10 ‘Good’ Hygiene Habits That Can Destroy Your Health
Showering for too long
(At least) one shower a day can keep the doctor away and that’s a fact. However, if you’re spending hours depicting the meaning of life during a hot shower, your skin might not be happy!
According to Alan J. Parks, MD, founder of DermWarehouse, the hot water coming in direct contact with your skin at high pressure can eliminate protective oils from your skin. Sure, you can moisturize afterwards to avoid dry skin, but we already know what happens when you do that too often, right?
The simplest solution is to keep your hot showers as short as possible and perhaps make that water warm instead of hot. In fact, you can even grow to love cold showers if you know how to do them properly!
Here are the main reasons why specialists recommend cold showers and how you can enjoy this practice to stay healthier.
