Why it's important to drink water in the sauna.

Water is the best thirst quencher when taking a sauna, and it's important to fill up with enough as you sweat. Many people have requested water at KOK, and now we have a solution we hope you'll be happy with!

Being thirsty is a feeling everyone knows. At KOK, it's not surprising to feel thirsty, but a dry tongue and raspy throat are not associated with well-being. That's why we recommend all guests to bring drinking water! For five years, we've been working on getting water installed at Langkaia, like our neighbors have. Until now, we had to take action. 

Most people remember to bring water with them, but there are also quite a few who forget. It's easy for us to forget to bring water, towels and swimwear to the sauna. But serving guests water from jugs we refill comes with a health risk we can't take. We encourage our guests to bring water, but we also found that since so many forget it, we need to provide bottles for purchase. You can now buy water at both Langkaia and Aker Brygge. So you don't have to run to the kiosk in nothing but your swimwear if you forget to bring your own. Drinking water in the sauna is important because...

  • In an environment as hot as a sauna, it's easy to become dehydrated. This can be associated with health risks, so we advise all guests to replenish plenty of water along the way. 
  • The more you sweat, the cleaner the sweat that comes out. If you top up with something as healthy as water, you'll feel even better afterwards.

Below you will find more things to pack for your sauna visit. Store it somewhere smart (but not so smart that you forget where you stored it).

Drinking water in the sauna

Sauna packing list

Swimwear. Feel free to wear it under your clothes when you arrive to save time changing.

Two towels. One to sit on and one to dry yourself with. 

A waterproof bag for wet swimwear.

Drinking water. It's better to bring too much than too little, because drinking water in the sauna prevents you from becoming dehydrated and foaming like a raisin. 

Hair plugs. Because long, sweaty hair is tiring.

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