Skin, Ozone, and Steam: Taspen’s looks at wellness and personal well- being.
November 18 2025
Skin, Ozone, and Steam: Taspen’s looks at wellness and personal well-
being.
By Carrie Bergener, MHA, RN
What is the intersection of skin, ozone, and steam? It is common ground that lies within the realm of wellness. And practicing wellness is about prioritizing personal well-being. To fully understand this broad concept, we first embrace wellness, not just as the absence of disease, but as a robust lifestyle that promotes and
maintains health. Therefore, Taspen’s Healing Center examines and blends knowledge of skin, ozone, and steam into an appreciation of ozone steam saunas as the connecting point and as an alternative medical therapy with the potential for numerous benefits.
Skin is the largest organ of the human anatomy. It is responsible for numerous functions, including protection against physical injury and pathogens, regulation of body temperature (sweating), and sensory awareness, such as touch, pain, and temperature. The vessels within the skin contract and dilate, creating the process of absorbing substances and excreting toxins. During vascular dilation, the skin acts as a transport vehicle for fats and water. It is this blood vessel dilation function that, when medications are applied directly to the skin, allows for absorption. Many topical creams (fat/lipid-based) deliver various compounds throughout the body
or have a localized effect. Compounds, also dissolved in water, are absorbed at the skin surface. For this article, the focus is on the body’s natural absorption within an enclosed environment rich in medical-grade ozone.
Ozone (0 3 ) is a naturally occurring gas that contains three oxygen molecules as opposed to the two oxygen molecules in the air we breathe (O 2 ). It can also be man-made in a generator, which converts normal oxygen into ozone. Alternative and Complementary Medical experts, recognizing the therapeutic effect of low-dose concentration of ozone, accelerate the benefits with steam.
Steam serves as the heat source for dilating the skin’s blood vessels. As previously discussed, skin dilation aids in the absorption of compounds. Also, steam heat increases circulation, which helps in the distribution of absorbed agents. Steam has added benefits, including opening stuffy airways for better breathing and relieving painful muscles and joints after a workout. The excretory properties of skin are enhanced by heat through sweating, thereby expediting the natural detoxification process. These, and a wide variety of benefits for the body, accomplish an exceptional form of alternative medical therapy within an ozone steam sauna.
An ozone steam sauna exposes the skin (our largest organ) to ozone and steam within a comfortable enclosed personal sauna. Ozone and steam are introduced into the chamber, activating the skin’s natural properties of dilation and absorption and facilitating the wellness benefits of the ozone. The dilation and excretory process are also enhanced, assisting deep detoxification. Overall, these practices are at the core of a healthy lifestyle and personal well-being. It is the culture at Taspen’s Healing Center where there is an ozone steam sauna, and you are welcome.