Is it good to leave ocean salty water on my skin or take a shower?

Question

I've read many articles that sea water is good for our skin. Conversely, some may disagree... Where is the truth?

I have been practicing a habit of keeping the salt on my skin after coming home from the ocean swim and not taking shower.

Have I been doing a right thing, or been causing a damage to my skin?

Answer 1

Your body takes in and produces and expels salt.Salt plays a major role for keeping your body hydrated and your body naturally expels salt through urination and perspiration. As to for harming your skin, no it wont harm your skin, but it may help in producing a rash, or help clogging pores if left on with other dead skin cells. i would say if you are not in a hurry to take care of basic hygiene,it can stay on. but you might want to bathe regularly.excess salt tends to layer on your skin in a way that after about four hours of not showering and drying to room temperature,it itches quite bothersome.If you can take the itching and ocean smell, more power to ya>

Answer 2

ok its better to take a shower because if you don't your skin will dry up and i know this for a fact because i went to Florida and went in the ocean and i came out and my cuz went to take a shower and i didn't and the rest of the trip i was itching really bad and my skin felt really weird!

Answer 3

i suppose there are both for and against reasons...but maybe the answer isn't in the scientific facts or whatever...you should do which ever one makes your skin feel better...for me, i have heaps sensitive skin so i have to shower and not leave the salt water on my skin...but you should probably shower...i know cos i live in Australia near tonnes of beaches

Answer 4

The salt in ocean water will dry out your skin if you leave it there long enough

Answer 5

It won't really hurty you....though it might make you itchy and uncomfortable...and you will probably smell kind of fishy.