Distilled water uses for Beauty Care

Distilled water for Beauty Care? Yes!

You might be using Distilled water only for drinking. But, do you know that Distilled water can be use to wash your hair and also your face? It is one of the beauty secret to get clear skin and also healthy hair. Here are some simple tips to using distilled water for your beauty care regime.

Hydration for your Face

The method of  moisture hydration your face is important to consider.  While you’ll certainly get wet by dunking your head in a bowl of water or under the shower, you wont get the penetration necessary to truly achieve hydration. By using something like a misting bottle, water is separated into small particles with a tiny diameter, allowing the H2O to “pass through the gaps” between skin cells and layers.

This increases the water content in the skin, repairing dry areas and softening overall. It is recommended using “non-charged water particles” to spritz your visage. Apparently this plays an important role in maintaining the moisture in your skin. There are many spritz water products in market for face hydration, but your could potentially save your money by just buying a spritz bottle and and invest in a jug of distilled water for your spritz routine.

Distilled water has been stripped of contaminants and minerals so it’s even better for your skin. It’s a really pure form of water, without salts and impurities, and is used as the base for most cosmetics, during surgery and in machinery to avoid corrosion. Scientists have found that skin elasticity improved after a spritz with water.

When you are outside or travelling, you can also bring and use your nano spray or spritz bottle with distilled water to make sure your skin  stay hydrated.

Washing your Face

Tap water usually has high pH (ranging from 8.5-10) due to inorganic mineral contents such calcium, magnesium & iron. We’ve know that washing your face with water that has high pH is not the best. “Calcium is a mineral often found in hard water that’s particularly damaging to skin, and has been known to worsen conditions such as eczema, acne, or rosacea,” Jeremy Fenton, a dermatologist in New York City shared. “The heavy metals in some water—like iron, copper, lead, and zinc—may further interact with natural skin oils and cosmetic moisturizers to clog pores and lead to breakouts.”  The chlorine in tap water can strip moisture out of your skin, making your skin loose its elasticity. This is what we usually refer to as ‘tight feeling’ after washing our face.

Washing your face using distilled water can improve the skin condition. The distilled water is better than normal tap water at dissolving impurities on our skin, even soap residue from facial cleanser. Once you have clean and unclogged pores, your skin is more than ready to receive the benefits of facial products that you applied after washing your face. Products will be absorbed better and your skin will feel the difference. “Washing with distilled water can be helpful for people with very sensitive skin, especially if you are in a new environment for a short time,” says Michele Farber, a dermatologist with Scweiger Dermatology Group in New York City. “This gets rid of metals in tap water that can cause one’s oils to clog pores and flare acne.”

When washing your face using Distilled water, spray the water on your face before applying facial cleanser and also before apply any moisturiser or toner, you can spray the water on your face.

Hair Care

Hard water can be one of the many reasons for all your hair woes. Using hard water causes the buildup of calcium and magnesium on your hair. This in turn makes your hair dry, brittle and frizzy. In some places, the water is very hard and can have severe damaging effects on your strands. For people living in those places, it is always recommended to use distilled water for washing or rinsing your hair. Distilled water is nothing but pure H2O without any impurities, minerals and salts. Washing or rinsing your hair with distilled water has many positive effects on your hair as it helps to keep your hair healthy. Distilled water is also devoid of any harsh chemicals such as chlorine or chemical residuals and will not have damaging effect on your hair or scalp. It is known that when you wash with distilled water – it leaves your hair feeling soft and smooth.  Regular use also could remove minute traces of minerals traces from your hair and scalp.

Have dry & frizzy hair? Try spraying some distilled water on , as the water has conditioning effect. It is known that keeping your hair hydrated can prevent split ends. Unlike tap water, distilled water is known to retain natural oils of your strands.

Regular use of distilled water for washing or rinsing your hair will definitely improve the texture and appearance of your strands making them soft, smooth, glossy and bouncy.

Water constitutes almost 65-70% in the cosmetic products, hence it is very important that the best quality of water is used in cosmetic products, so as to avoid any kind of allergic reaction on your body. And distilled water is the most preferred in the beauty care industry because it is devoid of any toxins, salts and minerals. With this information, doesn’t it makes sense for us to incorporate hydration and washing using distilled to our routine too?