Why does your face feel hot after washing it with salt? Here's how to solve the tingling problem

Washing the face with salt water is a cleansing method used by many people. Since the cleaning ability of washing the face with salt water is affected by the coarseness of the salt and the ratio of salt water, some girls will feel a burning pain on their face after washing their face with salt water if they are not careful. What causes this? Is it the salt's fault, or is there something wrong with my skin? Let’s learn together how to solve the burning and stinging sensation on your face after using salt.

Why does my face feel hot after washing it with salt?

Pain from wounds on the face

If there is a wound on your face, rashly washing your face with salt will irritate the nerves that are not protected by the skin, and you will feel a burning and stinging sensation on your face. At the same time, if there is a wound on the face, washing your face with salt water will cause severe dehydration and necrosis of tissue cells around the wound, making the wound more difficult to heal.

Therefore, people with wounds on their faces, as well as those with acne and blackheads should not wash their faces with salt water to avoid irritating the skin after washing their faces with salt water, causing a burning and stinging sensation.

Stinging caused by skin sensitivity

If you feel a stinging sensation on your face after washing it with salt, it may be because your skin is currently sensitive and the stratum corneum of your skin is damaged and cannot resist the stimulation of washing your face with light salt water.

How do you judge whether you have sensitive skin? Generally, the red blood streaks on your face are more obvious, your skin tends to be dry and tight, and you are easily stung by external stimuli... These are all manifestations of sensitive skin. If you experience a burning sensation on your face after washing it with salt, it could be due to skin sensitivity.

Stinging caused by damaged skin barrier

The skin barrier is divided into the sebum membrane and the stratum corneum. These two parts of the skin are particularly thin. If these two parts are damaged, you will feel a burning sensation on your face after washing your face with salt. In addition, people with damaged skin barrier may also experience dryness, desquamation, itching, and skin flushing.