Do you use warm or cold water to wash face?

@youless (112570)
Guangzhou, China
January 23, 2008 9:00am CST
I use cold water to wash my face no matter it is in summer or winter. I know it's cold to wash face with it in winter. However, I don't want to turn on the warm water tap because it'll uses some time to have warm water. I am impatient. Anyway, washing face won't spend a long time, so I just use the most convenient way and I wash my face with the water directly from the tap. I heard it's good for skin as it will make your skin smooth in winter.
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@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
23 Jan 08
Hi youless I always use warm water to wash my face. After Im done washing my face I think put cold water on my face that helps close your pores. So yes cold water is good for your face.
@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Jan 08
Wow, right now your reached 10000 posts:)
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
23 Jan 08
Congratulations on 1,000 posts my dear friend xxx
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@polachicago (18716)
• United States
24 Jan 08
add one more zero Wolfie...
• United States
27 Jan 08
i use almost hot water to do just about any thing except defrosting food. i actuall like my water to be warm it wakes me up. weird hun, thought cold water would do that. i can not stand to be cold, so i dont use the caol water much.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 08
Understand it very well, thanks:)
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• United States
27 Jan 08
i mean i cant stand to be cold so i dont use cold water much. i only drink cold water
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I can't wash my face with cold water...it hurts too much LOL seriously...I can't have my hands in cold water because it actually causes me pain so washing my face in cold water isnt an option even if I wanted it to be.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
I stand the cold water because I am lazy to use warm water:)
@subha12 (18441)
• India
27 Jan 08
I use cold water most of the time. it is more pleasant for my face that i find.i use a face wash with it also once or twice in a day. How much cold it may be, i use cold water for face.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jan 08
It seems more people prefer to use cold water.
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• China
27 Jan 08
hi,congrats!so many people are joining in your discussion. i use cool water to wash my face,then massage skin with ring finger and middle finger from the bottom up,if so,you can feel relax and open pores,then clean skin deeply.in a word,you'd better take 3~5 minutes to wash face.i think it is worthy of taking some times in washing face.
@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jan 08
I like your way and I appreciate your response:)
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24 Jan 08
I use cold water too, I find it refreshing during summer, and shocking during winter, but both effects are ideal after I wake up (if it didn't shock me, I'd probably stay half-asleep for hours!) Somewhere I read about the effect of cold water upon vasoconstriction (i.e. the narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels), and this might have an effect on the tone of the skin, so I'll probably turn to a warmer water sooner or later...anyway, never too hot: I don't want to burn!
@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
Thanks for your response.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
24 Jan 08
Hi youless, I have a spa shower which is purposely fixed for showering. The water has already been filtered before it comes out from the nozzle. It is quite convenient for me to wash my face with the water straight away. I seldom turn on the heater as the water here is not cold throughout the year except during certain cold rainy days. I believe the filtered water could keep my skin smooth and healthy.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
That's wonderful. A spa shower sounds great:)
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@jazgottt (1180)
• Poland
24 Jan 08
hi youless. I try to use face wash milk to wash my face without using water. I have heard that water makes our skin dry. But sometimes I wash my face using water. It is a warm water, only in the summer I use cold water. I think washing face in cold water can help to wake up in the morning, so I do it sometimes when I am too sleepy:). have a nice day, jazgottt.
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@jazgottt (1180)
• Poland
24 Jan 08
hehe I mean washing face using water make our skin dry, but not immediately:) Top water is a tough water, that's not good for our skin. English is not my native language, so sometimes I don't know how to form the sentece to make it correct;). cherrio, jazgottt.
@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
I am surprised to hear that water makes our skin dry:)
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24 Jan 08
I use warm water all the time.The warm can clean deeply and faster than cold water.Sometimes I use to do vapor to clean my face.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
As long as you feel good, that will be fine enough.
• India
10 Feb 08
At all times i use Cold water to wash face. Perhaps the temperature in my Town is always soaring high, and one feels convenient with cold water. I have read in newspaper and seen the reports in TV that china is experiencing the heaviest of snow fall, of all times. So i were in your province, probably i wont open the tap at all.. lol:)
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Feb 08
In fact here won't be so cold as you imagine. The lowest temperature may be about 3 degrees.
@asgtswife04 (2475)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I use warm water all the time, but I stay cold all the time as well. I welcome warm or hot water when ever i can. My bathes i get as hot as i can stand it. LOL! I didn't know it was better to use cold water though. thanks for posting and God bless
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
Perhaps you can try and see the result?:)
• United States
24 Jan 08
definitely. will do that. thanks. God bless
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@lynnchua (3412)
• Singapore
9 Feb 08
I use cold water to wash my face because its rather hot here in Singapore. Using cold water make me feel fresh and cold water can keep my pores close.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
10 Feb 08
You are right.
@honeylore23 (1081)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I use water direct from the tap everytime I wash my face. I didn't that it will open the pores or what. But I thank all those who share their tips. Maybe I will start doing that now, if that is good. One of my problem is having oily face, especially during morning and it really bothers me, do you think using cold water and then hot water would lessen oily skin.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
24 Jan 08
If you have oil skin, actually it's better for you to use warm water. So that you pores will be open and you can clean your face well.
• United States
23 Jul 08
I use warm water to wash my face because im too lazy to turn the faucet again haha but yeah warm water all year
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
2 Aug 08
Thanks for your response.
@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
6 Feb 08
I use warm water to wash my face. In the morning I usually splash it with cold water...just to wake me up. I try not to use really hot or real cold water cause I have broken capillaries and extreme temps make it worse.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
6 Feb 08
That's true.
@anniepa (27955)
• United States
28 Jan 08
I generally use cold water too. It's soothing in the morning and it helps me to wake up. Plus, I remember hearing that Mae West, an actress from many, many years ago used to dunk her head in a bucket of ice water every day and she said that made her skin remain young looking. Annie
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 08
Then we shall listen to her suggestion:)
@lucky_witch (2707)
• Philippines
28 Jan 08
Well with my face I use warm and cold. I use warm water in order to open the pores as i scrub my face. And then I wash my face with cold water to close the pores. But during the time that I have no enough time, since I have to heat water first and get cold water from the refrigerator. I just wash my face with tap water. And then use facial cleanser.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 08
It is good to clean your face well.
@Modestah (11179)
• United States
27 Jan 08
I use both when washing my face. I like to open my pores up with warm water - and scrub my face while the pores are opened wide... then I will dunk my face into a bowl of icy cold water to close the pores back up and hopefully keep new bacterias and dirts from entering in them.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Jan 08
You know how to treat your skin well:)
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@Wario_1 (965)
• Sweden
27 Jan 08
When i wash my face (usually after shaving and stuff) i use warm water, dont like to use cold water since its cold and i dont like throwing cold water at my face. Don't care so much for making my skin smoother, its not something that has any high priority for me.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 08
It can shave well with warm water.
@zmx330 (27)
• China
27 Jan 08
i use cold water to wash my face.this feeling is well.let me to maintains sober.and i am not sensitive to cold.cold is better than hot.this is my mind.
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@youless (112570)
• Guangzhou, China
28 Jan 08
Yeah, cold water make us awake:)