Cold bathing can be practiced in the following ways: 1. Washing the face with cold water. First, dip your face into cold or ice water, then fully exhale through the nose; rise up for inhalation, repeat for 5 to 10 times. Next, use a cold wet towel to rub the face, ears and neck, then wipe with a dry towel and end by rubbing the regions with the hands until turn warm and flushed.
Desert sand (color) Desert sand is a brilliant tan color. It may also be regarded as a deep tone of beige. Desert sand was used by General Motors, along with rosewood, as a paint color for their early Cadillacs. In 1998, desert sand was made into a Crayola crayon color. The color shown at right matches the palest of the three colors in the 3-color Desert Camouflage Uniform of United States armed forces, which in 1990 began to replace the 6-color Desert Battle Dress Uniform.
Highways, roads, bridges and many buildings are made of concrete. Sand is also used along with salt to melt ice on roads and to provide better traction in the snow. Silica sand is a very fine sand composed of quartz (a white to colorless mineral) and is mined in the southeastern part of Minnesota. It is used to make glass, as a source of silicon, and is used in oil drilling to improve the flow of oil to oil wells.