating / cooling powerSun Home Luminar 5 outdoor sauna7,200 W draw gives 1,440 W a seat. $13,899Scores 10.0

Capacity7four seats (the sheet says 1-4 people)

Reclined: the page says one person can lie flat with one or two others beside them

Build & Insulation2eucalyptus planks, one timber point; no wall, insulation, glass or guard stated

Glass: the spec sheet describes limited see-through glass and does not say it is tempered
Wood: the specifications list eucalyptus while the page copy above them says mahogany

Better on build & insulationSun Home Luminar 5 outdoor saunaCedar. $13,899Scores 6.0

Features & Water Care4colour LED light, Bluetooth audio, session timer

Power: 230 V 15 A with a NEMA 6-15P plug, so the plug-in point is not given

Better on features & water careSun Home Eclipse 4 infrared saunaAn app. $12,999Scores 7.0

Verification2ETL and UL claimed by Health Mate; no Intertek, UL or CSA directory record found.

Searched: Intertek UL CSA CPSC Health Canada

Better on verificationSun Home Luminar 5 outdoor sauna$13,899Scores 6.0

Warranty & Support10controls 10 years, heater core lifetime, labour 10 years (home use)

Terms: the 10-year limited warranty in the manual covers saunas bought after 2024 and the store calls it a limited lifetime warranty
Freight: the buyer pays freight both ways on warranty parts, at a flat fee
Registration: the manual asks owners to register within ten days of delivery

Strengths

Long bench lets one person lie flat
Long warranty that covers parts and labour for a decade
Space for four people when seated
Bluetooth audio built in

Drawbacks

Needs a 240 V outlet
No app or remote start
Its pages disagree on how many heaters it has
Eucalyptus timber rather than cedar or hemlock
Rated maximum temperature appears only in the manual

Verdict

A long cabin you can lie down in, but it needs 240 V

Social score

3.5 out of 10

RedditBrand-level4 out of 10

r/fixit: an owner says a family Health Mate of about 20 years worked only for its first five (Jul 2024)
r/Sauna: an owner of a 1990s or early 2000s Health Mate says it reaches 170°F on its own (Jul 2025)
r/infraredsauna: a poster given a 20-year-old unit says it ran daily for its first owners (2026)

GoogleBrand-level3 out of 10

Yelp: the Health Mate Sauna business page rates 2.9 from 70 reviews, with complaints of months-long waits for replacement controllers and slow callbacks (Oct 2026)
Pure Recovery Lab, a desk review with no affiliate tie and no test, says the brand's warranty, wood and EMF details differ across its own pages (Jun 2026)

YouTubeNot scored

The YouTube pool is blank: no video by a tester without a brand tie of a current Health Mate sauna turned up in a YouTube and web search in November 2026 (the one user video located was unavailable and carries another company's discount code) (November 2026).

AmazonNot scored

The Amazon pool is blank: No Health Mate store or listing was found on Amazon US in November 2026, by site search (November 2026).

User reviewsNot scored

The retailer pool is blank: no listing of these saunas turned up at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy or REI in a search of each in November 2026.

Trustpilot

Its Trustpilot profile shows 4.6 from 29 reviews, 97 percent five-star and 3 percent one-star, in November 2026.
The Trustpilot page has been claimed since August 2024, and several of its reviews carry the Redirected label.

Track record

BBB rates the PLH Products file for the brand A-, not accredited, with one case opened in three years, in November 2026.
Searches of CPSC and Health Canada recalls in November 2026 turned up no recall of a Health Mate sauna.

Not countedExcluded

The store's own reviews and testimonials, its YouTube channel, its Facebook pages and any tester with a discount code are not counted in any pool.
The retailer pool is blank: no listing of the Therapy Lounge Sauna turned up at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Best Buy or REI in a search of each retailer in November 2026.

Specs

TypeInfrared
HeaterFar infrared
FormCabin
PlacementIndoor
Seats4 people
Max Temperature161-175°F
Min TemperatureNot applicable
Capacity (Gallons)Not applicable
ChillerNot applicable
HeatsNot applicable
Water CareNot applicable
Power Supply240V plug-in
EMF Claimed"Low EMF" with no figure
EMF MeasuredNot measured
CertificationsClaimed only
Warranty10 Years

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At a glance

Two-level reclining bench
Towel rack
Touch control inside

Company

The brand is owned by Samick Music Corp., a California corporation that does business as Health Mate and calls itself a subsidiary of the Samick Group.
Samick acquired the Health Mate trade name and trademark from PLH Products in October 2018.
The company is headquartered in Cerritos, California.

Where it sells

Health Mate sells its infrared saunas, from a two-person indoor cabin to a four-person cabin you can lie down in, through its own US store at healthmatesauna.com.
Specialty dealers in several states also carry the saunas.
No Health Mate store or listing was found on Amazon US in November 2026.

Description

The Therapy Lounge is an indoor infrared cabin with an extra-long bench on two levels that lets one person lie flat, and its spec sheet rates it for one to four people.

It uses Tecoloy dual-wave mid- and far-infrared heaters and a 96-diode near-infrared LED light panel with nine colours, 18 heaters on the product page and 16 on the spec sheet, drawing 3,050 W. It runs on 230 V 15 A with a NEMA 6-15P plug, so it needs a 240 V outlet.

The owner's manual sets the control between 90°F and 170°F. It measures 83 by 48.5 by 77 inches outside and 79 by 44.5 by 69.75 inches inside, and the product page lists eucalyptus planks. A touch control inside, Bluetooth audio and a towel rack come with it.