Benefits of a hot shower in winters

Remember when the weather in Delhi turned cold and you rushed for a steamy shower, your mommy told you to not have a shower with hot water for too long because it’s not only the bad for the skin but because it’s typically bad for the hair. When the weather in Delhi becomes dry during the winter months, your skin too becomes dry and scaly. Skin experts say a shower with hot water can spoil the already dry skin, further. But make sure that your skin expert tells you the disadvantages of a shower with hot water, while he also tells you the benefits.

So the next time you take a shower with hot water, don’t forget these interesting benefits:

Relaxes you: We all feel lazy when it comes to bathing in the cold winter months and times we have to head out early in the morning, skipping a bath, seems like the best option. But a shower with hot water will not relax you, rather it will make you lose all the sleep and feel fresh for the entire day. Those tired from a long and stressful day at work can have a shower with hot water to soothe and relax the body and have a good night-sleep.  The comfort of warm water dripping down the neck and back puts you in a state of bliss.

A cleaner skin: Dust, Pollution and toxins make our skin look dull and darker after a hard day of work. If not cleaned properly these dust particles get embedded in the skin and causes acne for most. But a shower with hot water in the evening will not only clean the clogged up pores, but will also remove the annoying white and blackheads very easily. This is the reason why most face packs suggest washing the face with warm water to make the complexion look fairer and cleaner.

Relieves muscular pain: For those who have a job that involves a lot of running around or others, who are into sports, often complain of muscle pain. To make matters worse, muscle and joint pain gets aggravated in the cold winter months. But here’s the simplest and cheapest solution available at home. The application of heat to torn and fatigued muscles is vital to the healing process if caused by the cold. This is also important for the body to be able to do anything useful at a reasonable enough rate. This is why a shower with hot water will increase the temperature of the muscles and therefore soothe the pain in minutes! It is for the same reason that hot water bottles work wonders to relieve pains.

A stronger body:   As we shower with hot water, the body releases copious amounts of Heat Stress Protein (HSP) means that our cells become better suited to the stress of exercise! So next time we exercise after a hot shower, our cells are more ready to take to take the stress. This means a better performance in the gym, school team, or work sports competition! Tests have shown, those who were exposed to heat for an hour a day, had 20% more muscle mass than those who were not!