30 seconds in a cold shower feels like 5 minutes, but it is very good for you. We give 7 reasons to take a cold shower. And the cold water gets used, eventually.
Especially if you shower your entire shower cold, that would be good for your mood, but just ending with cold water would already have an effect.
The hotter the water, the more it dries out your skin. Set the temperature a few degrees lower by default.
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Rinse your hair with cool water after showering. It ensures that your hair becomes smoother, softer and more radiant.
A cold shower puts your body to work, after all, your body temperature has to be maintained. That process seems to be good for the immune system, although you should not expect miracles.
The cold makes your blood vessels constrict, which increases your blood pressure and blood is pumped faster through your body.
After a cold shower in the morning you are immediately wide awake.
This would be because your body produces brown fat when it comes into contact with low temperatures. Brown fat helps your body burn it.
