HigherDOSE vs MySauna Sauna Blanket: What to Buy Now

Update: the MySauna At-Home Sauna Blanket (XL) went unavailable on Amazon on September 1, 2026 and only trickles back in single units. It read "Currently unavailable" at every daily price check through September, and the one MySauna listing that exists is back to a single unit, so we removed its buy link rather than send you to a blanket you probably cannot buy. MySauna's Amazon listing names Varsity Design as its maker, and Varsity Design's Amazon storefront now sells an XL blanket under the SetteWell name — the SetteWell At-Home Sauna Blanket (XL). We judge it on its own listing rather than assume it is the same blanket, and it is what we compare against the HigherDOSE below.

Buy the HigherDOSE if you want the best-made, low-EMF-rated blanket and the format is something you're committed to. Buy the SetteWell XL if you want to try a sauna blanket without spending like it's a cabin, or you're taller and need the extra length — it costs a fraction of the HigherDOSE's price. Both are lie-inside far-infrared blankets that heat your whole body while your head stays out. The gap between them is price, build, brand track record and how firmly each backs its EMF line — and whether those justify the much higher price for you.

The difference in one table

What the HigherDOSE's premium buys

HigherDOSE is the blanket category's benchmark, and — unusually — it's actually sold on Amazon even though the brand's cabins aren't. The money buys three things: a low-EMF far-infrared heating layer with a clear temperature range and a proper controller, noticeably better materials and finish than budget blankets, and the reassurance of the brand that essentially defined the format. If you already know you want a sauna blanket and you'll use it regularly, it's the one to own. The honest cons are on the card: it's the most expensive blanket by a distance, and you lie still inside it — some people find that more confining than sitting up in a tent. It anchors our best sauna blankets ranking.

Where the SetteWell wins

The SetteWell XL competes on the two things the HigherDOSE doesn't: price and size. At a fraction of the cost, it's the low-risk way to find out whether the lie-inside blanket format suits you at all before committing premium money — and if it doesn't, you've spent far less to learn that. Its extra-large 75 x 35 inch cut is listed to fit users up to 6'5", a genuinely practical edge for taller users. On paper its listed range also tops out higher — 176F against the HigherDOSE's roughly 158F — though a bigger number on a listing isn't the same as better heat, and you don't need the top setting to sweat. The trade-offs are what you'd expect at the price: SetteWell is a new brand name with little track record, its listing text doesn't say whether it has arm openings or a timer, and its low-EMF claim comes with no published figure — so if low emissions are your main reason to buy, this isn't the one. It's the budget anchor of our best budget sauna blankets.

The EMF question

EMF is where these two diverge most on paper. The HigherDOSE is low-EMF rated and markets it; the SetteWell's listing also claims a low-EMF heating system but publishes no figure, and the blanket competes on size and price rather than emissions. If low EMF matters to you, that rating is a real point for the HigherDOSE — but keep the claim in proportion. An EMF rating describes how much electric and magnetic field a device emits, a spec you can compare, not a health verdict; the neutral reference is the NIEHS, which treats everyday low-level EMF as ongoing research rather than established harm. If EMF is a priority but the HigherDOSE is out of budget, the middle-ground blankets are worth a look — we rank the lowest-emission options in best zero-EMF sauna blankets.

Set honest expectations for the format itself

Whichever you choose, a sauna blanket is its own thing, and it's worth being clear-eyed. You lie down and it heats your body while your head stays out — so you can't sit up, move around, or get the enveloping, head-to-toe atmosphere of a real sauna room. What you get is a compact, low-cost, roll-away way to sweat at home, ideal for apartments and small spaces. It's a real, if narrower, sauna experience — we lay out what a blanket does and doesn't do in do sauna blankets work and against a cabin in infrared sauna vs sauna blanket. Neither the premium nor the budget blanket changes that fundamental format — so decide first whether the format is for you, then which one.