You think that bathing is simply rubbing your body with soap/shower gel and rinse, dry.In fact, the process may be like that but many people have
Severe mistakes when bathingleading to harmful to the skin, such as dryness or peeling ...
Dr. Heather Woolery-Lloyd, co-founder of Skin Care Center Specific Beauty and Dr. Heidi Waldorf, Director of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and agreed 4 mistakes when showering as follows as follows:
1. Bathing warm water, too hot for too long
In any season of the year, warm bath helps you feel relaxed when tired or after a stressful working day.In particular, in the cold season, many people have a habit
hot bathNew pleasant.
But according to Dr. Woolery-Lloyd, showering with hot water for a long time can lose the natural oils of the skin and lead to popular skin problems such as Eczema, itching ... for healthy skin., Dr. Woolery-Lloyd advises to bathe at a moderate temperature and should not bathe too long.
2. Use too much shower gel or soap
These hygienic products can also lose the skin's natural oils, Dr. Woolery-Lloyd said."The ingredients in soap often contain chemicals that absorb both oil and water. When combined with water, they can absorb oil from our skin naturally. Therefore, use shower gel, shower gel,The higher the bath soap that contains detergent, the easier it makes the skin dry, sensitive and more prone to skin disease, ”she explained.
3. Do not bathe soap, shower gel on the skin
The taboo when bathing is the body still has soap/shower gel when you step out of the bathroom.You can dry them with a cotton towel but the dermatologists warn, which can cause
skin irritation, dry skin.The level of irritation and harm to the skin depends on the type of soap you are using, according to Dr. Woolery-Lloyd.
4. Use a rough dry towel to wipe people instead of wipe gently
Do not think that drying people is not important.In fact, you should wipe gently with soft cotton towels, not wipe hard with rough, assembled towels.The reason is because, after bathing, the water evaporates from the skin very quickly, causing the skin to quickly dry out.If wipe with a rough towel, strong wipe will cause skin damage.
Therefore, Dr. Waldorf emphasizes that you need to pay attention to the importance of work
Moisturize the skinAfter bathing.
(Source: Huffington)