Apres-Steam, How to Get Healthier Skin after Taking Your Steam Shower

Now we all know of all of those great benefits of taking a steam shower. Steam therapy is a natural alternative to expensive chemical products and can effectively treat several skin conditions.

During your steam shower, steam acts as deep cleaning agent to expel toxins from your skin, washing out impurities and preventing acne and pimples. By stimulating blood circulation to the skin surface, steam removes dead skin cells, and hydrates the pores for shinier skin. Steam can be your private fountain of youth and make you look younger!

But what can you do to make sure that those benefits last? Taking a warm to cool shower after your steam shower, will increase the blood flow, while the heat will loosen your muscles and helping them to release toxins. Using a gentle exfoliate will remove the dead skin cells that have been transported to the surface. A quick application of a moisturizer while the skin is still damp will trap some of the water still on your body and use it to hydrate your skin. It’s important to use your towel in a patting motion before applying moisturizer, be sure to pat your skin with a towel instead of rubbing it since a toweling dry can be rough on your skin and cause irritation.

Finally, while it might be hard to resist the temptation, don't drink alcohol before or after a steam since it will dilate blood vessels even more. Water is a healthier source of hydration for you and your skin!