Is it okay to wash your face with hot water?

What temperature should we use to wash our face in our daily life? I believe that most people don’t fully understand this issue. Especially in winter, the climate at this time is more likely to make the skin on the face dry and tight. So is it okay to wash your face with hot water when washing your face in the morning and evening in winter? Next, let’s take a closer look at what temperature is better for people to wash their faces in the morning, evening and in winter?

When washing your face in winter, although overheated water has a better dissolving effect on sebum, while washing away excess sebum on your face, it also washes away the sebum film that protects your face, which can easily make your skin dry and make your skin feel tight and uncomfortable.

Excessively hot water (above 38°C) can relieve pain and dilate capillaries on the skin, but frequent use will cause the skin to defat, weaken the vitality of blood vessel walls, cause skin pores to dilate, and make the skin more likely to become loose and weak and develop wrinkles.

In addition to softening the cuticle, overheated water can also damage the cuticle. It can completely remove the skin's protective film, easily causing the skin to become loose, the pores to become larger, and the skin to become rough. In addition, if too much oil is washed off, it will accelerate skin aging. Washing your face with water at a lower temperature will close your skin pores and make it impossible to clean the sebum, dust, residues and other dirt accumulated on your face, thus failing to achieve a beauty effect.

Correct way: It is best to wash your face with warm water close to human body temperature, about 35°C. You can use a towel to gently wipe your skin while rinsing, which can gently remove the dirt on your face.

Therefore, it is best to use warm water to wash your face in winter. The appropriate water temperature should be around 34°C, slightly higher than the skin temperature but lower than body temperature. Try it with your hand and you will feel warm but not hot. This warm water can cleanse the skin without causing any harm to the skin.

The above is a detailed introduction on whether it is good to wash your face with hot water and what water temperature you should use to wash your face. I believe that for those who pay more attention to washing their face, they will have a deeper understanding. In addition, when washing your face in winter, it is recommended to use hot water to clean your face, and you should also use some skin care cream to moisturize the skin, which can effectively prevent the skin from drying out and becoming tight.