As a woman, it is important to maintain your appearance, even if you are a mother. Not only trying to maintain an ideal body shape, paying attention to dress style, but maintaining healthy skin, both face and body, is part of your efforts to maintain your appearance.
To maintain healthy skin, not a few women are willing to spend big to do various types of skin care or buy products skin care at a price that is not cheap. However, if you are the type of person who prefers to make things your own alias do it yourself (DIY), make skin care using natural ingredients that are easily available doesn’t hurt either. All thrift right, Moms?
But when you DIY skin care, it’s good Moms need to pay attention to the ingredients skin care which you will use. Moms need to avoid the use of some DIY materials skin care the following which actually does not provide benefits for the health of your skin it is even feared that it could cause skin problems.
1. Egg White
Having tight skin is certainly every woman’s dream, especially as we get older. Maybe you have heard that egg white is useful for tightening facial skin and minimizing your pores.
But this isn’t promising, Moms. Once applied to your face, egg whites only stick to the top layer of your skin. The skin does not absorb any nutrients or properties from the egg whites, so you don’t get the effect of tightening the skin or minimizing the effect of the pores.
Egg white face masks are known to make skin feel dry. In addition, eggs are also known to have a risk of bacterial contamination Salmonella. When you apply a raw egg mask that is contaminated with bacteria Salmonella and get into the area near your mouth, this can lead to further gastrointestinal infections.
2. Gula
Usually sugar is used as a DIY scrub to peel off dead skin. Although it tends to be safe when used on other parts of the body, DIY use scrub made from sugar is not recommended for use on the face.
This is because facial skin is smoother and thinner than the rest of the body. While sugar has a rough and gritty texture, which can easily scratch the face and cause skin damage and blemishes which can later lead to infection.
3. Lemon or lime juice
Usually lemon or lime juice is used as a DIY material toner to clean blemishes on the face. Many people believe that the acidity and antibacterial properties present in lemon or lime juice can help get rid of acne. Although this is not entirely wrong, the use of this material can be harmful to the skin and cause long-term negative effects.
Launch page Daily Mom, fresh lemon or lime juice has a pH of about 2. When used repeatedly, it can upset the pH balance of the skin on the face, leaving dry skin and risk of irritation. Furthermore, the use of citrate juice in DIY making skin care can also cause possible second degree burns. Lemons and limes contain compounds called psoralen, which can cause sensitivity to sunlight, also known as phototoxicity. Basking in the sun after applying lemon or lime juice on your face can cause serious chemical burns.
4. Coconut Oil
According to dr. Gretchen Frieling, a dermatologist, says coconut oil is comedogenic, which gets absorbed into the skin, clogs pores and causes more breakouts. Even when used as a facial cleanser, after you wash your face, coconut oil leaves a thin film that can clog your pores. Instead of using coconut oil as an ingredient in your facial skin care, you should use coconut oil for hair care and as a foot moisturizer.
5. Apple Cider Vinegar
Not a few people claim that apple cider vinegar can help clear acne and fade scars and age spots. However, it turns out that apple cider vinegar has very high acid levels, which can corrode facial skin if used repeatedly.
If you want to use this ingredient to treat acne on the face, you should think again. Because apple cider vinegar will not only have a stinging effect on your acne scars, but it will most likely cause burns or irritation of the skin and actually worsen your acne condition.
6. Baking Soda
DIY baking soda added skin care You don’t give any benefit, but instead damage the skin. This makes the skin more susceptible to bacteria and can actually worsen the skin condition. Many also use baking soda as exfoliator to remove dead skin. However, this was not suggested by dr. Frieling due to exfoliation may occur and leave the skin damaged by irritation.
7. Toothpaste
The use of toothpaste is believed to help dry out pimples. Yes, this is not wrong, but toothpaste can also dry out your entire facial skin and can cause skin irritation, redness, and peeling. Keep in mind, as said by dr. Frieling, the chemicals and other ingredients in toothpaste that fight bacteria are for your teeth, not your skin, Moms! (Vonda Nabilla / SW / Dok. Freepik)
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