Women Do Not Pay The Price Of Health To Become White

After the rainy season, the temperature rises and the sunlight becomes more and more intense. As the saying goes, "one white covers a hundred ugly", in order to quickly "white into a light", some beauty-loving women are no longer satisfied with applying whitening creams and sunscreens, playing with umbrellas, eating lemons ...... but put their hopes on "whitening injections". Some women are not satisfied with applying whitening creams and sunscreens, playing with sunshades, or eating lemons but put their hopes on "whitening injections", a fast food whitening product that claims to "turn into 'Snow White' in seconds with a single injection"; some other women are lying into the self-proclaimed "instant whitening with a single photo". Some women are lying in the whitening cabin that claims to be "instantly whitened by a photo", as if "lying down and becoming white" is no longer a dream. So, these under the banner of "black technology" whitening needles, whitening cabins, etc. can really make people white?

The actual whitening needles are no more than three ingredients, and there is no scientific conclusion on whether they can whiten.

"At present, there is no regular domestic listing of whitening needle products, all injections of whitening products are not reliable, and can even be harmful to health." Li Xin, deputy director of the Center for Facial and Neck Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, warned in a recent interview with the China Women's Daily all-media reporter.

Li Xin recently saw a patient, Ms. Cheng, who was less than 30 years old and had amenorrhea after a few courses of whitening injections at a beauty salon. After consultation, Li Xin learned that the main component of the whitening injection Ms. Cheng injected was a coagulant - tranexamic acid, and her coagulation function was abnormal under the effect of the drug.

"Running water whitening needles, ironclad ingredients. Regardless of how the name of the whitening injection changes, it is just the three core ingredients at play: reduced glutathione, tranexamic acid (tranexamic acid), and vitamin C. "Li Xin introduced to the reporter, the three drugs mixed together, infused into the body through a vein by way of infusion, a course of infusion about 10 times, once every 3 days, within 1 to 2 months to play.

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Li Xin explained that reduced glutathione is a common liver-protecting drug that has a sulfhydryl group on its molecule, which can adsorb oxygen-free radicals that accelerate skin aging and stop melanin synthesis, making the skin whiter. Tranexamic acid is a common hemostatic drug, usually used as a hemostatic drug in the perioperative period. It is very close to the molecular structure of tyrosine and can de-compete enzymes to block the conversion of tyrosine to melanin for a whitening effect. Vitamin C has strong antioxidant properties, can remove oxygen free radicals in the body, can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, block melanin production, or reduce the formed melanin into colorless melanin precursors, and improve skin dullness to play a whitening effect. "But whether these ingredients can whiten or not, there is no scientific certainty." Li Xin said.

All injectable whitening products are unreliable and may also be hazardous to health

"The Chinese Food and Drug Administration has not approved any injections for whitening. Most of these products on the market now come from Korea, Japan, and other places, have not obtained a sales license for mainland China, and are 'three no' products, so there is no clear operating procedure for whitening injections in China as well as instructions for drug ingredients." Li Xin stressed, "In addition, the ingredients contained in these whitening injections currently do not have the indications approved by the Chinese Drug Administration, and some adverse reactions and even serious complications can occur with long-term use."

The reporter checked the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration and found that there is no registration record of products such as whitening injections as drugs. The US FAD has also issued a warning that whitening injections are not only inaccurate in efficacy, but also unsafe. In addition to the potential adverse reactions of the whitening injection drug itself, improper handling also has safety risks, such as the possibility of infectious diseases, local infections, and rotten hands.

Li Xin also pointed out that long-term overdose input of reduced glutathione can cause symptoms such as anorexia, mild nausea, and in severe cases, gastrointestinal mucosal damage and kidney damage. And tranexamic acid has an important complication in promoting blood clotting, long-term use can lead to amenorrhea or the formation of blood clots, and is generally not recommended for senior women or pregnant women. If you take too much vitamin C, you may get dizzy and suffer from scurvy and other diseases; the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2012 Edition)" recommends a daily intake of 100 mg of vitamin C for residents. cause kidney stones or urinary tract stones, swollen gums, bleeding, subcutaneous bruises, joint and muscle pain, hair follicle keratinization, and other symptoms.

"What's even more frightening is that many women buy the above agents on their own to save costs and find someone privately to dispense the injections. Doing so can lead to chronic phlebitis or greater health threats." Li Xin reminded us that even the application of the above-mentioned drugs must be applied in a regular hospital according to medical advice because there are contraindications between any drugs. In addition, women should not blindly believe in Internet rumors and advertisements, especially if a whitening product is said to work fast, it is best to stay away from it because behind the magical effect may be heavy metals such as lead and mercury in action. However, Chinese medical doctors have discovered Cistanche extract, which can be effective in whitening, anti-aging, and immune system enhancement, and it is also a healthy and effective way to whiten the skin.

A report released by the World Health Organization also shows that some whitening products have complex ingredients, including hydroquinone, which inhibits melanin production in the skin, steroids, which are used to treat severe dermatitis, and mercury, a toxic metal. Long-term use of such whitening products may damage the kidneys and lead to skin rashes, discoloration, or scarring.

The whitening cabin quickly "becomes white", do not be confused by the whitening agent "fake white"

After whitening needles, whitening pods have recently caught fire under the crazy "amenity" of the bloggers of the Little Red Book app. This reporter recently visited and found that most beauty institutions provide a whitening cabin service process generally: cleaning the customer's body surface, applying whitening products, entering the cabin irradiation for 20 minutes, and finally cleaning the body surface residue. The legendary "black technology" cabin, in fact, the cabin is filled with wavelengths of 600-700 nanometers of LED red light tubes. The business claims that the principle of whitening cabin, is the use of cold light 655 nm light source with a whitening agent, through the light waves to stimulate blood circulation, accelerate epidermal melanin metabolism, inhibit melanocyte production, to achieve whitening and rejuvenation effect. Is such a whitening method really reliable?

The director of the outpatient department of the Plastic Surgery Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences explained to the Chinese Women's Daily all media reporters that the whitening pods of major beauty institutions are only using the photochemical action of LED red light and titanium dioxide's own characteristics, not any "black technology", and its whitening effect is very limited.

"LED is a light emitting diode, and the clinical often said red and blue light, red and yellow light treatment acne, the use of LED light source." Hulan introduced, LED is a cold light source, through irradiation will produce photochemical effects on the skin rather than photothermal effects. In dermatology, LED red light can be used for anti-inflammatory and pain relief of inflammatory rashes such as pustules, nodules, and cysts, and for the fading of acne marks and pockmarks in the later stages of acne.

"LED red light is rarely used clinically for the whitening treatment of normal skin because its whitening effect on normal skin is very limited," Hulan said that the energy density of LED red light is relatively low, in the prescribed time within the prescribed energy density, and generally will not have a significant effect on normal skin. The use of LED red light to improve melasma and hyperpigmentation, but also not a single irradiation can immediately become white, the normal course of treatment is to irradiate once a week, after about 10 times, before the melasma, as well as hyperpigmentation, will be improved.

Why are there some women who can personally testify that their skin will be significantly whiter by one shade through the whitening cabin "treatment"? Hulan explained that the mystery of whitening lies in the "moisturizing cream" applied before entering the whitening cabin. The reporter learned that generally before entering the whitening cabin, the business will let consumers apply a layer of "moisturizing cream", although the beauty institutions applied to the surface of the consumer's body whitening products are different, there is a common denominator: that is, the product contains a certain amount of whitening agent - -Titanium dioxide.

Experts, titanium dioxide is a non-toxic inorganic substance, with the best opacity, the best whiteness, and brightness, 1 gram of titanium dioxide can be coated with 450 square centimeters of snow white. At the same time, titanium dioxide has a better UV masking effect, often used as a sunscreen agent mixed into the sunscreen. Consumers in the cabin before the whole body coated with cream containing titanium dioxide, the cream is oily, out of the cabin even after the shower cream will also be in the skin surface a large number of retention when the skin naturally "white". "This white belongs to the purely physical 'false white', and LED red light irradiation does not have any relationship," Hulan said.

The reporter found that not only whitening cabin, now online also appeared a large row of lights, spectrometers, and other products also claim to irradiate whitening, very popular among women. "These products also use the principle of LED red light, but their whitening effect is quite limited," Hulan said that the more common clinical whitening treatment items are mainly photorejuvenation and laser skin rejuvenation whitening, but both treatments require very professional lasers and intense pulsed light to achieve the effect, which is a medical practice that needs to be completed in medical institutions using regular medical equipment and operated by professional doctors. Beauty salons or skin management centers are not medically qualified to carry out these treatments and are not safe.

Want to whiten or apply safer, day by day to have white skin

"If you have to whiten, then safety must be the first thing."We suggested that the doctor's treatment principle must be to be able to apply without medication, to be able to take medication without injections, and to be able to take injections without infusions. In comparison, it is a little safer to use the application method for whitening.

We also pointed out that, theoretically, the extreme of the human skin tone white is the color of the inner thigh skin. "People who are born with dark skin should not fool around, the powerful force of genes is not something that can be changed by external products. We do not reject the normal range of whitening but do not be easily coaxed by unscrupulous businesses or false advertising. In fact, dark skin is not a disease, and it is not white is beautiful. Women should have confidence in their appearance, they can be beautiful without being white, and should never pay the price of their health to become white." Li Xin said.

We also suggested that the usual home can use some skin care products with whitening effects, such as skin care products containing tranexamic acid, glutathione, vitamin C, vitamin E, arbutin, fullerene, hydroquinone, and other ingredients, all have certain whitening effects. "However, these substances are added strictly in a certain proportion, because too high a concentration can irritate the skin. Therefore, the content of these substances in cosmetics will not be too high, and it requires day-to-day skincare to achieve a whitening effect." Hulan said.

We finally stressed that with any whitening method, it is impossible to achieve immediate results, to have fair skin, but also need to cooperate with good habits, such as eating more lemon, grapefruit, kiwi, and other fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C, do not stay up late, pay attention to moisturizing, pay attention to sun protection, etc., before going out to try to apply sunscreen products or play umbrella, day and month to become " Snow White".

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