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Beautiful and young skin without acne is a real woman’s dream, regardless of age and occupation. Every woman wants to look good, even if finances and time do not allow for competent skin care. This is how various advices of grandmothers and girlfriends are born, as well as branded “life cards” that filled the Internet pages.
So, one girl miraculously solved the problem with the help of some ingredient, and now a priori attributed unique properties to it, and even advised her friends on the blog.
The faster the Internet develops and the more expensive professional cosmetics, the more various tricks and beauty procedures for home care appear.
Today we give an example of 10 of the most dangerous home care products that are still “walking” on the net and in demand.
10 Hydrogen peroxide for skin whitening
Our grannies bleached their hair with peroxide to become an attractive blonde for men without the need to purchase expensive foreign dye.
The ability of peroxide to lighten was transferred to the skin to achieve aristocratic pallor and get rid of freckles and age spots.
Does the remedy help? Perhaps it allows you to lighten a small spot from post-acne. But not without negative consequences.
After regular use of peroxide, the skin becomes very dry, loses its natural turgor and elasticity, begins to peel off unpleasantly and become covered with red lesions. In the worst case, you can get a severe chemical burn.
9. egg white mask
Well, firstly, smearing such mucus on the face is not entirely pleasant – there are home remedies that are more fragrant and interesting in texture.
And secondly, raw egg white contains parasites (for example, salmonella) and other bacteria that will gladly penetrate the microcracks and pores of your skin, contributing to the development of the inflammatory process.
So, trying to moisturize and nourish the skin, you can get a whole bunch of rashes and blackheads.
8. Natural cosmetics “out of the fridge”
Cucumbers on the eyes, sour cream on the cheeks, lemon juice on age spots … Girls do not hesitate to try literally everything on their faces that happened to be lying around in the refrigerator. And it seems that masks made from natural ingredients will certainly give a wonderful result.
Some remedies really help with certain problems, but this is all very individual and depends on the type of skin, its sensitivity, the presence of congenital or systemic diseases.
Many products from the refrigerator are the strongest allergens that provoke rashes and skin trauma. Others contain plenty of organic acids, which, if abused, provoke a chemical burn and the appearance of age spots.
7. Homemade chemical face peel
The peeling procedure at the cosmetologist is quite expensive, so the girls set about inventing budget home options.
This is how the most amazing combinations of acids are applied to the face, ranging from organic fruit or vegetable acids to chemical ones purchased at a pharmacy.
As a result, along with the keratinized layer of the skin and the contents of the pores, the nutrients of the cells leave. This is how erythema (acute inflammation of the skin) develops, demarcation lines, chemical burns and focal pigmentation appear.
6. Mattifying deodorant
Noticing how well the deodorant dries the skin of the armpits, the girls managed to apply it on their faces as a degreaser and matting agent. And anyway, the antiperspirant is designed to fight excess liquid sweat, not thick sebum.
As a result of the use of the product on the face, the skin pores are clogged, and all the fat produced remains in the glands. This is how subcutaneous pimples, acne and acute inflammation appear. And the deodorant contains aggressive chemicals, so allergies and irritation of the epidermis will not keep you waiting.
5. Petrolatum
For lack of an alternative, our grandmothers used Vaseline to lubricate flaky and irritated skin. The tool created a thin film, protecting the epidermis from the aggressive effects of dry winds and hard frosts.
However, a cheap dense agent not only creates a film, but also clogs the pores, blocking the normal functioning of the sebaceous glands. As a result of the regular use of petroleum jelly, rashes and inflammations, fats appear.
4. Aspirin for rashes on the face
Crush a pill, moisten with saliva and apply on a pimple or herpes – this is the advice you can find on the Internet. He has actually been for many decades, because in this way our grandmothers dried various inflammations.
But, people, salicylic and acetylsalicylic acids are components of different nature, so you should not attribute the same properties to them.
Aspirin is an aggressive agent that can leave a chemical burn and lead to an imbalance in the pH balance of the skin.
3. sugar scrub
The abrasive properties of sugar are hard to miss, which is why recipes for homemade peels or scrubs include this ingredient in one way or another. However, sugar, like soda, is a harsh ingredient, especially when it comes to sensitive facial skin.
Sugaring effectively removes hair from dense areas of the skin of the legs or provides excellent drainage to thighs with cellulite. But in terms of skin cleansing, the method is doubtful – black dots remain in place, but new scratches, microcracks and foci of irritation appear.
2. Acne Toothpaste
A very extravagant method to dry the skin of the face. Of course, toothpaste contains antibacterial components in small concentrations. But professional acne remedies for the face also contain them! As well as vegetable herbs, natural fruits and vegetables.
So why torture a harmless pimple with such an aggressive composition. As a result, perhaps the inflammation will dry out faster, but the entire focus around will dry out and begin to peel off. So it’s not far from burns or age spots.
1. apple cider vinegar instead of tonic
Drying the skin of the face with alcohol or apple cider vinegar is a favorite procedure for lovers of homemade recipes. Such homemade lotions greatly disrupt the pH of the skin, leading to dehydration and early wilting.
And it also increases the likelihood of simply burning the delicate epidermis with a high concentration of homemade lotion, and then you have to remove age spots and regenerate damage in very expensive ways.
Each person should analyze the information that he reads, and not take it for granted.
For example, if the glue is intended to bond metal and paper, then you should not try to use it as a blackhead peeling. Isn’t that logical?
Nevertheless, girls continue to make the same mistakes, listening to their girlfriends-advisers. And then a dermatologist or a professional cosmetologist has to deal with the consequences of experiments for months.