Is it good to wash your face with hot water in winter?

Washing face is something we have to do every day, but not everyone knows whether the correct way to wash face is correct. For example, many people still don’t understand whether to use hot water or cold water to wash face, which one is better for skin health. So of course you need to know the correct method. The following is a detailed introduction to whether it is good or bad to wash your face with hot water in winter.

Are the benefits of washing your face with hot water true or false? — False

When washing your face in winter, although overheated water has a better dissolving effect on sebum, while washing away excess sebum on your face, it also washes away the sebum film that protects your face, easily making your skin dry and making your skin feel tight and uncomfortable.

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

Washing your face with hot water can easily lead to skin aging

In addition to softening the cuticle, overheated water can also damage the cuticle. It can completely remove the skin's protective film, easily causing the skin to become loose, the pores to become larger, and the skin to become rough. In addition, if too much oil is washed off, it will accelerate skin aging. Washing your face with water at a lower temperature will close your skin pores and make it impossible to clean the sebum, dust, residues and other dirt accumulated on your face, thus failing to achieve a beauty effect.

Correct way: It is best to wash your face with warm water close to human body temperature, about 35°C. You can use a towel to gently wipe your skin while rinsing, which can gently remove the dirt on your face.

Therefore, it is best to use warm water to wash your face in winter. The appropriate water temperature should be around 34°C, slightly higher than the skin temperature but lower than body temperature. Try it with your hand and you will feel warm but not hot. This warm water can cleanse the skin without causing any harm to the skin.

We all know that many people think they need to use some skin care products when washing their faces, but if these are not appropriate, it may affect the health of the skin to a certain extent. However, if we can understand these skin care techniques in life, we can easily achieve skin care effects.