Is it better to take a shower with cold water or hot water?

Everyone takes a shower at least once a week. Taking a shower can remove body odor and cleanse the skin at the same time. Some people will choose some cleaning products or use some Chinese medicine bags when taking a bath. The main function is to clean the dirt on the skin more deeply and make the skin more moisturized. So when taking a shower or bath, some people may ask whether it is better to take a shower with cold water or hot water? Let’s take a look at it together.

Warm water can eliminate fatigue, while hot water can easily burn the skin. Long-term use of hot water can accelerate skin aging. Washing with cold water is also not good.

There are three benefits of cold showers

First, it increases the body's ability to adapt to temperature, especially the ability to adapt to cold air, making it less likely to catch a cold.

Secondly, it is a good exercise for human blood vessels. When taking a cold shower, the blood vessels contract rapidly, and a large amount of blood flows into the body, and then flows to the body surface after a while. The expansion and contraction of blood vessels can prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases in the long run.

Thirdly, it can exercise one’s will. Taking a cool shower in the summer is very refreshing, but taking a cold bath in the winter requires perseverance.

Harm: Different individual constitutions will lead to different results.

Precautions for taking cold showers: In summer, you have to take a shower every day. Many people take cold showers frequently to save trouble, while others take cold showers for health and fitness. Cold water baths have many effects. For the skin, they can cause blood vessels to contract first and then expand, thereby improving blood circulation efficiency, enhancing skin nutrition, and causing a certain amount of fat to accumulate in the subcutaneous tissue, making the skin appear younger, more elastic, and less susceptible to skin diseases. Cold water baths can exercise the skin's temperature nerve receptors and eliminate abnormal sweating. For the whole body, cold water bath can improve the body's ability to adapt to cold quickly, making it less likely to suffer from diseases caused by cold, such as colds, bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia and allergic rhinitis. Cold water baths promote blood circulation between the skin and internal organs. The expansion and contraction of blood vessels exercises their elasticity, which can prevent vascular sclerosis and the diseases caused by it, such as coronary heart disease and hypertension. Cold water baths increase blood flow in visceral blood vessels, including those in the digestive tract, thereby enhancing the function of the digestive system. When using a cold water bath to cool down, it is not advisable to suddenly immerse the whole body in cold water at the beginning. It is best to splash some cold water on your body with your hands or the shower head, or wet your hands and feet with cold water first, then use a towel soaked in cold water to wet your chest and back, rub your body for a while before pouring cold water all over your body, wipe dry quickly until your skin turns red, and if you feel refreshed, it means that the effect is good. If you feel chills, take shorter showers or increase the water temperature.

The above is a detailed introduction to some common questions about whether it is better to take a bath with cold water or hot water. For those who usually pay more attention to skin care, I believe that through the above introduction, they have a further understanding of the common sense of bathing or soaking in the bath. In addition, it is recommended to take a bath with warm water in winter, and try not to take a bath with cold water to avoid physical discomfort caused by overcooling.