Health
4 Disadvantages Of Bathing With Hot Water
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It’s rainy season again and many people due to fear of catching a cold or feeling cold prefer bathing with hot water than cold water.
Hot showers may seem to be the best during cold weather, but there are some cons or disadvantages of constantly bathing with hot water that should not be overlooked by anyone who wants to live a perfectly healthy life.
If you are the type of person that’s always bathing with hot water, it may surprise you to know that it can either cause some health issues or worsen the one you already dealing with.
In this article on EKO HOT BLOG, we would be looking at some disadvantages of bathing with hot water regularly.
1. It can cause dry skin
If you have the tendency to experience dry skin or irritated skin due to dryness, bathing with hot water may aggravate or worsen the condition.
Research has shown that bathing with hot water can dry out and irritate the skin and if you already have dry skin, bathing with hot water will certainly worsen your irritation.
2. Some skin conditions may also worsen when you always bathe with hot water
It might seem like a therapy against skin conditions but that’s not how the body works, some skin conditions increase or get worse when the skin is dry and bathing with hot water can cause skin dryness and irritation which is a win-win for whatever skin condition you might be dealing with.
3. Hot showers can make you itch more often
Some people feel itchy after bathing but bathing with hot water can make this worse and as such, you need to be careful with the way you bathe with hot water.
4. May worsen high blood pressure
If you have high blood pressure or dealing with hypertension, then it may not be such a perfect option or good idea for you to always bathe with hot water.
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Reason being that research has shown that bathing with hot water regularly can aggravate blood pressure and high blood pressure is a silent killer that respects or regards no one.
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