【Laiwo Medical: Knowledge Sharing】Don't step on these pits while taking a shower! Your scar may have worsened in this way
Publish Date： 2025/12/26
After finishing the day's tiredness, take a hot bath, rub rich foam with fragrance bath gel, and then wrap a soft bath towel... This is a ceremony to relax the body and mind. But if you have new scars that are healing on your body, then the details in this "healing process" may need to be adjusted slightly. Because for fragile scar skin, this' comfort 'may become a burden.
Overheated water temperature, comfortable trap
Who doesn't love taking a hot bath in winter? But this scar is not very friendly to freshmen. When the water temperature exceeds 40 ℃, it will stimulate a large number of newly formed capillaries in the scar area, making the local inflammatory response "active", which may prolong the repair process that should have entered a stable period, exacerbate redness and itching. More importantly, high-temperature water can damage the natural sebum membrane of delicate and newly formed skin, causing damage to the skin barrier. The more you wash, the drier it becomes, and the drier it becomes, the more itchy it becomes.
Suggestion: Control the water temperature at 37-39 ℃, which feels warm and not too hot to touch. As the rinse is nearing completion, gently brush the scar area with slightly cooler water to help blood vessels contract and provide a calming and soothing effect.
Invisible friction, gentle injury
In order to pursue smooth skin, many people like to use exfoliating cream and bath towels when taking a shower. But these things are "super destructive tools" for scars. They rub back and forth, which can irritate the skin, especially when the skin is in a moist state. The stratum corneum is more fragile and sensitive, and this friction can further damage the skin barrier at the scar site, inducing or aggravating pigmentation of the scar, making the scar color darker.
Suggestion: When cleaning, rub the bath gel into rich foam, gently "apply" it to the scar, and rinse it with water after a short stay. When wiping dry, please use a clean and soft cotton towel to absorb moisture by pressing, instead of wiping back and forth.
Complex ingredients, well intentioned burden
You should know that the skin barrier at the scar site is much more fragile than normal skin, absorbs things quickly, and is more easily stimulated. During the first 3-6 months after scar healing, when it is not completely stable, don't rush to use functional body creams that contain high concentrations of fruit acids, whitening ingredients, or complex ingredients, as they can easily irritate scars. At this stage, the most important thing for the skin is to steadily repair the barrier, rather than rushing to "accelerate metabolism" and fade it.
Suggestion: Before the scar is stable, give priority to products with simple ingredients and focus on moisturizing and repairing, and avoid products with heavy essence or complex ingredients.
Laiwo Medical summarizes for you that from now on, if you have new scars on your body, you should remember these three points when taking a shower: control the water temperature, clean gently, and keep the ingredients simple. Avoiding the daily habit of doing bad things with good intentions is the best support for new skin.
