Does steam open up the pores?Īs an esthetician, I know that steam is considered an important step in a facial to warm up the skin, soften the debris within the pores to prepare for easier removal of blackheads and provide hydration.
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If you are someone prone to pigmentation and are trying to get it to fade, an important goal is to keep the temperature of the skin as cool as possible so this would mean avoiding being outdoors on extremely hot days, steam rooms, sauna, and hot yoga.
The goal with any type of pigmentation is to calm over-active melanin cells with soothing anti-inflammatory ingredients like licorice and stable vitamin C and so unnecessarily creating more stimulation of melanin with heat is never a good idea. Secondly, for those prone to melasma (dark brown patches on the skin from hormones), the heat may also increase the possibility of making discoloration more prominent since heat inflames the skin, raising the skin’s internal temperature and waking up melanin cells. You might also perform a post-steam ice-cold water splash on the face to constrict capillaries and cool down the skin or apply a soothing mask like Bio Calm Repair Masque. But the good news is, if you do want to enjoy a steam experience, you can always hold an ice-cold washcloth on your face while in the room to keep the internal face temperature regulated. So for anyone with a lot of redness and visible capillary damage in their skin (like skin types #5 and #9), a steam room would not be recommended to use on a regular basis. For certain skin conditions like rosacea, where the skin already has a red appearance and stimulates all too easily, steam will cause a further dilation in capillaries making the skin even redder.
The drawback of a steam room is the intense heat that it gives off. You can read more about the importance of skin circulation to get a glow. All of this slows down with age so I’m a real advocate of stimulating blood flow to the skin. It is through the blood that oxygen and nutrients feed the cells in both our skin and body which are absolutely essential for keeping the metabolism of the cells acting young and making the repair processes function efficiently. So if a serum or cream isn’t applied topically within 60 seconds to keep the moisture in the skin, it will evaporate out and the skin will be more dehydrated than even before you went in the steam room.Īnother benefit is that of increased circulation that comes with heat. Through a process called osmosis, the dry air (like when you walk about of the steam room, made worse in the winter) draws moisture from wherever it can get it and this includes your skin. Skin cells are like fish and need water to live so steam can be very beneficial for keeping surface layers feeling moist and looking healthy- as long as when you leave the steam room you apply a protective moisturizer to the skin to keep the hydration sealed into the skin. Since humidity of a steam room is at 100%, it makes it quite hydrating to the skin. What are the benefits to the skin from a steam room? This will result in the skin appearing flushed and red in most skin types.
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