Many girls are easily annoyed by exuberant hair in summer. If they want to wear a sexy short skirt, they have to show their legs with exuberant hair. Therefore, many girls like to use hair removal cream for hair removal. Do you know what side effects hair removal cream has? Let's have a look
What side effects does depilatory cream have
1. Infection
The main component of depilatory cream is chemical substances, which do some harm to human skin. When the skin is damaged, it will be easy to infect bacteria and cause skin inflammation or ulceration.
2. Hair thickens
Depilatory cream can only remove the hair on the body surface and leave hair roots, and the cross section of hair will appear thick and black, which is difficult to grow normally.
3. Suffering from folliculitis
Some depilatory creams are easy to block skin pores, so that hair follicle cells are infected and develop into folliculitis.
4. Pigmentation
After using depilatory cream, the skin is damaged without protection, and the skin is easy to pigmentation.
How often do you use depilatory cream
It needs to be determined according to the quality of depilatory cream. Generally, it can be used once a week to half a month. Different people have different conditions. A little people's hair follicles are more active and will grow out soon. It is estimated that in half a month, some people use depilatory cream and their metabolism is relatively slow. They may grow out in a few months, and ordinary people may grow out in a month. Chemicals are irritating to the skin. It's better to use them less. It's best to take a long time. After all, it's bad for your health. Remember to use the same part twice, with an interval of no less than 72 hours. Do not use it continuously, otherwise it will damage the skin.
Is depilatory cream harmful to the skin
Depilatory cream is harmful to the skin in the following two aspects:
Depilatory cream can cause skin allergy
The use of depilatory cream may cause skin allergy, because a large number of chemical components are generally used in depilatory cream, and it also needs to stay on the skin surface for a period of time. At the same time, it does not rule out buying unqualified depilatory cream, which are easy to cause skin allergy symptoms such as redness, swelling, tingling, and even skin rash.
Depilatory cream can cause embedded hair
The use of depilatory cream may also cause embedded hair. Embedded hair refers to that the hair breaks or is buried in the skin and cannot grow normally during the use of depilatory cream. There is also a small part because the hair follicles are injured in the process of using depilatory cream, which leads to pore blockage and hair embedding. Embedded hair generally shows that goose bumps like particles appear on the skin, which greatly affects the beauty of the skin.
How to reduce the harm of depilatory cream to skin
1. When choosing depilatory cream, you should choose those depilatory creams with low chemical composition and light smell.
2. Big brands and reputable depilatory creams are more worth choosing. Don't be greedy for small bargains or follow the trend of shopping.
3. Before depilation with depilatory cream, conduct skin sensitivity test. During the test, you can take an appropriate amount of depilatory cream and apply it to the back of the hand, the inside of the arm or the skin behind the ear for a few minutes or hours. After confirming that the skin has no discomfort, you can use depilatory cream for depilation.
4. Clean the depilated skin before depilation to reduce the probability of bacterial infection.
5. Try to avoid using depilatory cream in sensitive parts of the skin, such as face and genitals.
6. Do not use depilatory cream where the skin is damaged.
7. The time that the depilatory cream stays on the skin shall not exceed the time specified in the product manual. The depilatory cream shall be cleaned in time to clean the skin. Finally, the depilated skin shall be maintained.
8. It is not suitable to use depilatory cream during physiological period and pregnancy.