The lime water is damaging your skin!
Yesterday I had to do general cleaning at home. And you don't know how much lime came out! Did you know how difficult it is to clean a shower full of limescale? (Now I really know...) Since yesterday I haven't stopped thinking about it. If the limescale in the water leaves the surfaces of the house so dirty, how is it leaving my skin?
What is the lime in the water?
The water we consume on a daily basis has diluted minerals , as well as calcium carbonate ( lime ) and magnesium . Depending on the amount of these minerals in each liter of water, the " hardness " of the water will be determined. If it is hard it means that it contains calcium bicarbonate . Therefore, lime is a mineral that is usually concentrated in water and, when it dries, leaves it behind.
Why is lime harmful to sensitive skin?
Although when we talk about limescale in water we always focus on the drawbacks it has in our homes, the truth is that an excessive amount of limescale in the water we ingest daily can also be harmful to our health , to our scalp and to sensitive skins .
To begin with, water with a greater amount of lime makes our hair look less shiny . In addition, calcium carbonate reduces the effectiveness of the soaps and cosmetics that we usually use, so we will have to use more of these cleaning products (unless we consume softened water ).
As for the drawbacks that lime water has on the skin , it is already a reality that this type of water is very harmful to our dermis , since it creates irritation and itching . As it happens in the different surfaces of our house, the lime accumulates in our epidermis ; that is, in the outer layer of our skin. It can even cause skin diseases ! If sensitive skin is already usually delicate in itself, if we treat it with water with lime , the only thing we will achieve is that the chances of damaging our dermis are multiplied by two (it can even create atopic dermatitis ).
So now you know, if you're like me and you clean the shower every hundred in the wind, letting lime accumulate and clog the pipes... You'll have to start doing general cleaning every so often!
Also, taking into account that the same thing happens with the skin and that lime clogs our skin pores , we should also treat it more often! How about doing it with our
And, if you want to continue reading about the relationship between water and skin , keep reading about the benefits of sea water for the skin !
