Shower debate heats up: What’s best for your skin?
Gulf Coast News
[{'start': '6.772', 'end': '9.976', 'text': ">> YOUR SHOWER HABITS COULD BE   DOING HARM TO YOUR SKIN. YOU   KNOW WHETHER YOUR SHOWER TOO   LITTLE OR TOO MUCH. WE JUST    NEED TO CHANGE YOUR ROUTINE.    GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER   ALEXIA TSIROPOULOS FINDS OUT   HOW YOU CAN START FRESH.   >> IT'S SOMETHING WE DON'T   TYPICALLY THINK TWICE ABOUT   SHOWERING SOCIAL MEDIA SAYS   THE TEMPERATURE OF THE WATER   COULD POTENTIALLY RUIN YOUR   SKIN. WELL, WHAT ARE YOUR    ROUTINES? WE BROUGHT YOUR   QUESTIONS TO THE EXPERTS TO   LEARN MORE.    >> I PERSONALLY LIKE A VERY    HOT SHOWER. BUT I'VE HEARD   THAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO FRANCE   YOURSELF WITH COLD WATER AFTER   AT LEAST RUN YOUR HAIR UNDER   COLD WATER.    >> I TRIED THAT FOR A BIT AND    I HONESTLY DIDN'T FIND MUCH OF   A DIFFERENCE. THERE'S NO HARD   AND FAST RULES.    >> SO WHEN IT COMES TO   SHOWERING AND BATHING   TEMPERATURES AND WHAT'S BEST   AND WHAT YOUOU SHOULD DO, IT'S    REALLY IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO   YOUR BODY AND YOUR SKIN. AND   SO WHAT WORKS FOR ONE PERSON   AND HE'S THIS GREAT SOLUTION    ISN'T NECESSARILY GOING WORK   FOR YOU.    >> OKAY. SO THE WATER   TEMPERATURE DOESN'T MATTER.   WHAT ABOUT THE LAKE? I WE   SHOWER MY BODY ONCE A DAY AND   I WASH MY HAIR PROBABLY EVERY    OTHER DAY.   >> AND THAT PEOPLE SHOULD BE   SHOWERING MORE OFTEN.    >> I THINK THAT BEFORE YOU GET   INTO BED AT THE END OF THE DAY   START THE DAY OFF OF YOURSELF   AND JUST TO SMELL GOOD AND   THEY HAD NICK.    >> SO IT'S OK IF YOU'RE USING    THE RIGHT PRODUCTS AND YOU    WANT TO PAMPER YOUR SKIN   AFTER. BUT I'M GONNA GIVE YOU   THE GO AHEAD TO TAKE AS LONG    SHOWER AS YOU WANT. SO   BASICALLY THE LENGTH OF YOUR   SHOWERS DON'T MATTER. BUT IF    YOU NOTICE YOUR SKIN'S A   LITTLE DRY, MAYBE TAKE SHORTER   SHOWERS. OKAY. BUT WHAT ABOUT?   >> THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU'RE    USING?    >> I WAS READING KIND OF ABOUT   ENDOCRINE DISRUPTERS AND   CHEMICALS AND HOW THAT AFFECTS   NOT JUST THE OUTWARD   APPEARANCE OF YOUR SKIN, BUT   ALSO HOW YOUR BODY WORKS   INTERNALLY. AND THAT REALLY   SCARED ME. SO I STARTED   LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THAT HAVE   LESS CHEMICALS THAT ARE A   LITTLE BIT MORE NATURAL. YOUR   SKIN IS YOUR BODY'S LARGEST   ORGAN. IT'S ABSORBING THINGS   IT'S FUNCTIONING AND I'M   THINKING SO WANT TO GENTLE TO   IT.   >> BUT THEN WE HAVE TO LISTEN   ONE OF ISSUES WE SEE AS PEOPLE   THINK, BUT THEY NEED SCRAP.   THAT SHOWERING AND CLEANSING   INVOLVES SCRAPPING. AND I   REALLY DON'T WANT TO DISTURB    OUR SKIN. SO THERE'S NO MAGIC   NUMBER FOR HOW LONG YOU SHOULD   SHOWER OR HOW HOT THE WATER   SHOULD BE. BUT THE PRODUCTS   THOSE DO MATTER, MAKE SURE   YOU'RE USING PRODUCTS THAT   YOUR SKIN AGREES WITH.   >> BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY,    SHOWERING IS A LUXURY.    >> I LOVE MY EGO AT THIS IN    THE SHOWER. IT'S LIKE A LITTLE    AROMA THERAPY. IT KIND OF   MAKES IT FEEL COZY, LITTLE    LUXURIOUS, YOU KNOW, MAKE IT.    YOU CAN KIND OF FUN. IT'S LIKE   A LITTLE SELF CARE YOU TIME.    THAT SHOULD BE. FUN AND ALSO   USEFUL TO PUT IT SIMPLY.   YOU'VE GOT TO FIND THE ROUTINE   THAT WORKS"}]