What is the appropriate water temperature for bathing? Have you noticed the misunderstanding about bathing?

During the cold winter months, taking a hot bath can both warm up your body and relax your body and mind. Taking a bath has many benefits. In addition to cleansing and relieving fatigue, it can also relax muscles and blood circulation, improve sleep, and enhance skin metabolism. However, if you don't take a bath the right way, it can make you sick and shorten your life.

Don’t make the following bathing mistakes again. Don't let your life be wasted in the bathroom~

Myth 1: Taking a long hot bath

The weather is cold in winter, and everyone likes to soak in hot water comfortably and is reluctant to leave. But this is not a good habit. Taking a bath for too long will cause the skin surface to lose the oil protection, resulting in symptoms such as dryness and itching, and will also cause the skin to become wrinkled and dehydrated.

In addition, taking a bath for a long time can easily cause fatigue, which can easily cause ischemia and hypoxia of the heart, leading to coronary artery spasm, thrombosis, and even induce severe arrhythmia and sudden death.

Recommendation: Take a bath for 20 minutes and shower for 3 to 5 minutes.

Myth 2: The higher the bath water temperature, the better

In cold weather, many people like to take a bath with very hot water, and even think that the hotter the water temperature, the better it can increase body temperature. But taking a bath with water that is too hot can make your skin miserable.

It destroys the oil on the skin's surface, causes capillaries to dilate, and exacerbates dry skin. At the same time, excessively high temperatures will increase the burden on the heart, because the blood vessels in the skin throughout the body will expand significantly, causing a large amount of blood to flow to the skin all over the body, causing ischemia and hypoxia in the heart.

Recommendation: The water temperature should be close to body temperature when bathing.

Myth 3: Use bath soap with strong cleaning ability

The skin is dry and fragile in winter. If you use bath gel with strong cleansing ability, it will further damage the skin's protective layer and aggravate skin problems. When taking a bath in autumn and winter, we should choose mild bath products to avoid irritation to the skin.

Recommendation: Be sure to choose a bath gel with less alkalinity, neutral is best. It is best to apply a layer of moisturizing skin care products after bathing.

If you have elderly people with itchy skin, remember not to use too hot water, but to wash gently with warm water (don't rub). As you get older, the water content of the skin decreases, and the skin becomes too dry and itchy, so don't use hot water to irritate the skin. You should choose to apply some white vinegar + glycerin all over your body afterwards, and wear cotton clothes to protect your skin~