Facial and hair care with home remedies is not always safe. Evgenia Antimirova, medical director of the Aesthetic Clinic chain of clinics, told socialbites.ca about this.
“The main requirement for home procedures from a medical point of view is, first of all, the observance of the principle of “do no harm”. We recommend that you avoid drugs during home care, do not use herbs containing active essential ingredients and vitamins in unlimited quantities, ”said the beautician.
He gave three examples of the mistakes people often make when looking after themselves.
Therefore, care should be taken with homemade sea salt scrubs, which, according to Antimirova, are recommended for use to stimulate hair growth.
“Sea salt contains many beneficial minerals and iodine, but in itself it is a fairly large crystal with sharp edges that can injure the scalp,” he said.
According to the doctor, sea salt crystals can provoke the appearance of pustules, scratches and injuries on the scalp – as a result, inflammation develops, from which the hair begins to fall out again.
Also, according to Evgenia Antimirova, it is not worth promoting hair growth with masks of pepper and mustard, which, due to their warming and irritating effect, increase blood flow to the hair follicles.
“Such masks can be dangerous if the concentration of active ingredients is too high: even if you overdo it with pepper or mustard, and also apply the mask for a long time, there is a possibility of burns on the scalp,” warned the expert. .
Finally, the doctor warned against excessive washing. He stated that you should not wash your face more than twice a day, morning and evening.
“I once treated a patient who works as a manicurist and washes my face after each client. When using laundry soap, the number of these washes reached 10-20 per day. As a result, this led to the onset of a very difficult chronic process – the fourth stage of rosacea with the formation of purulent nodes and scars, ”said the cosmetologist.
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