Experience the traditional Korean sauna culture at Insadong in Seoul and relieve fatigue from daily life or travel

The Korean "sauna" culture, which is well-known through TV dramas and TV programs, started with the sweat steaming curtain. Unlike other saunas that use electricity and gas for heating, the Insadong sweat steaming curtain adheres to the traditional method, using the heat generated by burning pine trees in a round-roofed sauna made of stones and loess. The far infrared rays generated in the sweat steaming curtain sauna can deeply heat the body, relieve fatigue, pain and neuralgia caused by daily life or Travel, and expel waste from the body together with sweat, promoting blood circulation, so it has a good effect on beauty and weight loss. I hope you can find the comfort of body and mind through the traditional Korean sauna-steaming curtain.



Introduction to sweat steaming

Sweat steaming is a leisure activity and a type of heat therapy. It has a long history and is deeply loved by the people. It is a major feature of Korea. Korean sweat steaming is to heat yellow mud and various stones. People can sit or lie down to drive away wind, dispel cold, warm the body and activate blood circulation, and warm the skin and beautify the face. In ancient times, it was only a privilege enjoyed by nobles or royal families, and it has a deep cultural origin. With the popularity of Korean culture, sweat steaming has also entered China along with Korean dramas, clothing, makeup, and beauty technology. In just a few years, it has been quickly recognized and accepted by the Chinese, and has gradually become a leisure and health care method that people are keen on and pursue.

Insadong steam room curtain preparation items & steam room steps

· Preparation items: toiletries, socks (to prevent the steam room floor from being too hot), underwear

· Steam room steps & process: Simple shower → Change steam room clothes → Salt therapy steam room (20 points is best) → Fire steam room curtain (5 points is best) → Free rest → Repeat steam room according to your own preferences (2-3 times is recommended) → Shower

Insadong sauna skin care program






· Scrubbing Project

Professional scrubbers use scrubbing tools to remove dirt and keratin from the customer's skin, making the skin clean and refreshing. You can enjoy the whole scrubbing process safely and comfortably.

Steps: Simple shower → Change steaming clothes → Salt therapy steaming room → Fire steaming curtain → Free rest → Repeated steaming → Scrubbing → Shower

Sitting bath (about 20 minutes): can dispel wind, dissipate cold, promote water circulation and open up the mind. Treats wind-cold headache, sinusitis, toothache, phlegm and cough, rheumatism and pain

Steps: Simple shower → Change steaming clothes → Salt therapy steaming room → Fire steaming curtain → Free rest → Repeated steaming → Sitting bath → Scrub → Shower

Facial exfoliation (about 8-10 minutes): Exfoliation care for the face to give you smooth and clean skin

Steps: Deep cleansing → Facial exfoliation → Simple shower → Change steaming clothes → Salt therapy steaming room → Fire steaming curtain → Free rest → Repeated steaming → Scrub → Shower

Cupping (about 8 minutes): It can open up the meridians, activate qi and blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, and dispel wind and cold

Steps: Simple shower → Scrub → Cupping → Change steaming clothes → Salt therapy steaming room → Fire steaming curtain → Free rest → Repeated steaming → Shower

Introduction and pictures of Insadong sauna

The sauna is adjacent to Insadong and Bukchon. It is located in a superior location and is clean and sanitary. It is one of the most popular saunas for locals. The sauna inherits the traditional way. Every morning, guests can experience the sauna heated by oak. It is different from other saunas that use electricity and gas. Here you can feel the real effect of sauna brought by traditional techniques.




The steam room is open 24 hours a day, and you can experience sauna, sponge bath and massage at any time. It also provides salt sauna and other projects that can be experienced by men and women together, so that couples and families can spend a pleasant conversation and rest time together. The Insadong steam room is decorated in Korean style from the entrance, allowing you to truly experience Korean culture and traditional rest projects, allowing you to relax your body and mind while adding a new Korean experience.



· Salt therapy steaming

The salt in the salt therapy steaming house is underground mineral salt from the extended mountain range of the Himalayas. This mineral has been combined with seawater and mountains for 250 million years of geological action underground to form pure natural crystal rock salt with a crystal structure. The structure of the salt house is built using this crystal rock salt. Normal temperature rock salt breathing sweat salt therapy steaming house (room temperature is controlled at about 22°-25°). This normal temperature salt therapy house is mainly suitable for us who work all day. After a tiring day, you can breathe in the rock salt here to relax your mood and relieve fatigue. At the same time, when we breathe in the rock salt, we can also enhance our physical fitness, increase the resistance of the immune system, and relieve the medical effects of asthma and allergies.

The key point of the salt therapy steaming room is that the temperature is not high and maintains a moderate temperature. You can lie down comfortably and enjoy the sauna. 15 to 20 minutes is the most appropriate. You can go outside to drink some water and rest when you feel some sweat on your body. The walls and the ground are made of salt crystals. Please do not lie on the salt with a wet body. People who have drunk alcohol and have high blood pressure are not allowed to enter. Friends, please follow the precautions.

· Fire steam curtain

The therapeutic effect of the fire steam curtain is that it expands the pores of the human body through high temperature, promotes blood circulation, discharges sweat and toxins accumulated in the body, can relieve symptoms such as arthritis, gastrointestinal diseases, chronic bronchitis, etc., and has a cosmetic effect, can make the skin smooth and help lose weight.

Seoul Insadong sauna, 인사동한증막
Address: 1st floor, World Tower, 65-1, Unni-dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 36, 6th floor, 서울특별시 종로구 율곡로
Opening hours: All day
Transportation: 8 minutes walk from Exit 4 of Anguk Station, Subway Line 3
Contact number: 010-7414-8025