Taking a bath can make people relax and relieve stress, in short, there are many benefits, so there are a lot of friends who like to take a bath in life, and many people basically wash it once a day; However, there are also precautions for bathing: generally 40~0 °C warm water is appropriate, and the number of times should not be too much, otherwise the normal secretion of oil on the surface of the skin and the normal parasitic protective flora on the skin surface will be washed away, resulting in weakened skin resistance and easy to cause skin itching and other symptoms. There are several contraindications to be aware of when bathing.

5 contraindications that must be taken care of in the bath

Do not take a hot shower immediately after exercising

Many people like to take a hot shower immediately after exercise to get rid of pollution, but in fact, the physical condition has not yet returned to a stable state after exercise, so it is not advisable to take a bath immediately, especially hot baths and saunas.

Because taking a bath immediately after exercise will lead to an increase in blood flow to the muscles and skin, insufficient blood supply to other organs, and at the same time, breathing is not stable after exercise, and then go into the bathroom, in the case of poor air circulation, the brain is easy to lack oxygen, dizziness, general weakness and other symptoms, and in severe cases, it can also cause a drop in blood pressure, collapse shock and syncope.

According to experts, after exercise, it is best to rest for 39-0 minutes, and then take a bath, warm shower is completed within 0-0 minutes, and the water temperature is not 0-0 °C, especially for people with weak physique, they should pay more attention to the water temperature.

Don't forget to rub your face in the shower

The face is dotted with many expressive muscles and sensitive nerves. When taking a bath, hot water stimulates these nerves, and if you rub your face, you can speed up blood flow and relax your expression muscles. The speed of rubbing the face should be once per second, cover the face with both hands, rub up and down for 3~0 times, and then rinse with warm water, for a total of 0 minutes. In addition, rubbing your stomach and inhaling deeply will also make you feel more refreshed. Rubbing the abdomen in a clockwise direction with the palm of your hand, inhaling through the nose to make the abdomen bulge, and then exhaling through the mouth, can promote the secretion of gastric juice and improve the loss of appetite caused by fatigue.

Don't go to bed right after taking a shower

Although bathing can improve sleep, it is not advisable to go to bed immediately after bathing. Because the body temperature rises after taking a bath, it is not conducive to the secretion of the hormone "melatonin" that helps sleep. It is best to schedule the bath time 2-0 hours before bedtime. After taking a shower, you can make a hydrating mask or listen to soft music to calm down before falling asleep.

At the same time, it should be noted that after bathing, you must blow dry your hair before going to sleep, if you sleep with undried hair on your pillow, it will not only seriously affect the quality of sleep, but also easy to have a headache.

The water temperature of each bath is 40 degrees Celsius

Generally speaking, the body temperature of the human body is 35°C, so it is ideal to take a bath with warm water at 0°C to eliminate fatigue. If the water temperature is too high, it will consume more calories, which will make people more uncomfortable. If the water temperature is too low, the blood vessels will constrict, and it will not be easy to eliminate fatigue. On dog days, you can lower the water temperature appropriately, not lower than 0°C.

Don't soak in the bath for too long

Some people like to soak in the bath and even soak in the bathtub and listen to music. However, bathing for too long is not good for your health. Because the bathing time is too long, it is easy to make people tired, and it is easy to cause cardiac ischemia and hypoxia. In severe cases, it can cause coronary artery spasm, thrombosis, and even induce arrhythmia and sudden death. In addition, if the bathing time is too long, the blood supply to the head will be reduced accordingly, which can easily lead to cerebral ischemia and accidents. Therefore, if you take a bath, 20 minutes is fine.

How bathing can heal

1. Add ginger to hot water to get rid of the cold

Many women and people with cold bodies often get chills all over their bodies, and their hands and feet are prone to cold and numbness, even in summer. Experts pointed out that from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, this is mostly due to poor blood flow and insufficient blood supply caused by qi deficiency and blood deficiency. Such people can take more baths when they have free time, and add ginger to hot water, which can promote blood circulation and warm up the body. When showering, you can first use 5 degree hot water to bathe the shoulders and below the knees, do shoulder up and down exercises and foot stepping exercises while washing, and then rinse with cold water for 0 seconds after fully warming up. Repeat 0 times, cold water and hot water alternately shower, and the blood vessels continue to expand and contract as cold and hot to achieve the purpose of unblocking blood. However, the elderly and children with weak constitution should try to avoid alternating between hot and cold.

2. Rub your face to wash off fatigue

Since there are many expression muscles and sensitive nerves distributed on the face, occasionally rubbing the face will immediately refresh the person. After a tiring day, rubbing your face in the bath, hot water can better stimulate these nerves, under the dual action of friction and water temperature, the facial blood vessels dilate and thicken when heated, accelerate blood circulation, stretch the expression muscles, can promote metabolism, keep the face firm and ruddy, long-term persistence can prevent facial neuritis, vision loss.

How to rub your face: Rub your palms up and down your face until your face is hot. The strength can be slightly heavier, once per second, rub 40-0 times, not less than 0 minutes each time, people with dry skin should not be too heavy, and the speed should not be too fast, so as not to rub the skin. However, it should be noted that the water temperature of 0 degrees is the most ideal to eliminate fatigue, if the water temperature is too high and consumes more calories, not only will it not eliminate fatigue, but will feel uncomfortable; If the water temperature is too low, the blood vessels will constrict, and it is not easy to eliminate fatigue.

3. Breathe heavily when taking a bath to relieve constipation

When the seasons change and work is tiring, many people are prone to symptoms of functional constipation. Experts said that in addition to daily life conditioning, when taking a bath, you can massage the abdomen in a clockwise direction with the palm of your hand, and at the same time breathe heavily in the abdomen, and focus on showering the abdomen, which can enhance the flow of qi and blood, strengthen blood circulation, and have the effect of relieving constipation and preventing hemorrhoids. For patients with neurological constipation, it can be washed with hot water at 5 degrees Celsius along the intestine for about 0 minutes, and then washed with warm water at 0 degrees Celsius for 0 seconds, repeating about 0 times, which can strengthen the peristalsis of the large intestine.

4. Massage feet to relieve fatigue and edema

Experts suggest that in traditional Chinese medicine, "all diseases begin with qi", and heavy footsteps and edema are mostly caused by poor "qi" in the human body, resulting in obstruction of blood circulation. The nerves on the feet are dense, and the focus on stimulating the reflex areas of each part during bathing can promote the normal operation of metabolism. You can first use 10 degree hot water to flush back and forth from the toes to the instep, and then flush the ankles and palms of the feet for 0 minutes, and then use low-temperature cold water to flush the same place for about 0 seconds.

5. Rinse key parts to reduce body pain

For chronic muscle damage caused by wind chill and blood stasis, local stiffness and pain, you can add a few more actions when taking a bath. Experts say: when showering, spray hot water at 20 degrees on the painful area for about 0 minutes, especially for parts that are prone to pain, such as the head, shoulders and waist, you can do stretching exercises while rushing, turning back and forth, left and right, which can gradually open up blood stasis and promote blood circulation. People who have flashed their waist due to heavy lifting or impact should not take a shower immediately after the injury, otherwise the pain will be aggravated. After the pain is relieved, soak in hot water at 0 degrees for 0-0 minutes to help reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Low back pain caused by lack of kidney qi can also be relieved by bathing back and forth in the waist with hot water, and doing appropriate waist flexion and extension exercises.