Leave these ingredients to the kitchen—not your face.
While self-isolating at home to prevent the spread of the, you might be trying to cut down on the amount of stuff you buy, skin care included. Or you might encounter a skin-care emergency and don't have access to a drugstore for a quick fix. You might even just be looking for a fun new beauty thing to add to your routine. Because of this,According to dermatologists, making your own skin-care products at home can actually be very beneficial to your skin.
There are certain common DIY skin-care ingredients that can cause far more harm to your skin than good. Here are the ingredients dermatologists say you should avoid outright or approach with caution.will tell you that lemon is a great at-home skin brightener, the experts would rather you stick to using it in the kitchen. "Lemon is acidic and can burn the skin, leaving it raw and discolored," says Gohara.
Lemon can even cause something called phytophotodermatitis, an inflammatory skin reaction. "If used on sun-exposed skin, [lemon] can cause a blistering reaction and hyperpigmentation," says New York-based board-certified dermatologistMost other fruits, Shamban says, shouldn't cause a severe reaction unless you happen to have an allergy to one of them. She advises patch-testing your DIY mask before using it all over for this reason.
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