How to cool your skin with ice

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Steps
Method 1 of 3: Apply ice cubes to your face
Method 2 of 3: Dip your face in ice water
Method 3 of 3: Treating inflammation and injury
Tips
Warnings
What do you need
Putting ice cubes on your face
Let's dip our face in icy water
Treating inflammation and injury

Celebrities such as Kate Moss and Lauren Conrad do not hide the fact that they use ice as a cosmetic for their face. Washing your face with ice will help you wake up and freshen up, as if after a spa treatment. This type of treatment will help shrink pores, make wrinkles less visible, and increase blood flow to the skin for a healthy glow. Because ice relieves irritation, washing your face with ice can help reduce acne and inflammation. In addition, ice is used for inflammation caused by dislocations, sprains and injuries.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Apply ice cubes to your face

1 Freeze ice cubes. Clean the ice cube tray and fill it with water. Place it in the freezer on a flat surface. Leave the mold in the freezer overnight or until the water freezes.
- Rose water or fresh lemon juice will add additional health benefits to the ice. Rose water acts as a tonic: it soothes, moisturizes and helps to normalize the activity of the sebaceous glands. It can also help fight acne, sunburn and skin aging.
- Lemon juice can help reduce the appearance of skin aging, freckles, age spots, pimples and help with oily skin.
- Another option is to freeze ice cubes from freshly brewed tea, green or chamomile. Tea can help reduce inflammation as well as slow skin aging.
2 Decide when to use the ice. If you apply ice cubes all over your face, do so in the morning before applying makeup. If you want to spot treat acne areas, apply ice every other day before bed. In any case, first cleanse your face as usual.
- Applying acne products in the evening helps the skin to heal and repair itself.
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Did you know? When you rub the skin with ice, blood circulation is increased. Therefore, ice is great for reducing swelling and relieving swelling and inflammation, as well as getting rid of redness.
3 Wrap the ice in a cloth. Place some ice cubes in cheesecloth or soft cloth such as a handkerchief. When the ice begins to melt and the liquid has slightly wetted the fabric, apply the ice wrapped in the fabric to your face.
- Wear gloves if you don't want to use a cloth.
- Do not use ice that has just been removed from the freezer. This can damage the capillaries.
- Place an extra soft cloth nearby. Keep it handy to wipe off any water that will run down your face.
4 Apply ice to your face. Apply ice to your skin for 1-2 minutes and move it in a circular motion. Treat the chin, jawline, cheeks, forehead, nose and the area below the nose in this way.
- Do not apply ice for more than 15 minutes.
5 Apply skin care products. After treating your face with ice, you can apply a facial moisturizer, toner, or acne treatment if desired.In the case of dry skin, the cream will moisturize better than the lotion. Toner is a cleanser that can help with oily skin.

Method 2 of 3: Dip your face in ice water

1 Fill a sink or bowl with cold water. Clean your sink thoroughly first. Then close the sink drain. Fill it with tap water and add some ice cubes. There should be more water in the sink or bowl than ice.
- If you prefer, you can use a large bowl, such as a punch bowl, which allows your face to be completely submerged in the water.
- Add a few slices of cucumber or watermelon slices if desired.
2 Submerge your face in water. Hold your breath and dip your face in ice water for 10-30 seconds. Dip several times, taking breaks of up to several minutes between dives.
- The sensations from the procedure are very intense and have a temporary side effect in the form of discomfort or pain due to a sudden change in temperature. If you do not feel anything like this, or you feel it, but it is barely noticeable, then you can add more ice.
- Aside from the temporary discomfort, immersion in ice water shouldn't cause any negative side effects, as some skin products do.
- Do not carry out the procedure for more than 15 minutes.
3 Then use your usual skin care products. If desired, you can apply face products after submerging your face in ice water. For example, a moisturizer, toner, or acne treatment (if needed). If your skin is prone to dryness, then choose a moisturizer. If your skin is more oily, use a toner that contains any astringent to remove the film or oil after cleansers.
- Saturate cotton pads with skin cleaner and apply to face and neck.

Method 3 of 3: Treating inflammation and injury

1 Determine if ice application is right for you. An ice pack can help reduce inflammation as well as relieve pain and swelling associated with muscle sprains and dislocations. Applying ice helps with back injuries such as herniated discs and fractures, pain from injections, and various leg ailments. Ice also helps with recovery from knee replacement surgery.
- Acute inflammation is a reaction to irritation, injury, or surgery. Inflammation can cause pain, swelling, and localized fever / redness of the skin.
- Applying ice to the skin helps with various foot problems, such as inflammation of the lining of the joint, Haglund syndrome and calcaneal epiphysitis.
2 Choose between an ice pack and a gel pack. Use an ice pack if you want faster results. The ice pack has a faster cooling rate than the gel pack and is therefore more effective initially.
3 Wrap the compress in a towel. Place it on the injury site. For sprains or sprains, apply the compress for 20 minutes 4-8 times a day.
- Use a thin towel. Remove the cold compress for at least 40 minutes between treatments.
- If you have had knee replacement surgery, apply ice for 30 minutes before and after physical activity or exercise to relieve swelling.
4 Apply a compress and lift the injury site between ice applications. When not using ice, fix the injury with an elastic bandage. If possible, leave the compress overnight, only if it does not interfere with your sleep. To reduce swelling, lift the affected area as high as possible.

Tips

Pin or pull your hair and wash your face before icing your face. If you are in a hurry, then instead of immersing your face in ice water, you can simply apply ice or ice wrapped in a cloth to it.
Temporary swelling may occur after immersing your face in ice water.
Because ice reduces inflammation and swelling, applying ice to your face can help reduce swelling, such as under the eyes or for hangover puffiness of the face.

Warnings

Never rub lemon juice directly on your face or expose your face to sunlight with lemon juice applied.
If you think you may be seriously injured, seek medical attention. For example, if you find it difficult to transfer weight to one limb or one of your limbs is not functioning well.