The Best Sauna Blankets
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Six of the eight publications we drew on covered the HigherDOSE, more than any other blanket. Fortune made it Best Overall after its tester Josh rated its heat and design 5 out of 5 and compared a session to "zipping into a cocoon of warmth." Expert Reviews' Pete Wise ranked it first as well. Wareable's team spent several weeks with five blankets and named this one the most comfortable they tried.
Comfort is the reason to pay for it. Wareable found sessions "almost sleep-inducing," and Mumsnet's Poppy O'Neill, who tested the V4 at home, liked the snug, cocoon-like fit and the steady warmth it held through her post-workout sessions. Garage Gym Reviews' Lindsay Scheele gave its performance a full 5 out of 5 after a 45-minute session. It heats to 175°F, plenty for a proper sweat.
Buying direct now gets you more in the box. HigherDOSE includes an organic cotton towel insert, which Wareable and Garage Gym Reviews both list as an $89 add-on, and a carrying bag that Fit&Well once listed as a $99 extra. A 120-day money-back guarantee gives you four months to find out whether a sauna blanket fits your routine.
Our scores put the Hydragun HeatPod 2 less than a point behind, 83.7 to 84.6, thanks to more heat and better controls. The HigherDOSE keeps the top spot because six publications have tested it hands-on against two for the HeatPod 2, and testers at Fortune, Wareable and Mumsnet all wrote about how good it feels to lie in.
What It Won't Do
You can't set a temperature. The controller runs on levels 1 to 9 with no readout, so Garage Gym Reviews' Lindsay Scheele scored its features 3 out of 5 and asked for a thermometer. The timer is fixed at one hour, which means watching the clock yourself for a 30-minute session, a frustration Mumsnet's tester raised too. Preheating takes 10 to 15 minutes. Scheele also expects sweat to wear the polyurethane top layer over time and recommends using the washable insert every session. At $699 it costs $200 more than Sun Home's blanket, and Scheele rated its value 3 out of 5 for that reason.
The LifePro RejuvaWrap lists at $574.99, but LifePro's own store sells it for $399.99, about $300 less than the HigherDOSE. Chron named it the best value sauna blanket because "it does most of what pricier models do, without pushing into premium territory." Fortune made it Best for Muscle Recovery, and Wareable chose it as its pick for after a workout.
No rival here matches its lifetime warranty. HigherDOSE, BON CHARGE and Sun Home stop at one year, and Fortune's tester Carter scored LifePro's warranty and support 5 out of 5. At 14.7 lb it was also the lightest of Wareable's five blankets. Carter gave portability a perfect score, noting that the carry bag "really slims the size down."
Wareable found it especially effective for easing muscle soreness after exercise. Five disposable thermal wraps come in the box, and Wareable says they made the heat feel more intense and more evenly spread. Chron liked the large remote and the 5 to 60 minute timer, and the range tops out at 176°F, one degree past the HigherDOSE.
What It Won't Do
It feels less like a sauna than the HigherDOSE does. Carter waited about 20 minutes for it to reach temperature and said it was "more like lying on a hot surface than being inside a warm sauna." There's no closure at the top, so Chron noticed heat escaping around the shoulders on longer sessions. Fortune found the interior liner "looks and feels a little cheap," and Wareable's verdict is that it suits recovery more than comfort. The thermal wraps are single-use, so if you come to like them you'll keep buying more.
Who Should Buy Which
HigherDOSE Infrared Sauna Blanket
Fortune's top-rated sauna blanket, and the most comfortable one Wareable's team tried
- You want the coziest blanket for evening wind-down sessions
- You'll use it several times a week and want the most widely tested model
- You like a snug, enclosed fit that holds heat well
- You want the towel insert and carry bag included when you buy direct
- You'd value a 120-day window to send it back
LifePro RejuvaWrap Infrared Sauna Blanket
Chron's best-value pick: the lightest blanket Wareable tested, with a lifetime warranty
- You mainly want heat after workouts
- You need a light blanket you can carry and store on your own
- You want a lifetime warranty
- You'd rather spend about $400 than $699
- You don't mind a 20-minute warm-up