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Are cool baths healthier?
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See below: Not healthier. Maybe beneficial if have eczema.
Answered 9/28/2012
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Not necessarily: Some find comfort from cooling baths and others prefer warming baths. They have the same overall effect and neither is "healthier" than the other.
Answered 9/27/2014
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