Homemade sunscreen contains completely natural ingredients such as: coconut oil, lavender oil, avocado, moisturizing milk … It sounds very safe for the skin. However, do these ingredients actually bring the desired sun protection effect?
BS. Hoang Van Tam, lecturer in Dermatology, Hanoi Medical University shared: Currently, the trend of making sunscreen at home is flourishing. Just go to google to search for the keyword “how to make sunscreen at home” will bring up 22 million results. This is a huge number that shows that people are very interested in beauty with natural products.
According to the recipe shared by everyone, the ingredients of homemade sunscreen include: natural oils (coconut oil, lemon, grapefruit oil, lavender oil, raspberry oil…); add nut butter, moisturizing milk; beeswax water resistant, anti sweat. People believe that when making a sunscreen product from this natural ingredient, it not only has the effect of sunscreen, preventing UV rays from penetrating the skin, but also has a skin-conditioning effect, avoiding unwanted effects such as: when using chemical sunscreen products. However, according to BS. Mind, the natural ingredients in homemade sunscreens are effective but to a lesser extent. For example, in coconut oil the SPF (with UV protection) is at 1-7; Shea butter and lavender oil SPF Besides, more seriously, the ingredients in homemade sunscreen can cause many side effects. Oils cause acne, comedones, allergic contact dermatitis. Especially coconut oil and olive oil make the roe heavier. 
The patient developed acne after 3 days of using coconut oil (BSCC photo) Evidence of complications when using coconut oil to beautify the skin, BS. Information Center: A female patient in her 20s came to the clinic with acne-prone skin after using coconut oil to moisturize. The girl said that with the desire to have smooth and shiny skin, she applied coconut oil regularly. However, after only 3 days, her skin started to break out, the acne spots were red and showed signs of festering. In this case, according to Dr. The patient’s mind will have to be treated for several weeks to a few months to get rid of the pustules. The “remnants” left behind will be the dark scars of acne. To avoid complications caused by ingredients in homemade sunscreen, Dr. Mind’s advice: Homemade sunscreen does not completely protect skin from the summer sun. Everyone needs to be careful when using homemade sunscreen. “Apart from the side effects of the oils in the product (acne, acne, dermatitis …), cosmetically, using homemade sunscreen does not help your skin look younger, but makes your skin look younger. looks greasy”, BS. Tam said. With conventional sunscreens, in order to use the absolute sun protection effect, everyone should apply a sufficient dose at the beginning is the most important. Also, reapply immediately after bathing, after sweating and every 2-3 hours. For oily skin, remove makeup, wash your face and reapply from the beginning or make up for the lost amount. Everyone should apply it 15-20 minutes before going out in the sun. In addition, people should use other sun protection measures to protect their skin.
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