[purpleRain]

Does it make a difference to wash your face with warm or cold water when it comes to great skin?

[magosienne]

i prefer warm. cold water closes your pores, so i would first use warm water to wash my face, then use cold water (in the form of a toner) to close the pores.
i consider also warm water to be ideal for my skin, i don't like much extreme temperatures. cold or hot temperatures turn my skin into a big red tomato

[monniej]

i don't know which is better, but i like luke warm.

[puncturedskirt]

I usually wash my face with hot water and then splash my face a couple times with cold when i'm done.

[love2482]

Warm water opens up pores, so I like to wash with it.

[Adrienne]

i prefer to wash my face in warm water to get dirt and makup completely out and then I splash cold water on afterwards to close my pores.

[GlossyAbby]

I like to use warm or sometimes hot water

[aney]

Warm water... maybe a bit cooler at the end!

[daer0n]

I use warm at first, then when im done washing i use cold to close pores =)

[spef29]

Sometimes your cleanser will specify on the bottle, at least those with some type of exfoliating acid tend too. Mine recommends using cool water.

Generally I like to use lukewarm to slightly warm water (105-110F...or around 40C)

I find too warm or hot is too drying (plus I turn bright red) and cool or cold doesn't seem to help my cleanser remove my makeup.

I don't splash with cold water since I know that pores don't open and close that way (contrary to popular belief), and cold water can be irritating. I wash with warm since it helps boost the detergency of my cleanser..

[purpleRain]

Aah I see. Thanks for sharing your hot/cold regimes...

I always wash my face with lukewarm water (when I am not taking a shower) to slightly cold. I was wondering about the pores indeed, that maybe they close when using a cold splash. Different opinions about that...

[tajameka]

i heard the pores do not ACTUALLY close or open by changing temperatures. i prefer warm water as well, but when my skin is irritated,i use use cold

[Retro-Violet]

Originally Posted by puncturedskirt

I usually wash my face with hot water and then splash my face a couple times with cold when i'm done.

ditto.

[Aprill]

Originally Posted by Labrat81

I don't splash with cold water since I know that pores don't open and close that way (contrary to popular belief), and cold water can be irritating. I wash with warm since it helps boost the detergency of my cleanser..

ITA!! I hate that pore myth!!!!!!