How long can you take a shower after cupping

September 14, 2023

Fire cupping is on fire in Rio! In the recent Rio Olympic Games swimming field, we saw many foreign swimmers with cupping marks on their backs, cupping has come out of the country and is accepted by more and more people. But cupping also has a lot to pay attention to, how long after the cupping can take a bath?

What is cupping?

Fire cupping is a Chinese medical method that uses a wooden, bamboo or glass jar as a tool to create negative pressure by burning, steam or pumping, so that the jar can be absorbed in the diseased area, generating warmth and stimulation, causing local congestion or bruising, thus achieving the purpose of curing the disease, with the efficacy of moving qi and blood, warming the meridians, relieving swelling and pain.

Why can't you take a bath immediately after fire cupping?

This is the result of the negative pressure formed when cupping, which makes the capillaries in the muscles be forced open and the microscopic blood vessels in the skin rupture, thus adsorbing the excess dampness and toxicity out of the body, which is a result of the fragile skin and open pores. of evil into the body.

How long after cupping can you take a bath?

Generally speaking, it is best not to take a bath within 3 hours after cupping, and it is recommended that you take a bath after 24 hours, that is, the next day. Because the pores of the skin are opened and enlarged within 3 hours after cupping, it is easy to take a bath at this time, so it is easy to catch a cold and the skin is also fragile, so bathing may stimulate its reaction such as breakage, itching and inflammation. After 24 hours, the pores of the skin become normal, the skin is not so sensitive and fragile, this time bathing, there is little damage to the body.

How to take a bath after fire cupping

1. After fire cupping, it is recommended to take a bath with warm water, the water temperature should be about 37 degrees Celsius. After fire cupping, the pores are in an open state, so do not use cold water to take a bath, which can easily make the cold invade the body. After cupping the skin is fragile, should not use too hot water to avoid scalding or stimulating the skin, making the skin itchy. 2. After the cupping bath, you can use a mild shower gel or soap bath, the irritation of the skin is small, do not use the irritating soap bath, which is easy to stimulate the skin. 3. After the cupping bath to gently scrub, do not rub the skin after the cupping, which is easy to rub the skin.

Tips

After cupping, take a bath to dry the water in time, wear good clothes to prevent a cold, keep the skin dry, and do not blow air conditioning immediately to prevent the invasion of cold and damp.

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