– How do wood structures in saunas not rot or get mouldy?

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Combined with hot temperatures, extreme moisture, bodily fluids, and bacteria, how does a typical sauna not completely rot or develop mould? Seems like the wood would be turned into mush with all of these factors.

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Not an expert (read not scandanavian) but Saunas are hot and low humidity. I would expect this is near perfect condition for the wood. Any moisture you sweat soon evaporates off the wood. Any bacteria or pests would soon die from the cooking

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