Avoid hot showers after flights, experts advise cool baths

After a several-hour or over ten-hour flight, many people only dream about a shower, which is often very long and hot. However, experts warn that it's better to forget about it.

After a long flight, regardless of whether we’re at home or in a hotel, we usually head straight for the shower. Experts emphasize, however, that the way we want to refresh ourselves is important.

Specialists recommend avoiding hot showers after long flights and instead opting for a bath in cooler water. Travys Carinci, the customer service manager at Qantas Airlines, who travels 62,137 miles per month, also shares this opinion.

I gave up warm showers. Although they’re tempting after a long trip, they can dry out skin, says Carinci in an interview with CN Traveller.

Experts emphasize that hot showers can dry out the skin and cause other health problems, such as eczema or exacerbating acne, because very high-temperature water removes our skin’s natural protective barrier.

A cold shower is a much better solution, especially after long flights and changing time zones. According to experts quoted by CN Traveller, cooler water positively affects circulation, providing us with a significant energy boost.

Cool water helps produce noradrenaline and beta-endorphins. During a cold shower, electric impulses are sent from nerve endings to the brain, which can have antidepressant effects in some people, explains an expert quoted by CN Traveller.

Source: CN Traveller