We recently rented a hot tub for two weeks. Well, it was actually a charity raffle item that my (now husband) won, and we of course were more than happy to take it. Although I still prefer the dry heat of a sauna, it was nice to experience the wet heat and muscle relaxing power of the jets in the hot tub for a few days. I must say though, getting out of it into the cold night and running inside was not my cup of tea! They are, however, a bit more romantic than a sauna is, and that was our goal since we just got married a few weeks ago. I remembered, since the intense smell of chlorine set it off in my memory, that when I was younger and really struggle with acne pretty badly, that my acne used to actually clear up when I happened to go in the pool several days in a row. I always wondered if the chlorine or the combination of the usual chlorine and sun exposure had anything to do with my suddenly pristine skin. Of course, then the hormones would come along and the days when you couldn’t go swimming because it was just too cold, and you’d inevitably break out again, but it was nice for a few days to have a clear complexion after going in a chlorine soaked pool. I have to admit, I don’t like chlorine, and the smell of it makes me nauseous sometimes, which is why I’m not particularly a fan of highly chlorinated pools and spas, since they have to continuously pour this noxious chemical in them to stave off mildew and mold, but I do think there is something to it helping to keep clear skin. Although now, with my more mature skin that I’m in my thirties, I actually noticed it really dried my face out and I had to heavily moisturize. However, I believe the reason it has benefits against acne is because it kills surface bacteria, and bacteria on the surface and in the pores is essentially what causes acne lesions. I’m sure that over time chlorine isn’t good for the skin, and I even have my doubts about how good it is for your body in general, exposing it to high levels of this potent chemical, after all, it does turn blond hair green, so what should that tell you!? However, I can’t ignore the fact that it does seem to help clear acne in some ways.

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