Before anyone can pull some jokes, here’s a spoiler alert : it’s your face. According to dermatologists, people need to stop washing their faces in the shower. While it is convenient to wash our faces while we shower, it can cause a major moisture loss in our facial skin. The longer you spend in the shower, the higher the chance that doing so is drying your skin out, as Health Digest details:
Dr. Justine Hextall, a consultant dermatologist, agrees, telling Women's Health that the longer you spend in the shower, the higher the chance that doing so is drying your skin out. "Natural moisture factors like ceramides, fatty acids, and oils help retain moisture levels in the skin," Dr. Hextall explained. "The problem is that they're water soluble — so if you run your face under the shower for 10 minutes you could literally rinse them away."
Secondly, shower water is often too hot, not only for your facial skin but for your entire body. "We may love hot showers, but our skin does not," Dr. Joshua Zeichner, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist, told Well+Good. "Hot water can strip the skin of oils, leading to dryness, irritation, and inflammation," he explained. According to Dr. King, showering with hot water can even result in broken capillaries. "A general rule of thumb for showering is to make it not too long, not too hot, and not too frequent," she advised Marie Claire.
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