Hygiene corpola The controversy initiated by Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher have joined more celebrities, stating that the daily passage through the bathtub is not necessary.They are right?
By Ana Gándara
It all started when Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher went to the Armchair Expert podcast, during which the couple of actors said they only shower their children “when you can see the dirt on them.But there is no reason. ”To this, Kutcher himself added that he himself never washed his body, beyond the armpits and genitals.The controversy was served.And after these statements -which as usually happens, the networks set fire -, there were more and the celebrities that came to the arena to defend that they did not show themselves daily, to the point that it begins to give the impression thatIn Hollywood it is not a practice too common.
Another couple of actors, the one formed by Dax Shepard - co -party of the podcast where the controversy began - and Kristen Bell declared a fan of the theory that until the children do not smell, there is no bathroom. Although Bell did clarify that this philosophy comes, at least in part, because of the drought suffered by California, where marriage lives, in fact he commented that “we do not have much water, so when I take a shower, I take the girls and shower with me , so we all use the same water. ” A good way to save this precious good, but how as she confessed, does not entail a concrete periodicity, "I don't know, it just happens when it has to happen, I suppose," she said in The View program. Shortly after, actor Jake Gyllenhaal decided to join the conversation, affirming during the promotion of the new Prada perfume of which it is an image -yes, a little paradoxical -that “more and more often, it seems to me that it bathes is less necessary. But I also believe that there is a whole world of not bathing that is very beneficial for the maintenance of the skin, and naturally we already clean ourselves. ” And it is not the first time that this type of debate arises, without going any further, in 2017 the designer Vivienne Westwood said that her antiaging trick was none other than "not washing too much" ("only once a week, that's why it is so radiant, "according to her husband). That said, the question is clear: are we showering too much or too little?
“Logically, we always justify the shower in relation to the activity, with the environment, but we must not forget that the skin has secretion glands (fat and sweat), it has folds that make occlusion and therefore can, due to lack of hygiene, Irritative and/or inflammatory problems occur, in addition to an unpleasant smell, ”explains Dr. José Sánchez del Río, medical director of the Sánchez del Río Clinic. With this, the theory is already disassembled that showering is little better, although the other end is not beneficial, as Dr. Jaime Vilar, medical director of the clinic that bears his name, “the shower or the Daily bathroom are not bad, as long as they are not long, since excess water and most bath gels and soaps dry out and can make it dehydrate. ” In fact, Dr. Esmeralda López, of the Mediteknia clinic, points out that this excess "makes the lipid layer that protects us be lost, being able to give rise to dermatitis." That is, neither so much nor so little.
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So what would be the ideal figure?The three specialists agree that the most indicated is a shower a day, although Dr. Vilar clarifies that in some cases it can depend on the type of skin, "for example, for atopic dermatitis, little bathroom and a more spaced hygiene are recommended."We then return to that idea that excess water and soap can irritate or even eliminate the hydrolypid mantle that protects the skin, but Dr. Sánchez del Río is clear: “This would justification a few years ago, when we did not have within reach of ourHands wonderful hygiene products (soaps, oils, etc.) that are designed for cleaning our skin and care of it. ”
It is true that, as Dr. Vilar points out, "the skin has a series of components that protect it and, by eliminating those natural components, the appearance of eccema, dermatitis ..." is favored, but this does not mean that we should shower less, but we must do it in the proper way. "There are little aggressive products, such as shower oils or gels without soap, which exert a cleaning function but without eliminating the acid mantle from the skin," says the expert. When choosing the product, Dr. López recommends "a gel that includes vegetable oils and has a pH similar to the skin, around 5.5". Although in doubt about which product to choose for our case -especially if we have any special condition -a visit to the dermatologist is always a good idea. Regarding the rest of the guidelines to follow, Vilar emphasizes that the important thing is to make “shower once a day, short, with warm water -the temperature must be similar to that of our body, between 36-37 degrees, since hot water dehydrates the skin more- and finishing with a good drying. ”
What about the sponge? The expert indicates that, if we are going to use it, that it is of a soft and rubbing material, avoiding the exfoliation, although Dr. Sánchez del Río directly discards its use, since “it is usually an ideal breeding ground for the growth of germs that They could occasionally trigger cutaneous infections. ” And since we are going to open debates: Does the shower in the morning or at night? For Dr. Vilar is a matter of taste, as long as the guidelines are previously provided. For its part, Sánchez del Río recommends doing it in the morning, since “it is more comfortable for different reasons: it 'awakens', our vital tone increases, it frees us from the cutaneous secretions sometimes triggered by the heat of the bed and, Logically, before putting a clean underwear or clothes, the logical thing is that the skin is the same. ” However, Dr. López prefers at night, "thus removing the dirt we take in the street, when exercising, etc.", although she adds that she does not rule out a morning shower "in people who sweat a lot at night, always and when they don't use gel again in the morning. ” That is, it is a matter of needs.
Regarding whether showering is effective in slowing down skin aging, it seems that the secret for a radiant skin of Vivienne Westwood must be another, in fact, Dr. Sánchez del Río says that in any case it would be the other way around, because “the shower, Apart from taking the impurities ahead, we will tone the skin, favoring irrigation and, therefore, better nutrition of it. ” As Dr. López explains, “the skin ages by other cellular mechanisms more linked to the passage of time (chronoenjejimiento), to the damage of the sun (photo downt) and other bad habits (tobacco, food, sleep, etc.), but making short showers , with a temperature similar to the body and hydrating the skin properly after it, it will look better. ” Moreover, if we think in terms of face care, dermatologists usually coincide that facial cleaning in the morning and night should be done. “The aging of the skin does not have much to do with the shower. Hygiene neither has to neglect it nor have to fall into excess, ”says Dr. Vilar.
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