[Gvt1911]

Building new home and was looking into steam shower or a Infrared sauna. Seems like a LOT of the showers and saunas are all made in China  , some look good others not so good. I did some research and found that it is best to go with carbon heaters rather than ceramic. Go with a hardwood on both inside and out. Seems much more simple to own and operate than a steam shower. Any input? 
 Thanks

[Big Red Machine]

My wife has one for her business.  Excellent product.  I'll get the name of the company.  Sunlighten Sauna and they use carbon heaters.

You'll need a dedicated 20 amp line.  They can pull quite a few amps.  Even at that though, I think she has only seen electric bills increase about $10 per month with heavy use.

The health benefits of the infrared far outweigh that of steam and it is a no mess deal all around. Detoxification, blood circulation, muscle and joint pain, heart health, weight management, etc.

http://www.sunlighten.com/select-2.htm

[tomwhite]

Unlike the conventional steam sauna, the infrared rays produce instant heating.

There are lots of advantages also...easy to install, less space, cheaper.

[R_burke]

I use both the sauna and the steam room at my gym five days a week and if I had to choose between them I would opt for the steam room.   

It's been a while, but when I looked into it a steam generator in your shower was less expensive than a sauna.