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by RyanOD 3553 days ago
I find that soaking my face for 20-30 seconds in very cold water multiple times each day seems remarkably helpful. Plus it gets me away from my laptop for a few minutes. It's also the last thing I do before I go to bed and the first thing I do when I wake up.

The initial thinking was that I could do this to help reduce swelling (tired, puffy eyes). No idea if that works, but it sure is refreshing.

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Cold water on the face stimulates the vagus nerve. :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vagus_nerve#Vagus_nerve_stimul...