Have you ever tried skin icing or ice packs on face ? How does it feel ? Doesn't it feels so cool, refreshing and full of activeness ...!? If you haven't tried an ice pack on face yet, then just try it once and notice the energetic, refreshing feeling you will get after that. Rubbing ice cubes on face have some incredible benefits that might surprise you. And specially in summers it can be so soothing and relaxing for your skin (Obviously you will try this in summers since you don't want to catch a cold or flu in winters...😅).
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Do you know that the ultimate secret of beauty is an ice facial! Whether you are stressed after a long summer day, whether you have pimples on face or whether you want to make your make-up look flawless....an ice facial is enough to cure and handle these all. Not only these things but it has some more benefits for face that we will discuss further. You will notice the benefits of ice facial in just few weeks of starting. And one of the most amazing thing is that it is inexpensive, you don't have to waste money on anything for this. This effective remedy is already available in your freezer!
How to do skin icing ?
All you need to do is to take 2-3 ice cubes, wrap them in a clean and soft cloth, wait until it melts a little and apply them on your face or any part of your body. Massage ice cubes on face for 20-25 minutes for better results. Everytime you do skin icing, take a new/fresh and clean cloth.
Applying ice cubes directly on face is mostly not recommendable because it can harm or can broke the capillaries of face.... but if you do that, wait for a little once you take them off from the freezer. Keep one extra napkin or towel to clean up the water dripping from your face and hands.
Now, let us see some of the most amazing benefits that can be achieved through just applying ice cubes on face or body.
1. Helps in glowing skin :
Everyone wants radiant and glowing skin. But specially in summers, our skin looks dehydrated and dull. Massaging with ice cubes on face can help you to get softer, smoother and glowing skin. It improves the blood circulation and thus brightens the skin. When you put an ice cube on face it constricts the blood to flow by making the area cold and to balance the blood circulation, your body works more faster and apparently better than before to maintain the blood circulation. This add radiance to your skin and also removes the tiredness, dullness from your face.
2. Helps in reducing acne and redness :
If you are frustrated with the problem of acne and redness then skin icing can magically work on it. By massaging with ice, excess oil can be reduced which can prevent the growth of acne. Ice soothes the skin and hence prevents redness, acne and their itching on face. It can also cures the bumps or swelling caused by the acne.
3. Prevents skin ageing :
If you want to look younger than your age in future also then start rubbing an ice cube on face! This can reduce the signs of ageing. It reduces the wrinkles on your face and helps in curing a sagging skin. It not only reduces your fine lines and wrinkles but also controls the formation of new lines or wrinkles that can happen in future.
4. Closes your skin pores :
Your skin has pores to release natural oil to keep the skin clean. Some people have large skin pores, some have medium and some have small. But whenever you go out, dirt or dust get inside those pores which can result in acne/pimples or even blackheads on face. Applying ice cubes before you go out can closes your skin pores and helps in keeping away the dust present in air. And thus, it helps in reducing the risk of appearing blackheads or pimples.
5. Makes your make-up look flawless :
Whenever you apply make-up, rub an ice cube on your face. This works almost same as you apply your make-up primer. It also helps in making your make-up long lasting and helps in making a barrier between your skin and make-up (as it constricts or closes your skin pores). By making a barrier, it prevents seeping in the make-up or the chemicals present in your make-up (if any). Also, it helps in making your make-up look flawless and attractive.
6. Helps in chapped lips :
If your lips are chapped or cracked, then they can be healed through massaging with an ice cube. Ice cubes helps in moisturizing your lips naturally and can reduce the crackes present in lips. It also helps in reducing the redness, blood caused by peeling off the lip skin. And also, don't forget to drink adequate amount of water to keep your skin and lips hydrated.
7. Helps in healing sunburns :
If you often visit outdoors specially in day time, the problem of sun tan or sunburns is all that you notice on your skin. However, it heals with time but it takes a very long time to be normal. Until then you are unable to wear your favourite short dresses, straps top, etc. only because of the sunburns that are visible on your body. Skin icing can magically work on sunburn also. Regular use of ice packs on sunburn can reduce the inflammation and redness and helps it in healing faster. You can also use Aloevera freezed cubes or Cucumber puree freezed cubes on skin as they both are known for their cooling properties. You can also apply simply Aloevera gel on skin and can then apply ice cubes if Aloevera ice cubes are not readily available.
8. Reduces puffy eyes and dark circles :
Nowadays, most of the people sleep late at night, some because of their work, some because of their studies and some because of their own other reasons. Sleeping late at night or using smartphones at late night can give you dark circles, tired and puffy eyes. Massaging with ice cubes can heal your under eye bags or puffiness of your eyes and can make your eyes free of dark circles giving your eyes a fresh look. Just massage ice cubes in a circular motion, starting from the inner corners of your eyes to your eyebrows. Repeating this remedy daily can give you results in just few weeks.
9. Reduces belly fat :
Apart from face you can use ice packs on any of your body part. Putting an ice pack on your belly can help to reduce your belly fat also. Place an ice pack for 15 minutes on your belly and then remove it for 3 minutes. Continue the process for 1 hour. Humans have two types of fat tissues, one is white fat and second is beige fat. Applying ice packs can turn white blood cells into beige or brown blood cells. Beige blood cells are also known as calorie burning cells. Thus, it helps in reducing fat. Apart from belly you can use ice pack on any area to reduce the fat, for example, thigh fat.
10. Reduces tweezing or threading pain :
If you are regularly involved in threading or tweezing then applying ice cubes on the the tweezed or threaded area can be helpful for you. By massaging with ice cubes, the redness and swelling caused by tweezing or threading can be healed. It can also reduce the pain caused it and reduces inflammation.
11. Cures headaches and body pain :
When you are having a long busy schedule at your workplace or even at your home, then problems like headache, back pain, neck pain are common. Massaging with ice cubes on the effected area can help you a lot. It can reduce your headache, any type of body pain and even fever. Just put an ice pack for around 30 minutes on the effected area and it can reduce the swelling caused by the pain, refreshes your mood while having headache and throw away the tiredness that you are feeling in your body.
*So that's it for today. Hope you like this article and start getting these amazing benefits from skin icing!😁*
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