Basic points of bathing
Times: In summer, the human body is vigorous and perspires a lot. Wash it/kloc-0 times a day. The weather is not hot in winter, spring and autumn, and the number of baths can vary from person to person. Those who are obese and have exuberant sebaceous glands can appropriately increase the number of baths. The secretion of sebaceous glands in the elderly is reduced, and the number of baths can be appropriately reduced.
Water temperature: the temperature of the bath water should be close to the body temperature, that is, 35 ~ 37℃. When the water temperature is too high, the blood vessels in the epidermis of the whole body dilate, and the blood flow in the heart and brain decreases, resulting in hypoxia. When pregnant women take a bath, the water temperature should not be too high to prevent fetal hypoxia and affect fetal development. Take a cold bath in summer. If the bath water is too cold, the skin pores will suddenly close, the blood vessels will contract sharply, and the heat in the body will not be emitted. Especially on hot nights, people often feel weak limbs, shoulder and knee pain and abdominal pain after taking a cold bath, and even become the inducing factors of arthritis and chronic gastrointestinal diseases. In summer, the water temperature of a cold bath should generally not be lower than 10℃.
Time: No matter spring, summer, autumn and winter, the bathing time should not be too long, and the bathing time should be 15 ~ 30 minutes each time to prevent hypoxia and ischemia of heart and brain.
Order: Wash your face first, then your body, then your hair. When you enter the shower room, when the hot water is turned on, it will produce hot air, and the pores of the human body will expand when heated. Therefore, if you don't wash your face first at this time, you will sneak into the pores when the pore door is opened. Over time, your pores will be squeezed bigger and bigger by these dirty things, occupying the territory that should not belong to them, and more and more acne will appear on your face, but don't believe what others say to you, "youthful and beautiful acne." Hair is moistened in steam, and when the whole body is washed, the best time to wash your hair is here.
Bathing is the most basic means to eliminate skin dirt and keep skin healthy. Regular bathing can not only wash away dirt, secretions and dandruff on the skin surface, but also improve the blood circulation of skin and muscles, and play a role in eliminating fatigue and bodybuilding.
However, if the bathing method is improper, it will also cause diseases or aggravate the original skin diseases. The following are some points to pay attention to when taking a bath.
1, long bath in hot water. Many people, especially middle-aged and elderly people, like to take a hot bath or even soak in the bathtub for a long time. Do you know that this is unscientific and even dangerous? When the water temperature is too high, the skin and muscle blood vessels dilate, blood accumulates all over the body, and the blood supply to the brain and heart decreases. In addition, sweating will lose body fluids, which will easily lead to fainting and even heart attack. In addition, long-term hot water bath will also lead to premature aging of the skin, which is not conducive to skin fitness. Therefore, bathing with warm water should not be too long.
2. Use a bath towel. Now, more and more people give up the original ordinary towel and use the rubbing towel. However, scientific investigation shows that nylon bath towel is not beneficial to skin health except for convenience. First of all, the hard and rough surface of the bath towel directly damages the skin, so that the cuticle is worn off too much and the protective effect is weakened. Secondly, using bath towels can also spread some skin infections. Molluscum contagiosum is a typical example. Infectious molluscum, commonly known as boils, is a common skin infectious disease caused by infectious molluscum virus. The normal skin surface has an acidic protective film formed by sebaceous glands and sweat glands secretion, and the cuticle is protected, so that the virus cannot invade. When the protective effect of the skin is weakened or slightly defective, the virus will drill into the skin and cause itchy papules. There are viruses in these papules. Once scratched or rubbed, the virus will spread and cause more rashes. According to the survey, people who use bath towels are 4- 10 times more likely to suffer from this disease than those who don't. Especially rubbing towels with others is more likely to cause infection. Frequent use of rubbing towels can easily lead to skin diseases such as boils and impetigo. Therefore, many doctors call on people to use nylon face towels carefully or not. Even if they do, they shouldn't rub it hard, let alone use a towel for the whole family.
3. Take too many baths. With the improvement of people's living standards and living conditions, many families have toilets. Some people think that the cleaner you wash, the better for your health. So take a bath every 1-2 days or even several times a day, and scrub with soap and soap. In this way, some people's skin is dry and itchy, and some people's skin loses its luster, even desquamation and cracking. In fact, the number of baths is not as much as possible, because bathing and body cleaners eliminate the sebum membrane with moisturizing and protective effects on the skin surface, making the skin dry. Fragments and cracks appear. In this way, the skin is vulnerable to the invasion of microorganisms such as bacteria. Some middle-aged and elderly people have dry and itchy skin, but they think it is caused by unclean skin. They wash with hot water or even salt water every day to stimulate nerve endings of the skin and aggravate itching. Therefore, dermatologists believe that bathing should not be excessive, and washing once in winter 1 week is enough; Even in hot summer, when sweating a lot, only one thing is advocated: washing in the middle and washing away sweat stains. For people with dry skin, bathing should not be washed with alkaline soap or soap; Patients with eczema, dermatitis and itchy skin should not take too many baths.
Bathing method
Whole body: The bather should lie on his back and soak in the bathtub or specially designed mineral spring bath, and it is best to soak the nipple with water. Time depends on the situation. The water temperature is above 42℃, and the bathing time is 10-20 minutes. The water temperature is 35-37℃ and the soaking time can be as long as 1 hour. Regardless of the length of time, you can cooperate with underwater massage, also known as bath massage, or gently brush the parts with a soft brush.
Chest circumference: Bathers sit in the bathtub or bath pool half-way, with the water level reaching umbilical or waist-high, and soak in the mineral spring as required. Cover your upper body with a big towel to avoid catching cold.
Shower: refers to spraying water on a certain part of the body with a special water pipe to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. The nozzle is about 20 cm away from the skin and gradually moves to 15 cm. Water temperature 40-50℃, spray for 5 minutes each time, and then take a bath 10 minutes. Now some showers spray water from different directions, which is actually a kind of' massage' for acupoints. Shower has two advantages, one is to prevent cross infection; The second is the' massage' of acupoints. In the current surfing bath, water rushes to people's bodies from different directions, which is also a' massage' for acupoints. The advantage of the bathtub is that you can add fried Chinese herbal medicines.
Bath massage: take a bath for five or six minutes and massage your body at the same time. You can use the pressure of still water and buoyancy of water to move limbs and affected areas. You can combine massage when taking a bath, such as rubbing your back. The best tool for rubbing back is loofah, which is a traditional Chinese medicine and has the function of dredging meridians. There is also pumice in Chinese medicine, like a rough grinding wheel, which has the effect of eliminating phlegm. Especially for the elderly, on the one hand, because it is hard, it can grind off the thick skin of the heel, on the other hand, it can eliminate phlegm. These natural bath products are better than the present chemical fiber bath towels.
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Don't rub in the bath: There is an acidic protective film and stratum corneum formed by sebaceous glands, sweat gland secretions and exfoliated epithelial cells on the surface of normal skin, which is only 0. 1 mm thick and weakly acidic, but it is the first line of defense to prevent germs and harmful rays from invading the human body. This layer of "dead skin" is replaced slowly, and the fastest one takes ten days. If you rub your skin repeatedly with a towel in the bath, it will easily damage your skin, make the cuticle fall off too much, make your skin dry and even itchy, and bacteria and harmful rays will take advantage of it, making people prone to skin diseases such as folliculitis and boils.