Supposedly hot water can exacerbate dry skin although I don’t know to what extent it does but it seems to be fairly common consensus. Personally, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about that.
This makes sense to me. Higher temperature water is better at removing oil from a surface (this is why you use hot water to wash dishes). Hot showers are more likely to strip oils from your skin than cold showers, leading to drier skin. Of course if you use harsh soap it won’t matter what temperature the shower is.
Supposedly hot water can exacerbate dry skin although I don’t know to what extent it does but it seems to be fairly common consensus. Personally, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about that.
This makes sense to me. Higher temperature water is better at removing oil from a surface (this is why you use hot water to wash dishes). Hot showers are more likely to strip oils from your skin than cold showers, leading to drier skin. Of course if you use harsh soap it won’t matter what temperature the shower is.