Charlotte Cho spoke to Buzfeed and this is what she told them: ‘Hot water coming straight onto your face can strip away your natural oils and leave your skin barrier weak, vulnerable and cracked.’

So basically the nice hot shower you’ve been looking forward to all day could actually be behind you dry, easily irritated complexion. Yikes.

Tina Cho, beauty contributor at Soko Glam’s blok Klog, recommends cleansing your face before you hop in the shower. She double cleanses and moisturises with a facial oil, which also creates a protective barrier on the skin, preventing the moisture from evaporating.

‘Since I began cleansing and prepping my skin with oil, I’ve noticed that my face is significantly less dry after I shower, even if I accidentally had shampoo runoff on my face and had to rinse off with hot water in the shower,’ says Cho.

Soko Glam’s founder, however, doesn’t stick to this regime. She says you can wash your face before or after your shower, as long as you’re treating your skin gently.

Moral of the story – keep your face out of the shower as much as possible and only wash your face using warm water. You can thank us later.

By Kristina Ivanova