New Delhi, July 6 -- Skin icing, also known as ice facial, which includes people either dunking their face in a bowl full of ice water or applying ice cube on their face, is currently one of the hottest skincare trends.

Many believe using ice cubes on the skin can function as a natural make up primer, reduce puffiness of the face and eyes, and even help make the face tighter and more toned. However, as with most recent beauty trends, there is little scientific evidence available to prove whether an ice facial really works.

Why not instead opt for something that actually gives visible results, is scientifically proven to be skin-friendly, and also provides additional skin benefits? I am talking about using pure rose water, or gulab jal i...