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Hammam vs Sauna : Lequel Choose ? Comparatif Complet
Published 18 February 2026 | Riad Vendôme & Spa Marrakech
Hammam Moroccan or sauna finlandais ? Les deux utilisent the heat for relax and purifier, but their differences fondamentales — temperature, humidity, rituels, benefits — font que one can be bien more adapted to your needs que l'autre. Here is an expert comparison to help you to choose.
Tableau comparatif : Hammam vs Sauna
| Criterion | Hammam Moroccan | Sauna Finlandais |
|---|---|---|
| Type de chaleur | Vapeur humide (90-100% humidity) | Dry heat (10-20% humidity) |
| Temperature | 40-50°C | 80-100°C |
| Duration of itssion | 1H30 to 2H30 (rituel complete) | 15-20 min by passage |
| Rituel | Vapeur + scrub black soap + rhassoul + massage | Dry heat + possibly bouleau |
| Contact humain | Scrub by beautician | Solo or with friends |
| Benefits peau | Exfoliation profonde + nourishment | Transpiration only |
| Tolerance | Very bien tolerated (chaleur douce) | Peut be intense (chaleur forte) |
| Origine | Maroc / monde arabe (1000+ ans) | Finlande / Scandinavie (2000+ ans) |
La difference fondamentale : l'humidity
La distinction the most importante between the hammam and the sauna reside in the type de chaleur. Le hammam utilise a vapeur water saturee to 40-50°C with 90-100% d'humidity. This wet heat enveloppe the body like a cocon chaud, ouvre the pores progressivement and maintient the skin hydratee throughout of the session. Le sauna fonctionne by dry heat to 80-100°C with only 10-20% d'humidity — soit deux fois more chaud and a lot more sec.
This difference a of the consequences concrete. La dry heat of the sauna can agresser the airways respiratoires and dry out the skin at the guests sensibles. La wet steam of the hammam is a lot more douce : elle hydrate the mucous membranes respiratoires (beneficial for l'asthme and the allergies) and preserves the hydrolipidic film of the skin. It is why the dermatologists recommend often the hammam rather than the sauna for the skinx sensibles or seches.
The ritual : there where the hammam l'emporte
Le sauna is essentiellement a bain de chaleur passif : on s'assoit, on transpire, on sort. Certaines traditions finlandaises ajoutent of the flagellations for branches de bouleau, but the ritual remains simple. Le hammam Moroccan, however, is a ceremonial complete en 4 stages actives : steam bath, scrub with black soap and kessa, body wrap with rhassoul clay, argan oil massage. Each stage a a objectif precise and utilise of the produits naturels specific. Le scrub, en particulier, is a geste technique practised by a beautician — it is a treatment that you cannot reproduire alone.
Compared benefits en detail
For the skin : avantage hammam. Le scrub mechanical of the kessa retire 3 to 5 fois more than dead skin cells than a simple passage au sauna. Le rhassoul remineralises l'skin. L'argan oil nourishes en profondeur. After a hammam, the skin is transformee. After a sauna, it is simply propre.
For the detoxification : match nul. Les deux triggersnt a transpiration abondante that eliminates the toxines. Le sauna, by sa temperature more high, can induire a transpiration more rapide, but the hammam compense by a duration of itssion more longue.
For the muscles and articulations : avantage hammam. La wet heat penetrates more deeply in the tissus que the heat dry. The massage integrated au rituel hammam ajoute a benefit musculaire que the sauna ne offers pas.
For the stress : avantage hammam. Le contact humain of the scrub, the duration more longue of the ritual (1H30-2H30 vs 15-20 min), the parfums of eucalyptus or de orange blossom, and the tea mint final create an experience multi-sensorielle incomparablement more relaxinge than a simple session of chaleur.
For the system cardiovasculaire : avantage sauna. The temperatures elevees of the sauna stimulent more the heart and improve the health cardiovasculaire — it is prouve by of the studies finlandaises sur of the populations pratiquant regularly the sauna.
Our verdict
Si you are looking for a treatment de beauty complete and an experience culturelle riche, choisissez the hammam. Si you are looking for a entrainement cardiovasculaire by the heat, the sauna is more adapted. In l'ideal, the deux are complementary. But for a first experience or a stay in Marrakech, the traditional hammam is unmissable — it is an ancient ritual que you will not find nowhere as authentic as in Morocco.
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Questions frequent
The hammam est-il more doux que the sauna ?
Yes, the hammam is a lot more doux. Sa temperature (40-50°C) is half moindre que celle of the sauna (80-100°C), and the steam humide is mieux toleree by the skin and the airways respiratoires. The hammam is recommended for the guests sensibles to the heat.
Peut-on faire a hammam and a sauna the same jour ?
It is possible but not recommended for the beginners. La combinaison represents a stress thermique important. Si you wish to the combiner, commencez by the hammam (plus doux) then the sauna (plus intense), with 30 minutes of repos between the deux.
Quel is the best for perdre of the poids : hammam or sauna ?
Ni one ni l'autre ne done really maigrir. La perte de poids immediate is due to the transpiration (eau) and se recovers en buvant. However, the deux improve the circulation and the metabolisme. The hammam a the advantage additional de reduce l'aspect of the cellulite thanks to au scrub and au massage.
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