Is it harmful to wash your hair with cold water during menstruation?

Women have their menstruation every month, and this period is also the time when a woman’s body is at its weakest. Everyone knows that women must pay attention to keeping their bodies warm during menstruation. They must not use cold water or eat raw or cold food, as this will have a great impact on women's bodies. However, there are still many women who wash their hair with cold water during menstruation. Some people think that it is okay to wash your hair with cold water occasionally. Actually, it is not. Let me tell you what will happen if you wash your hair with cold water during menstruation.

The older generation will tell you that it is forbidden to wash your hair during menstruation, drink cold drinks, eat more foods that promote metabolism, and avoid lifting heavy objects, staying up late, or doing intense exercise a week before the menstrual period, so as to prevent blood clots. Because women's pelvic cavity is in a state of congestion during menstruation, the blood flow to other parts of the body will be relatively less, and naturally the blood flow to the head will also be less; if the scalp is exposed to cold water at this time, the blood vessels on the scalp will contract, which will further reduce the blood flow and cause poor blood circulation. Therefore, you should pay special attention to keeping your body warm and avoid washing your hair and taking a bath with cold water. If you really have to wash your hair, you should use a hair dryer to dry it immediately after washing it to avoid being caught in the cold.

During menstruation, blood circulation is relatively poor. Washing your hair will cause blood to concentrate in the head, affecting the blood circulation in the uterus. It will prevent the blood in the uterus from being discharged smoothly, which can easily cause a decrease in menstrual blood volume or menstrual pain, and make the menstruation become disordered. Washing your hair with cold water will also cause the pores on the hair roots to open. If you catch a cold at this time, it will easily lead to headaches, especially if you wash your hair at night or before going to bed. Gynecologists point out that girls' qi and blood need to be nourished by heat and cannot be stimulated by cold. Washing your hair with cold water is harmful rather than beneficial.

The above is the answer to the question of what happens if women wash their hair with cold water during menstruation. Many girls actually don’t have any taboos on these things, so they don’t deliberately avoid anything. However, if women often wash their hair with cold water or eat raw or cold food during menstruation, it can easily have a very big impact on their future life, so you must pay attention.