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Accessories for Saunas
Sauna Accessories
SAUNA BUCKETS & LADLES
Sauna buckets are a must for any sauna room, pouring water on the rocks creates a gentle steam and cause you to sweat quicker. Also great for pouring over the body to cool of.
Sauna Accessories
SAUNA THERMOSTATS & TIMERS
A Sauna Timer is needed so you can accurately time your sauna sessions. Thermostats and Hygrometers ensure you have the correct temperature and humidity in your sauna.
Accessories for Sauna
Discover a diverse selection of sauna accessories at Cedar Barrel Saunas that are meticulously designed to enrich and personalize your sauna experience with both functionality and style. Whether you are setting up a new sauna or looking to upgrade your current setup, our comprehensive range ensures you find exactly what you need. Essential items such as cedar back rests, sauna thermometers for precise temperature monitoring, and ladles for traditional sauna rituals are complemented by optional upgrades like ergonomic backrests and convenient drink holders. Each accessory is crafted from high-quality materials to ensure durability and aesthetic appeal, reflecting the same commitment to excellence found in our renowned saunas. Accessories for sauna enhance your sauna experience by providing comfort, convenience, and style.
Improve your comfort with ergonomically designed headrests and backrests, while maintaining optimal sauna conditions with accurate thermometers. Practical accessories such as ladles and drink holders enhance convenience during your sauna sessions, adding a touch of luxury to your personal wellness space. Whether you seek functionality, comfort, or both, Cedar Barrel Saunas' sauna accessories provide versatile solutions to elevate your sauna experience to new heights of relaxation and enjoyment. Explore our collection to discover how these accessories can transform your sauna into a personalized retreat, tailored to meet your specific needs and preferences. Enjoy a relaxing retreat with accessories for the sauna that complement your personal wellness space.
WHY CHOOSE NORTHERN LIGHTS?
100% Clear Western Red Cedar
Cedar has long been the premier sauna wood. Clear Cedar has no knots ensuring the longevity of our product products
Electric - Wood Fired - Infrared
The most heating choices to build your sauna. Choose from wood fired, infrared or our surgical stainless steel electric sauna heaters
Best Warranty
Our commitment to quality has been the conrner stone of our success. Our barrel saunas come complete with a full 5 year warranty.
Customer Support
We are Sauna Enthusiast first and foremost. Give us a call and let us help discuss all your sauna needs.
Wooden Sauna Buckets & Ladles
Sauna buckets and ladles are a must for any sauna room, pouring water on the rocks creates a gentle steam and cause you to sweat quicker. A wooden sauna bucket bring an authentic feel to your sauna.
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Cedar Sauna Thermostats and Timers
A Sauna Timer is needed so you can accurately time your sauna sessions. Thermostats and Hygrometers ensure you have the correct temperature and humidity in your sauna.
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Modern Sauna Thermometers and Hygrometers
Sauna thermometers and hygrometers make it easy to monitor the temperature and humidity level of your sauna. Choose from our wide variety of modern styles.
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Modern Sauna Buckets and Ladles
Sauna buckets and ladles are a must for any sauna room, pouring water on the rocks creates a gentle steam and cause you to sweat quicker. Modern styles to enhance the decor of any sauna.
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SAUNA ACCESSORIES
Northern Light Barrel Saunas has a great source of Authentic Finnish Sauna Accessories from brands such as Sawo, Rento, Hukka and Onni. Sauna Accessories are great for enhancing your sauna experience.
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Discover a diverse selection of sauna accessories at Cedar Barrel Saunas that are meticulously designed to enrich and personalize your sauna experience with both functionality and style.
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Sauna accessories cover everything that isn't structural: the bucket you ladle water from, the thermometer on the wall, the bench backrest you lean into, the cleaning oil that keeps cedar from graying, the apparel that's actually rated for high heat. We stock about 80 accessory items across six sub-categories, mostly from Finnish brand Rento (the standard in European saunas) plus our own house-brand cedar items. Prices range from $13 foot creams up to $1,098 cedar outdoor showers.
What you actually need in a working sauna
If you're starting from scratch with a new sauna, this is the minimum kit: a bucket and ladle for water-on-rocks ($94-235), a thermometer and ideally a hygrometer to read room conditions ($60-237), a backrest so the bench doesn't dig into your spine ($104-182), a vapor barrier and replacement rocks for the heater ($78-122), and a wood floor mat or cedar duckboards ($257). That's about $700-900 in accessories on top of the sauna itself.
Optional but worth it: a wooden floor mat for bare feet (cedar or heat-treated alder, more comfortable than wet tile), a sauna light rated for high-temp humidity ($98 explosion-proof oval), a bath brush and natural body wash for the post-session shower.
Sauna buckets and ladles
The bucket holds the water you ladle onto the rocks for steam. Aluminum buckets (Rento's design) are lightweight, don't rot, and look modern; black, white, and tar-finish options. Cedar buckets carry the traditional Finnish aesthetic and the wood smells incredible when wet. Both work. Buckets need a metal liner or sealed interior so the wood doesn't rot from the water; we sell both lined cedar and full-aluminum.
Thermometers, hygrometers, and timers
You want to know two things during a session: the temperature and the humidity. A thermometer reads air temp (most sit at 170-195°F in a working sauna). A hygrometer reads moisture (10-30% is comfortable; you raise it temporarily by throwing water on rocks). Combined units do both. We stock 19 thermometers from $60 single-units up to $237 combination kits with the bucket and ladle.
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Sauna hardware: vapor barriers, rocks, lights, backrests
Vapor barrier (the aluminum foil mesh tarp at $122 per 275 sq ft) goes between the cedar interior and the framed wall to keep humidity from rotting the studs. Replacement rocks (peridotite or olivine, $78 for 20 lbs) refill the heater every 3-5 years. Sauna-rated lights are explosion-proof and tolerate humid 170°F service.
Backrests are easy to overlook but make a real difference if you sit for 20-minute sessions — bare cedar bench against the spine isn't comfortable. Real cedar $104, heat-treated alder $182 (alder is harder, weathers darker, lasts longer).
Cleaners, sealants, and care products
Cedar in a working sauna goes through wet-dry cycles every session, picks up sweat, and eventually grays without care. Sealants and oils slow this — but only certain products are safe. Anything that off-gasses above 170°F is out; that rules out most varnish and polyurethane. Sauna-specific oils (mineral-based or paraffin-based) penetrate without sealing the wood pores. Apply once a year to bench tops, less often to walls.
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Sauna apparel and lifestyle
The Rento Kenno bathrobe is the standout — heat-resistant cotton, hangs in the changing area, you wear it from the cooling room to the sauna and back. Foot scrubs and creams are the Finnish post-sauna ritual; the mint variants from Rento are the most popular. Body wash specifically formulated for the sauna shower works on heat-stressed skin without the perfume overload of regular soap.
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Showers, scents, and outdoor finishing
A cooling-off shower next to the sauna is standard in Finnish design — you alternate heat and cold for the proper experience. Our cedar outdoor shower ($1,098) is built for backyard sauna setups; the smaller cedar shower stand ($335) works inside or out. Sauna scents (birch, pine, eucalyptus) get added to the water bucket; a small drop on hot rocks releases the aroma through the room.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I need any of these accessories, or are they optional?
A bucket and ladle are essential (you can't run a traditional sauna without water-on-rocks). A thermometer is strongly recommended (you can't safely guess at 180°F). Vapor barrier and replacement rocks are maintenance items. Everything else (backrests, mats, scents, apparel) is comfort and aesthetics.
Can I use a regular kitchen bucket instead of a sauna bucket?
Short answer: yes, but plastic deforms over time from the heat and may leach chemicals onto wet hands. Aluminum or sealed cedar lasts decades and costs about the same as three plastic ones.
How often do I need to replace sauna rocks?
Every 3-5 years for heavy weekly use, 7-10 years for occasional. Replace when they show white mineral deposits, crack, or feel light (degraded rocks are less effective at holding heat).
What's the difference between sauna scents and essential oils?
Sauna scents are specifically formulated to vaporize cleanly at 170°F+ without producing smoke or harsh fumes. Essential oils can flash and produce smoke that irritates the lungs. Use sauna scents only.
Do I really need a hygrometer?
If you take sauna seriously, yes. The humidity tells you when to throw water on rocks (low humidity = harsh heat) and when to stop (very high humidity at high temp is unsafe). A combined thermometer-hygrometer reads both.
