Friday, September 3, 2010

Water...For A Healthier Body, Shinier Hair & Younger Skin

  • A cold water rinse adds shine to your hair. The cool temperature constricts the cuticle layer of your hair so it lies flatter, which makes strands smoother and more reflective.
  • Soft shower water leaves hair more manageable because there are few mineral salts {molecules that can make strands rough and prone to tangles}. If you have hard water, install a water softening filter, which can also help stop color from fading. To find out if you have hard water, click here.
  • Chlorinated and also salty water can turn healthy hair into frizzy, dry hair. An easy and effective fix is to first wet your hair in the shower or with a hose before swimming. The hair absorbs the clean water first, so it is less able to absorb the other.
  • Splash on cold water to brighten eyes and temporarily reduce 'puff'.
  • Wrinkles are less noticeable when skin cells are well hydrated and skin is more luminous. Cellulite is also less noticeable.
  • Water is about 12 times more resistant than air, so it takes more effort to move while in water. Which means exercises done in a pool are super effective muscle sculptors.
  • The sound of running water and waves can help reduce stress and anxiety.
Happy Friday Friends! Have a great weekend!

13 Fabulous People:

  1. ohhh super interesting! love this post!
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  2. Iva! I've missed you and your awesomeness. Glad to see your back with another great beauty and heath post. Great info here!
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  3. Great tip about water and skin. If people only knew how drinking lots of water can plump that skin naturally they would drink up!
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  4. Love this advice! I need to remember to drink more water everyday ;)

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  5. i really need to drink more water. i just have to pee so often and i have to limit my liquid intake especially while i'm teaching
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  6. I love Summer because at the end of my showers I turn off all the hot and let the cold rinse over me. I LOVE IT! Happy Friday!
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  7. I do the cold water rinse!
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  8. Loving the water facts. =) Gonna swim my butt of now!
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  9. It's like you read my mind Iva! I've been obsessing over drinking more water this week... I think it's primarily because of the heat?

    Hope you're having a wonderful Labor Day weekend! ♥
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  10. water really is beautiful! i've heard about the tip with cool water on your hair after your shower, but i just can't do it! i love my hot water!!
    xox alison
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  11. i am SO bad about drinking water. thanks for the post - i have got to do better!
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  12. Jus ta quick reminder to never take such a simple thing for granted. The powers of water!
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