Apart from using your usual skincare products, rubbing something as simple as an ice cube all over your face and neck area just once a day comes with superior benefits and will definitely aid your skin care products to show better and faster results. If you are still not convinced, then DW, because you soon will be!
1. Benefits of rubbing an ice cube on the face
– Heals and prevents acne
One of the most amazing benefits of regularly rubbing an ice cube on your face is its ability to heal and prevent acne. It does so because the cooling properties of ice help to seriously calm and soothe inflamed skin and minimise the size of your pores. This, in turn, results in a reduction of excess sebum production, which is why you see a great improvement in your acne in just a short period of time.
– Reduces puffy eyes
Puffy eyes can occur due to a variety of reasons, but the most common ones are lack of sleep and eye strain due to sitting in front of a digital screen for a long period of time. Rubbing an ice cube from your inner eye corner, upwards, towards your brow bone in a circular motion helps drain the excess fluid from the area and helps make your eyes appear a lot less tired and more awake. Add a little bit of black coffee to your ice cube, and you’d notice much faster results, we promise!
– Shrinks the appearance of pores
If you have oily or combination skin, then there is a high chance that you’ve got large, visible pores on your face. But fret not, because rubbing ice cubes on your face every day is the cheapest and easiest solution to this problem. This is because ice cubes help clear out the dirt and other impurities stuck in those pores and help keep them clean. The cold compressing effect provided by the ice facial also shrinks the size of your pores, thereby making them appear a lot smaller over time.
– Adds a healthy glow
Another great benefit of rubbing an ice cube on your face is that it promotes better blood circulation in the area. And with improved blood circulation, there is an improvement in the flow of oxygen, nutrients and vitamins to your face. All of these things combined, work to give your skin a beautiful and healthy glow. Additionally, rubbing an ice cube on the face also helps increase the absorption of your skincare products, due to the restriction of capillaries that help in pulling the product into your skin. This helps your products work a lot better, which further improves the look and feel of your skin.
2. Other ingredients to add to your ice cubes
In order to increase the effectiveness of your ice facial and to target specific skin concerns, adding a few other ingredients to it really works. To help you get started, here are certain easily available, yet superbly potent ingredients you can start with…
1. Aloe vera –
If you have severely dry and dehydrated skin, then adding a little natural and organic aloe vera gel will be really helpful. All you need to do is extract some gel from the leaf (you can even use a store-bought one), grind it in a mixture to make it runny and then freeze it like you normally would.
2. Rosewater –
If you are dealing with rashes, allergies or any other form of inflammation, adding a few drops of rose water to your usual ice cube will work wonders. The anti-inflammatory properties of rose water help soothe angry and irritated skin while adding a beautiful glow.
3. Green tea –
All of us know the antioxidant and detoxifying properties of green tea. Therefore, freezing green tea and then applying it on your face once or twice a day will deliver the goodness of an ice facial coupled with an antioxidant boost.
