[explosiive]

Right, I've always had good skin but I decided to start drinking water recently, just for general health reasons/lose a bit of weight and my skin has gone to ****. Whatt? All these reports on how water is good for your skin is LIES.

[-WhySoSerious?]

How much are you drinking?

General consensus now is that you should drink enough to keep you hydrated. Don't just drink for drinkings sake

[explosiive]

Originally Posted by Amm0

How much are you drinking?

General consensus now is that you should drink enough to keep you hydrated. Don't just drink for drinkings sake

I don't. I just make sure I always have a bottle of water with me when I need a drink, to keep me hydrated.

About 5 x 75cl a day I suppose.

Not really a serious thread, I'm just pissed off! I want to keep drinking water instead of the usual fizzy crap, but ahh my skin

[Complex Simplicity]

Originally Posted by Amm0

How much are you drinking?

General consensus now is that you should drink enough to keep you hydrated. Don't just drink for drinkings sake

exactly. The 'drink 5 litres of water per day' is bull****.' The body requires 5 Litres of water but get's a large amount from other sources like food, air and drinks that aren't necessarily water.

[Tinkerbee]

I drink loooads and have reasonably good skin, so probably counts for nothing

[pink99]

If you continue drinking it for a while then it should be okay. But it's not just water it's the food you eat aswell and the exercise, etc that matters too!

[AdvancedWave]

Originally Posted by Complex Simplicity

exactly. The 'drink 5 litres of water per day' is bull****.' The body requires 5 Litres of water but get's a large amount from other sources like food, air and drinks that aren't necessarily water.

Air? Its not that humid.

[Complex Simplicity]

Originally Posted by AdvancedWave

Air? Its not that humid.

Yes a portion of the water the body get's is from the air, something like 7%

[pink99]

It's sposed to aswell! So jus keep drinking it

[3105]

It has really helped my skin, maybe something else has changed for you .

[MakingMoves]

Maybe its something else thats causing your skin to go all funny. ?

[Poica]

Originally Posted by Complex Simplicity

exactly. The 'drink 5 litres of water per day' is bull****.' The body requires 5 Litres of water but get's a large amount from other sources like food, air and drinks that aren't necessarily water.

5 litres!!! I'm sure it was 2 litres...

Even then, there's no scientific evidence to suggest that drinking that much water makes any actual difference to your skin. And there's no evidence that water is better than tea or squash for hydration.
People claim it to make a difference to them in personal testimonies, but I suspect that this is more psychological than anything. If it's not helping your skin and you dislike drinking water, stop bothering to drink so much. It's not necessary.

[Jeppaloth]

Originally Posted by Complex Simplicity

Yes a portion of the water the body get's is from the air, something like 7%

Do you not also loose that?

[explosiive]

Originally Posted by Poica

5 litres!!! I'm sure it was 2 litres...

Even then, there's no scientific evidence to suggest that drinking that much water makes any actual difference to your skin. And there's no evidence that water is better than tea or squash for hydration.
People claim it to make a difference to them in personal testimonies, but I suspect that this is more psychological than anything. If it's not helping your skin and you dislike drinking water, stop bothering to drink so much. It's not necessary.

I don't dislike drinking water, I like drinking water. It helps me loose weight, gives me more energy and I like the taste. However the whole skin thing is ridiculous. I just don't understand how water can make my perfectly good skin bad, when nothing else (eating/exercise habits) has changed.

Not like I was expecting anyone on here to have the answer... just a general thread about the strangeness of it really.

[Complex Simplicity]

Originally Posted by Jeppaloth

Do you not also loose that?

You do know the amount of water you take in is equal to the amount you lose?

[Amelorn]

Water does hydrate better than soda. When I switched to water-only, I dropped several pounds very quickly, as my body was flushing out stored water.

As for your skin, it's a mixture of good hydration, a balanced diet (oils and fats can help the skin), and hygiene/care will go a long way.

[Tut.exe]

well i dont think water is something bad for your skin. Maybe you got some allergies to its content or something... Or you got poor diet.

[pink99]

Originally Posted by Amelorn

Water does hydrate better than soda. When I switched to water-only, I dropped several pounds very quickly, as my body was flushing out stored water.

As for your skin, it's a mixture of good hydration, a balanced diet (oils and fats can help the skin), and hygiene/care will go a long way.

Can oils and fats really HELP the skin??? Thought it makes it worse..

[Rainbow_1985]

I remember Dr Oz on Oprah saying that water has no effect on ur skin ...he tested it on twins

[Syafiquaaa]

Originally Posted by Tut.exe

well i dont think water is something bad for your skin. Maybe you got some allergies to its content or something... Or you got poor diet.

Hahahahaha your signature is the best!