Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh (26 years old, Ho Chi Minh City), has oily skin and has long-standing acne. Previously, Ms. Thanh used many cosmetics to improve her skin, but it was ineffective.
Looking on social networks, I saw many people showing how to use masks made from fresh vegetables with words of safety and no chemicals... so Ms. Thanh did it.
At first, Ms. Thanh used a cucumber mask , then started switching to mixed and pureed vegetable masks to apply on her face.
"There are masks that feel a little stinging after 1-2 minutes on my face, so I wash my face immediately. While vegetables that don't irritate my face, I use them more often. However, because my face has acne, when it is irritated, I also feel more burning and uncomfortable," Ms. Thanh shared.
BS.CKII Tran Ngoc Phuong - Department of Skin Aesthetics, Ho Chi Minh City Dermatology Hospital said that masks from natural vegetables have many advantages. First of all, they are derived from plants so they are quite benign for the skin and easy to make at home.
Some foods also contain certain nutrients that are effective on the skin such as vitamin C, vitamin E, lactic acid, salicylic acid, ferulic acid, hyaluronic acid... These active ingredients can moisturize, soothe, and soothe the skin. Reduces redness and inflammation in some cases. However, in general, the effects on the skin are short-term. For normal healthy skin, we can use natural masks 1 to 3 times a week depending on skin condition.
Meanwhile, sensitive or damaged skin or chronic diseases such as acne, atopic dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis, psoriasis... should be careful when using this mask. The reason is that users cannot control the ingredients and concentration of active ingredients in homemade masks.
Besides, the purity and cleanliness of homemade mask products are not strictly controlled, leading to the occurrence of phenomena such as irritant contact dermatitis, skin allergies, and even skin infections. Therefore, it should be noted that not all food-based masks are safe for the skin.
