Taking a shower is not only a necessary hygienic procedure, but also a pleasant one. Many people enjoy taking a shower to relax after a hard day's work.
Only rarely does anyone think about how to wash. The fact is that it’s better to refuse some of the things that we do - this will help prevent the emergence of infections and diseases.
About 10 things that are not worth doing in the shower, you will learn from this article. Take note and try to get rid of them.
10. Wash your face
When we wash in the shower or bath, we wash our face out of habit. It is unlikely that anyone specially makes the water colder for this purpose - the fact is that hot water is harmful not only to the face, but also to the hands.
The water flowing from the tap is hard, it dries the skin. With prolonged use, hot water can dry out sensitive skin, sometimes even causing inflammation. The skin loses elasticity, rosacea and early wrinkles appear.
You can wash your face only with water at room temperature - 20-23 gr.
9. Use a soap box
We are used to storing soap in soap dishes, but this is not proper storage. Firstly, the soap becomes fermented, and secondly, water lingers in the soap dish, along with it microbes.
In addition to soap dishes, microbes can live in any humid environment ... As it turned out, liquid soap in public places is more hygienic than ours in soap dishes.
There is a solution: to avoid germs, you can start washing with liquid soap or use a soap dish with holes through which water will drain.
8. Wash with the same washcloth
A washcloth is a household element that changes very rarely ... Perhaps this is due to the fact that people do not use it regularly, therefore there is no need to change it often.
But the fact is that washcloths, as well as sponges, are a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. In addition, washing with a washcloth is not useful at all - it makes the skin dry and damages it. Once a week you can wash with a washcloth - no more.
Foam washcloth is suitable for sensitive skin. But it still needs to be changed periodically.
7. Forget to wash your feet
For some reason, some people think that it is enough that water, along with soap, flows down your legs, which means you can not wash them. However, during the day a lot of sweat is released in the legs, and if you walk around the house barefoot or on the street in open shoes - the question of whether to wash your feet constantly should simply not exist.
They must be washed, and thoroughly. Especially if you walk in closed shoes - your feet sweat, your feet remain moist - this is an ideal place for bacteria to breed.
If your feet smell bad, use a special paste. And do not forget to wash your feet regularly with soap.
6. Afraid of cold water
Many people are even afraid to think about dousing with cold water, but such procedures are useful. Not for nothing that some people become tempered: they practice running in the snow, swimming in the ice hole in winter. Cold water causes stress to the body, but this stress is beneficial.
However, the cold water that we used to drink with ice on a hot day causes negative stress for our internal organs. It is better to drink water at room temperature, and sometimes pour cold over the body.
Cold water can slow down aging, increase immunity, make a person more healthy and cause vigor. Hardening can be started at any age.
5. Wipe with a towel both body and hair
After bathing, everyone was probably used to wiping themselves dry with a towel: firstly, so as not to puddle in the bathroom, and secondly, no one has too much time to wait until the body dries.
However, dermatologists advise you not to rush to wiping the skin - you only need to get it slightly wet with a towel, and wrapping a towel around your head is not recommended - hair is damaged.
If wiped dry with a towel, it causes skin irritation. It is better to make patting easy movements and do not put much pressure on the skin, quickly wiping it.
4. Wash your hair every day
Everyone wants to keep their hair healthy and beautiful, therefore, believes that washing your hair with shampoo is the right decision. Staying on the street affects the hair - it smells of dust, becomes dirty, and, of course, I want to wash it faster.
However, dermatologists and stylists believe that you do not need to wash your hair every day - if you do this, they will become drier, weaker.
If it is difficult to refuse to wash your hair, then you can turn your attention to dry shampoos, in addition, you need to carefully approach the choice of shampoo - it must match the type of hair.
3. Use an old razor
Both men and women choose a razor as a depilation - it allows you to get rid of unwanted hair in a short time.
However, some are not used to changing a razor, but it can become a hotbed of bacteria, like, for example, a soap box. Each person uses a razor in different ways: someone once a day, and someone once a week. It is better to change it as often as possible.
If the skin became reddish, irritation appeared on it, then it is time to change the razor. But it is desirable, of course, to prevent this, and to change it earlier.
2. Often scrub skin
Regular use of the scrub can be harmful, not beneficial. Peeling and scrub can be used no more than once a week - and this is with normal skin.
For dry skin, it is recommended two or even once a month scrubbing process. More frequent keratinization stimulation makes the skin dull and flaky, and in the future, a scrub will have to be used more often. In addition, wrinkles appear on the skin faster.
Our skin itself exfoliates perfectly, renewing approximately every 27 days.
1. Take a long shower
It is a pleasure to be in warm water, and if it is also with fragrant bath foam, but even not very hot water damages the skin. It is regularly more correct to wash in the shower for a couple of minutes, and leave a long bath, for example, on weekends.
The protective properties of the skin are lost from frequent washing with a washcloth and soap, it is better to rinse quickly with warm water.
It is useful at the end of each shower for a few seconds to swim under cold water.