Steam also increases your body temp faster because the humidity makes it tougher for you to cool down. You need to get to 103-104 to gain the toxin releasing benefits. What was sadi above is basically correct for a sauna due to the dry heat.
The only reason I know any of this is because I was also curious and Googled for a while to get some data. I'd include links here but didn't save any; they'd be easy enough to locate if your had an intertest.
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