Sauna Herbal Cup - preliminary round in Austria 2025 Diese Veranstaltung ist leider schon vorbei. Wir freuen uns auf 2026!
This event has unfortunately already ended. We’re looking forward to 2026!
Nature back in the sauna
The Alpentherme Gastein has been an official partner of the Sauna Herbal Cup© since 2023 - a festival for relaxing herbal rituals in the Finnish sauna and diverse peeling ceremonies in the steam bath. The focus is always on the use of natural products and their effects.
Austrian sauna masters compete and show sauna guests their skills and knowledge. More information will follow soon on this page.
An international festival of herbs
The Sauna Herbal Cup was founded in the Czech Republic in 2013 and is an international competition for sauna masters that focuses on the versatile use of natural products such as herbs, decoctions, incenses or essential oils.
In addition to the classic infusion in the Finnish sauna, the sauna masters also compete in the discipline of steam bath rituals, in which peelings and beauty treatments are carried out.
The Sauna Herbal Cup is traditionally held in the founding country of the Czech Republic. Since 2018 there have been official country preliminary rounds to qualify for the main competition. In October 2025 the Austrian preliminary round will take place for the third time in the Alpentherme.
The most important information for participants
The path to the title “King / Queen of Herbal”
As a participant, you will perform a relaxing herbal ritual in the Finnish sauna, where you will impress with the professional and creative use of various natural products.
IN ADDITION to the ritual in the Finnish sauna, a peeling ceremony must be carried out in the steam room. Part of this discipline also includes the visual and written presentation of the peeling.
The ranking for the Sauna Herbal Cup results from the sum of the points from both disciplines (weighting 50:50).
The best participants in the national rounds qualify for the final in the Czech Republic, where the participant with the most points is ultimately crowned “King/Queen of Herbal”.
Relaxing herbal infusion ritual in the Finnish sauna
The ritual lasts 15 minutes and is based on the creative and imaginative use of natural materials in the sauna. E.g. fresh herbs, brews, smoked products, various compositions/mixtures of essential oils, etc. The jury will evaluate the harmonious interaction of the ingredients as well as the overall impression.
Great attention is paid to the imaginative use of natural aromatherapy - here participants have free choice as to which and how many ingredients are used. However, the motto “less is more” sometimes applies.
As in other competitions, professionalism is important here: show your competence in using the infusion products. Place value on the well-being of your guests. Maintain proper hygiene. Present yourself with an appropriately positive demeanor, an introduction with all the important information and a clear ending.
Branches, flags, towels and other creative tools can be used to distribute the hot air - the choice is yours. Show techniques with the towel are not prohibited. However, they are not recommended and are not rated separately.
Show elements or “sauna theater” may be viewed negatively. The Relax Herbal infusion should primarily bring relaxation to the guest; it should be a quiet sauna ceremony and focus on the natural products used.
The ritual should NOT have a storyline or tell ANY story. But it can be inspired by a culture, a country, a landscape or an event. You can use appropriate costumes and decorations to represent this. However, your creative means should always support the role of natural herbs etc. and not displace or overshadow it.
Peeling ceremony in the steam room
They perform a full peeling ceremony in the steam room. For example, a peeling for the body and an extra mask for the face can be offered, or a special peeling for the feet.
Each participant is free to choose how many ingredients and components they provide for the ceremony. But everything should fit together and serve to achieve the goal or benefit of the application.
Be creative and imaginative but also thoughtful when choosing the products you use. Here too, sometimes less is more. Familiarize yourself with the individual ingredients, the ingredients and their properties. Introduce the peeling procedure to your guests. Explain why you chose the ingredients that way.
The presentation of the peeling is an integral part of the steam bath ceremony
We provide you with a space to display your peeling. There you should place and describe all the components and ingredients of your ceremony in a creative and visually appealing way. Ideally, you should supplement the presentation with labels for the individual ingredients. Underline the presentation with appropriate thematic decoration. Prepare an information sheet to have at the presentation table that contains all the necessary explanations.
Depending on the organizer's instructions, you may be asked to present your peeling and the ingredients orally in a short presentation or you may have to answer questions from the jury members.
All information about participation and registration
Information about participation for Austrian sauna masters will follow soon. If you have any questions about participation, you are welcome to contact us by E-Mail or Telephone.
Wir haben die wichtigsten Infos zur Teilnahme für österreichische Saunameister in folgenden Dokumenten zusammengefasst:
Ausschreibung Sauna Herbal Cup Österreich 2025
Teilnehmerinformationen Sauna Herbal Cup 2025
Anmeldeformular Sauna Herbal Cup Österreich 2025
Gerne können Sie uns bei Fragen zur Teilnahme per E-Mail oder Telefon kontaktieren.
Any questions about the Sauna Herbal Cup?
info@alpentherme.com - Tel.: 06432/8293-106