What is the best bathing method for pregnant women?

Pregnant women take baths just like normal people do. They need to use bath products, such as soap, shower gel and other products. In the process of bathing, we will find that any bath products have shortcomings, but they must be used when bathing. Otherwise, the skin will not be cleaned cleanly. In the long run, it will cause sweat stains on the skin, and the skin will be very dirty, which has many disadvantages to health. So what is better for pregnant women to take a bath?

It is best not to use soap when taking a bath.

Scented soap is an improved product of soap. It is characterized by its alkaline nature and strong cleaning power, but it will also take away the oil on the skin surface. Shower gel is a chemical synthetic detergent. It not only has sufficient cleansing ability, but also has rich and stable foam, mild nature, does not irritate the skin and eyes, and does not dry the skin after washing. The bath gel also contains some oily softeners, which can adhere to the skin to form an oil film, prevent the loss of skin moisture and nourish the skin. Therefore, it is best to choose a mild, slightly acidic shower gel when taking a bath, and avoid using alkaline soaps with too strong cleaning power.

The skin is slippery after washing, not because it is not rinsed clean.

Sometimes when you take a shower with bath gel you always feel like you can't rinse it clean and your skin feels slippery. In fact, there is no need to worry about this. It's not because it's not rinsed clean, but mainly because the surfactants in the bath gel react with the calcium and magnesium ions in the water to form a stable water film on the skin surface, which acts as a lubricant, so you will feel slippery after washing. When taking a bath, you need to pay attention to many details in order to clean your body more thoroughly.

Apply more on armpits and avoid private areas.

Bath gel should be applied mainly to areas with more oil secretion, such as the chest, back, armpits, etc. These areas need to be cleaned specifically. For areas like calves and forearms where oil secretion is less, just apply a small amount. It should be noted that you should not use bath gel on the private parts, otherwise it will destroy the acidic environment of the private parts and cause infection. You should use special private area care liquid.

Work up some lather before applying bath gel.

The generation of foam from bath gel is a water-absorbing process. If you squeeze it directly onto your body to create foam, it will absorb moisture from your body, leaving your skin very dry after washing, and it will also affect the cleaning ability of the bath gel. Therefore, when using, you should first squeeze the bath gel onto the bath ball, rub out the foam with both hands and then apply it. Generally, you can gently massage it for three to five minutes, and finally rinse it with clean water. Do not let the bath gel stay on the skin for too long to avoid damaging the skin's stratum corneum and accelerating the evaporation of water.

What is the best way for pregnant women to take a bath? Soap, bath gel and other products each have their own advantages. Pregnant women should consider their physical condition, their own preferences, etc. when choosing bath products. In fact, everyone uses bath products when taking a bath, but they do not really understand the performance of the products. They just choose to use them because the body needs to be cleaned. They do not clean themselves carefully when taking a bath. Some people will find that their skin is very dirty after taking a bath every day.