What are the benefits of washing your face with cold water?

Today's social environment is becoming increasingly harsh, and living habits are also becoming worse and worse. We are unable to protect our bodies from harm very well. It is often difficult to be satisfied with many things in such a fast-paced era. Sometimes, choosing the wrong operating mode without knowing it may lead to a series of problems in the future. Let’s take a look at the benefits of washing your face with cold water.

1. When the skin comes into contact with cold water, the brain will immediately become excited and direct all systems in the body to intensify activities to adapt to the cold environment; over time, the body's resistance to cold will be improved. Washing your face with cold water can also stimulate the contraction of blood vessels in the facial skin and nasal cavity, which not only increases skin elasticity but also prevents colds.

2. Washing your face and hands with cold water in winter can train children to react sensitively to cold stimuli, improve the body's ability to adapt to cold air, and prevent colds. This exercise should be done gradually, starting in the summer and continuing to wash your face and hands with water below body temperature until winter. At the beginning, you can use 36°C water for washing, and then reduce it by 1°C after a few days, and the lowest temperature can be reduced to 20°C ~ 18°C. When children are young, the temperature should be higher and the rate of decrease should be slower so that their bodies can gradually adapt. This exercise will not damage children's skin. After washing, dry it with a dry towel and apply some oil to protect the skin. This kind of exercise will only be effective if you persist in it every day, not intermittently. It should be noted that infants and young children should not wash their faces or hands with too cold water.

3. Water temperature that is too cold (below 20℃) has an astringent effect on the skin, can exercise the skin and make people feel refreshed, but long-term use of too cold water to cleanse the skin will cause skin blood vessels to contract, making the skin pale and withered, sebaceous glands and sweat glands secrete less, lose elasticity, and cause premature aging, which is not good for skin nourishment.

4. Excessively hot water (above 38°C) can relieve pain and dilate capillaries on the skin, but frequent use will cause the skin to defat, weaken the vitality of the blood vessel walls, cause the skin pores to dilate, and the skin will easily become loose and weak, and wrinkles will appear.

5. The appropriate water temperature should be around 34°C, slightly higher than the skin temperature but lower than the body temperature. Try it with your hand and it should feel warm but not hot. This warm water can not only cleanse the skin, but also has a calming effect on the skin, which is conducive to skin rest and fatigue relief without causing any harm to the skin.

The above briefly introduces the benefits of washing your face with cold water. In the hot summer, we all like to wash directly with cold water. This is very convenient, relatively simple and quick, and suitable for many young friends. But it should be noted that not everyone is suitable for such a lifestyle. Choose the one that suits you.