Viral Covering Faces With Ice Water Becomes A Beauty Trend, Is It Really Beneficial?

JAKARTA - The beauty trend of soaking the face with ice water recently went viral after Ashton Hall's fitness influencer was carried out.

In his Instagram upload, Ashton Hall shared his morning routine, one of which submerged his face with ice water before starting exercise. To do this activity, Ashton prepared a bowl filled with ice cubes.

Ashton then added water from the Saratoga Spring Water brand, premium mineral water packaged in a blue bottle and priced at around Rp. 650 thousand per box.

He added, lemon slices into the bowl, then dips his face.

Ashton Hall's routine dips its face into the ice water every morning has gone viral and has gone viral.

Many followed it until some were curious about the benefits of dipping their faces into ice water.

Quoted from NDTV, on Friday, March 28, 2025, the dermatologist, Jaishree Shadar revealed about the benefits of diping the face into ice water.

He said this could help reduce swelling in the face.

If you experience swelling in the face, the effect of ice can make it decrease in a few hours. So, there's nothing wrong with this trend," said Jaishree Shad.

Another benefit of dipting your face into ice water is that it provides a refreshing effect, controls oil levels, and relieves inflamed acne.

However, Jaishree said that diping your face into ice water should not be done too often. This is because exposure to excessive ice water can dry or dehydrated skin, irritation, especially for those who have sensitive skin.

"Don't do it too often because exposure to extreme ice water can make the skin dehydrated," he suggested.