Everyone’s facial skin is different, which can be divided into four types: dry skin, oily skin, combination skin (oily T-zone) and sensitive skin. Fruits also have many types, if temporarily classifying them according to taste, there are basically three types: sweet (banana, watermelon, sweetened yogurt …), sour (tomato, lemon, strawberry, orange) , grapefruit …), tasteless fruits (cucumbers, potatoes, beans…). However, the fact that each fruit is suitable for each person’s skin is not simple. Using a fruit mask should also be cautious. Illustration Specific information on this issue, Dr. Huynh Huy Hoang, Dermatology Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City said that sweet fruits are not good for the skin but only beneficial for bacteria. The more sweet fruit you add, the more bacteria will grow. Avoid sweet fruits and sweetened yogurts. Sour fruits contain fruit acids with mild bleaching properties, so they work to slough off dead cells on the skin. Therefore, it is best to use it only once a week. Do not mix many types of fruit to make a face mask because it can be ineffective, even more harmful to the skin. The most commonly used fruit is cucumber. Normally, using cucumber is very simple, just grate it very thin and then apply it on your face. However, even this “gentle” type can be troublesome if used incorrectly. There have been many cases of skin becoming red after applying cucumbers just because they did not cut the two ends of the melon to rub off the plastic. Cucumber sap causes skin allergies, causing the skin to become red. If you put on a cucumber, you will still get sunburned if you have just finished taking care of your skin and go outside. Not to mention, if the fruit contains toxic chemicals, the more harmful it is to the user’s skin. Mild redness, severe itching can be infected, festering is very dangerous. Therefore, depending on your skin type, you should choose accordingly. People with dry skin should choose fruits containing fat or mix more olive oil, milk to add fat and moisture to the skin, helping the skin not to be wrinkled, premature aging. If the skin has a lot of dead cells, you should apply a mask with olive oil with a few drops of lemon or mashed steamed potatoes mixed with whey or pureed strawberries mixed with unsweetened raw milk. People with oily skin should use sour and tasteless fruits. When applying cucumber, it is necessary to wait until the water in the cucumber slice is completely drained, then peel it back from the bottom of the chin (peeling from the top down is easy to cause sagging skin, premature aging). Oil, residue and dead cells will stick to the cucumber slices, so the skin is cleansed. Particularly sour fruits should be mixed with fat-free, sugar-free milk so that the skin has more nutrients without being “flooded in oil”. According to Dr. Le Thai Van Thanh – University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Ho Chi Minh City, people with oily skin in the T-zone, the rest of the skin is normal, should be cared for like oily skin. Thus, it is recommended to use tasteless fruits, mixed with milk is best. Particularly those with sensitive skin should test the reaction with the fruit before putting it on their face. Ideally, skin should be nourished after dinner, apply the mask for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Remember, carelessly washing your face, the fruit acid left on the skin will continue to “work” making the skin prone to redness and peeling. A mask once or twice a week is enough, if you apply too much, the skin will be “overeating” with nutrients. Finally, the hygiene stage, it is necessary to wash the face thoroughly after applying the mask. Fruits used as masks also need to be preliminarily cleaned and used with separate tools (mortar, pestle, mask stick …) to ensure hygiene and do not mix other substances. And a final note is to choose clean fruit at reputable fruit stores, the origin is clearly the best way to make a mask.

The suffering called gray hair is not only for women. Recently, Doctor – Doctor Le Thai Van Thanh, Head of Dermatology – Aesthetic Skin Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, has just received a case related to hair dye. Patient is male, name P.D.T. (56 years old, living in Tan Binh district, HCMC. Mr. T. went to the doctor because his whole body was covered with urticarial papules, itchy and uncomfortable. At first, the patient did not think it was due to the hair dye. He worried that maybe he had liver disease that caused the skin rash. To dye your hair safely at home, choose a single-phase dye and avoid getting the dye in your eyes After examining, the doctor found that Mr. T.’s hair appeared to be freshly dyed; Outlining the hair for examination, the doctor noted that the patient’s scalp was inflamed. When the doctor asked, it was true that the patient dyed her hair at home three days ago. This is also the first time Mr. T. dyes his hair at home because he is afraid that going to the salon may be at risk of infection. This is also the cause of the patient’s overall skin irritation. According to Dr. Thanh, at the salon, when dyeing our hair, we will lie on the bed to wash our hair, if irritation occurs, it will only be in the scalp area. And Mr. T., after applying dye to his hair, when rinsing his hair, the patient combined a shower with a standing shower. Therefore, the hair dye has followed the water to the body, thereby causing skin irritation on a large scale. Scalp blisters, oozing fluid Not only Doctor Van Thanh, specialist doctor II Le Vi Anh, Department of Dermatology – Aesthetics, University Hospital of Medicine and Pharmacy, also recorded male patients with NVD. (50 years old, living in Binh Tan district, Ho Chi Minh City) suffered from irritant dermatitis after dyeing her hair at home. Mr. D. came to the doctor with a condition that not only the scalp but also the dyed parts such as the neck and nape were itchy. Due to the patient scratching, this area of ​​the skin is ulcerated, showing signs of festering, bacterial superinfection. A few days ago, another case had to go to the doctor due to irritant dermatitis with hair dye. The patient is Ms. THY (39 years old, living in Thu Duc city). Ms. Y. has gray hair early, every month she has to go to a hair salon to dye her hair gray. Since the situation of the COVID-19 epidemic became complicated, she did not dare to go to the hairdresser anymore. Although limited to public places, she still has to go to work and interact with colleagues every day. Her hair with white hairline makes her lose confidence when interacting with others. To overcome that situation, Ms. Y bought home dye to treat gray hair by herself. According to the instructions for use, she mixed the medicine and applied it to the hairline. After a while of smearing her face and towel, she also completed the process of dyeing her hair. After dyeing her hair, the part that needs to be black is not black, but the hair dyed in fashion has been blackened with drugs. About two days later, her scalp was covered with blisters and fluid that stuck to her hair. Signs of scalp irritation not only do not go away, but the hair roots also have pus. Irritation to hair dye is usually slow The mechanism of hair dye at the salon is usually divided into three phases: oxidizing the pigment on the hair fiber, making the hair fibrous and porous, and incubating the color so that the color particles get into the hair to make the hair colored. Outside the salon, the hair dyeing process is more complicated, so the hair will also last longer. At home, the drugs people buy to dye themselves are usually simpler, the chemicals are mixed together once (collected into one phase), so the color is not as stable and the concentration of chemicals is also less than in the store. Whether you are dyeing single phase or three phase, if the body is sensitive, the risk of an allergic reaction is still the same. However, for contact dermatitis, the allergy will be non-sensitizing, immediate and severe like anaphylaxis. Patients’ reactions to hair dye usually appear slowly (about 2-3 days after dyeing). Then, the symptoms began to appear from mild to severe depending on the case. The patient began to see the scalp blistering, blistering; More seriously, the area of ​​the skin exposed to the dye will be slippery, ulcerated, pus-filled, and infected. At this time, if not treated promptly, the superinfection will worsen, even progressing to sepsis. Some patients, after being diagnosed with irritant dermatitis with hair dye, wondered: “Why did I dye this dye last time, but there was no abnormality but only the second or third time?”. Doctor Van Thanh explained that, for the first time, the body did not clearly recognize the “foreign substance”, so there was only a slight reaction or no strange signs. However, the next times, because the body’s protective barrier has prepared a full “weapon” to “fight” with the foreign substance, the reactions are more sensitive and pronounced. How to dye your own hair safely? To dye your hair at home beautifully and safely, you should choose dyes of big, reputable brands. In particular, it is recommended to use single-phase dyes (although this drug is not as colorfast as the three-phase type, but the chemical concentration is lower, unfortunately causing irritation or incidents is also less influential). Dyeing hair is beautiful or not depends on the skillful skills of each person, when applying the medicine, it is all over the hair layers or not. When dyeing your hair, you should avoid letting the dye come into contact with your eyes (which can damage the cornea). When discharging the dye, you should keep your head down to avoid the dye flowing all over the body. It is very difficult for patients with irritant dermatitis after dyeing their hair at home to stop dyeing their hair, because graying hair will make them lose confidence, seriously affecting communication, social relationships and relationships. Work. According to Dr. Van Thanh, those who are sensitive to hair dye, if they have chosen a drug that does not irritate the scalp, they should remember and use it, do not change to a new drug. Changing hair dye causes the scalp to try to adapt once more. After dyeing your hair, if you see any itchy rash on any part of your body, especially when these signs tend to increase, you need to see a dermatologist for intervention. timely handling. According to the Women in Ho Chi Minh City