Having fair skin is the wish of many women, but the following 4 skin whitening methods are recommended by dermatologists, as it can damage the skin. The wish of many women, but the following 4 skin whitening methods are recommended by dermatologists, as they can damage the skin.
This article by Dermatology Professor Duong Hy Xuyen (China) recommends the skin whitening forms that are common among Asian women today.
Professor, Doctor of Dermatology Duong Hy Xuyen
For Asian women, skin whitening seems endless.
Everyone has tried a number of skin whitening products, skin care methods or beauty treatments, … in more or less different levels.
Some may be effective, and more may be ineffective.
Today, I will tell you about 4 common “pits” on women’s skin whitening path, which are not only ineffective in improving skin tone, but they can even cause skin whitening. Harmful to your whole body and health.
1, The safety of the skin whitening injection is still in doubt
The main ingredients of these injectable whitening drugs are usually vitamin C, tranexamic acid, glutathione, … and the price is generally not high. Some people may become whiter after the injection, but it doesn’t give a good effect in terms of what we actually see.
More importantly, there are not enough research data to support the safety and long-term effects of the large amounts of these ingredients delivered into the body.
In addition, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a special warning that injectable skin whitening products have not been approved. The whitening injection products may contain substances of unknown origin, related to a safety concern. Frequent non-routine injections can also cause infectious diseases.
2, Oral whitening pills and whitening liquids are not necessarily safe
Oral medications or skin whitening solutions often contain vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin E, glutathione or other more complex substances.
In theory, these ingredients may have a certain whitening effect, but the biggest problem with whitening pills is safety.
Currently, there is not enough data to prove the safety of these ingredients when taken orally, the amount we need to take for effective skin whitening, and whether long-term use causes side effects.
These are areas that need to be studied further in the medical field, rather than simply stacking theoretical whitening ingredients together and combining different whitening drugs.
The main ingredient of some skin whitening drugs is tranexamic acid
Tranexamic acid is commonly used to treat fungal scalp disease and other skin problems, but as a prescription drug, it has many contraindications to its use and can also potentially cause an adverse reaction. Harmful application.
Even when indicated, the recommended oral dosage of many such skin-whitening drugs is much higher than the one recommended by your doctor, and taking it on your own would pose a great risk of unsafety.
3, Be wary of advertising products with fast and good whitening effect
Normal skin whitening products need to be used for 2 to 3 months to have a certain effect.
For some products that claim to have noticeable changes in skin color within 1 to 2 weeks of use, we should be wary of any addition of illegal substances without know.
For example, mercury is an element that is often illegally added to whitening products. It has a good whitening effect in a short time but is very toxic; Mercury salts in illegal skin care products are easily absorbed through the skin into the bloodstream, causing damage to the body, such as causing brain or liver damage.
4, Wash your face with milk, rice water or vinegar can not whiten your face
Milk and rice water contain certain nutrients, so many people think that washing your face with rice water will bring nutrients to your skin. However, in fact, there is no other benefit besides speeding up the reproduction of bacteria on the skin.
Vinegar is an acidic and very irritating substance, washing your face with vinegar can burn your face and your skin barrier will also be destroyed.
After reading the above content, you should know that the skin whitening methods introduced by many people are not sure to be reliable, and do not be easy to believe, you only see temporary whitening but cannot see side effects afterwards.
The correct skin bleaching method needs to be confirmed to be effective under the premise of science. Do not arbitrarily whiten without understanding the harmful effects behind.
* According to The Paper, Weixin
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