Some time ago, I saw a discussion in Zhihu that there are differences between the north and the south in bathing habits. It seems that people in the North like to take a bath with a towel, and they have a special towel. A large number of northerners ask in a strange way: can you southerners wash well without using bath towel?
This... Because I'm not from the north, I seldom go to the north. I didn't pay much attention to what the towel looks like when I went there, so I had to make up some lessons online. However, in the bathroom in Shanghai, I have seen someone rubbing the body with a towel provided by the bathroom. There is also a special service for wiping the back. The waiter can roll the towel on his hand and rub it until his skin turns red. I am a little shocked to see it. I always think this is abusing myself.
Until a few days ago, I asked netizens on Weibo to know that the rubbing bath towel in the north is more powerful than what I saw. The texture of the rubbing bath towel is relatively coarse, which makes me feel like sandpaper. That's too powerful. It can directly damage the skin. Excessive cleaning can also completely rub off the protective oil on the skin, making the skin dry. Too much rubbing off the cuticle cells on the surface of the skin will also greatly reduce the protective effect of the skin.
If you don't pay attention to the hygiene of the towel, especially if you share the towel with others, the towel deep into the surface of the skin may also spread some skin diseases.
In particular, people with dry skin, winter itching, ichthyosis, eczema and other skin diseases should not use bath towel. After thoroughly washing off the skin oil, they lose their protection, but make their resistance decline and the disease worsen.
I know about it. It's also because of the lack of water in the north in the early years and the relatively long bath time interval, so I will pay attention to the cleanliness when I take a bath and wash thoroughly. But now, after all, the conditions are much better than in the past. Almost every household has a bathroom, and it's very cheap and convenient to buy Shower Gel, soap and so on. Basically, at least most people in the city will take a bath at least once or twice a day. It's no longer necessary to rub as hard as they used to take a bath once or twice a week.
Maybe many people are used to taking a bath like this. The most difficult thing to change in the world is the habit. It's just a bad habit. It's harmful to your health, at least to your skin. I suggest you try other ways to treat your skin gently.