Does hot water bathing helps relax our muscles?

Does hot water really help in relaxation of our muscles because I am too protective of my skin and don't always prefer hot. I go medium warm during winter to cold on summers. Please share your experiences

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SW-User

I always have a bath the evening after having panic attack helps ease all the tension and relaxes me but I do spend a long time in there annoying my family

butterflymind1 · F

yes it helps me with aches and pains
and I look like a 100 yr old dry raisin

Princesssharma · 31-35, F

@butterflymind1 do u mean it affects skin

Vimala · F

we cannot stand really hot water. if it is warm and tolerable that is ok.
hot water bath improves blood circulation in the body, in addition to receiving muscle,joint pains to some extent. So hot water bath is good. also, improves milk flow in case of lactating mothers.

xixgun · M

Dunno, I take showers.

KA9ha · 31-35, M

yes it does...to relax well go for aromatic water baths and beautification like addition of turmeric, rosepetals , Aloevera ,and wintergreen oils in your tub.

moonlighting · 41-45, M

It does when i ever have back muscle stiffness i prefer a hot water bath.You can use moisturizer after the bath it helps the skin too

ABCDEF7 · M

Be careful and use moisturizers as hot water drains the moisture from skin and dries it.

SW-User

It does, as do hot showers!

Princesssharma · 31-35, F

@SW-User does it affect skin on long term

SW-User

@Princesssharma Good for skin if you bathe and then immediately moisturize afterwards. Hot water has been shown to open up pores which makes cleaning them out easier, but also prone to dry out if you don’t moisturize and protect!

Wamfan213

Too hot and I get a headache lol

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