Essential balm is mainly composed of mint, eucalyptus oil, clove powder, camphor and essential oil. It has the effects of refreshing, relieving summer heat, dispelling wind and relieving pain, dispelling mosquitoes and relieving itching. It is an essential medicine for home and travel in summer. However, the following aspects should be paid attention to when using it:
Pregnant women should not use camphor, which is one of the main components of essential balm, which has certain toxic and side effects. After camphor enters the human body, the glucose phosphate dehydrogenase in the normal human body will quickly combine with it, making it become a non-toxic substance, and then be discharged from the body with urine, so its toxic and side effects will not appear in ordinary people. However, the content of glucose phosphate dehydrogenase in pregnant women is reduced. If excessive use of essential balm within 3 months of pregnancy, camphor will enter the amniotic cavity through the placental barrier and act on the fetus, which will affect the growth and development of the fetus, and even lead to fetal death.
Infants should not use glucose phosphate dehydrogenase. Camphor can penetrate into the blood through the delicate skin and mucous membrane of the newborn, so that the red blood cells dissolve into bilirubin. The bilirubin content in the blood is too high, causing neonatal jaundice, such as yellowing of the whole body, cyanosis of the lips, brown urine, no sucking, weak crying, sleepiness, and even convulsion, etc The symptoms of brain cell damage, even after treatment, may cause damage to brain function in infants.
Facial taboo with balsamine has strong irritation, and a small number of people are allergic to essential balm, skin rash and pruritus will appear after application, and the formation of pigmentation, affecting the beauty.
Avoid using balsamine for skin damage, which has strong irritation. If the skin is damaged or burned, it will cause severe pain and is not conducive to wound healing.