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I'm sorry, but please think very carefully about this. Exactly how would "closed pores" change thermal regulation? You don't need a biology degree to work out t

I'm sorry, but please think very carefully about this. Exactly how would "closed pores" change thermal regulation? You don't need a biology degree to work out that this is at best a minor effect compared to evaporation. You're bathing yourself in hot water which will raise your body temperature. Afterwards it'll evaporate and remove some of that energy and by compariosn, yeah it'll be cooler. But you can get the exact same effect by taking a cold shower.

vacri 9y ago
> Exactly how would "closed pores" change thermal regulation? Less sweat, where the cooling mechanism is evaporation.
- jerkstate 9y ago
  It doesn't matter at all if the water evaporating from your skin is sweat or from the shower, the phase change is what transfers thermal energy from your body. So, cold water will remove slightly more heat warming to the point of evaporation (about 4 joules per gram per degree Celsius difference) but the latent heat of evaporation of water is about 2000 joules per gram, which is much more than the difference between hot and cold water. So it doesn't matter that much whether the water is cold or hot, just that it evaporates off your skin and takes the heat with it.