Brilio.net - Currently, many skincare brands have released various kinds of products. Each brand provides innovations and formulations that are tailored to the user's skin type. Not only that, skincare products are also designed with claims that they can overcome various skin problems .
As is known, now there are many skincare products that have the ability to treat acne, aging and so on. However, before trying a new skincare product, it is better to do a test first to avoid allergies. Carrying out a test before using a new skincare product is highly recommended.
The reason is, if your skin turns out to be allergic to one of the ingredients used in skincare products, it can cause rashes and other things. As experienced by a woman named Victoria Marie. In an upload on the TikTok account @bevictorious, he experienced a rash and itching after trying a skincare product containing 10% lactic acid.
photo: TikTok/bevictorious
" Is there anyone experiencing a delayed allergic reaction? I have textured skin, it's red, bumpy, itchy and dry ," he wrote in the caption of his uploaded video, quoted by briliobeauty.net from TikTok @bevictorious, Tuesday (16/7).
It is known that Victoria tried a new skincare product on Monday night. At first, facial skin did not experience irritation. But after 20 hours, her face started to feel itchy and textured.
" Maybe 20 hours after I tried the new product ," he said.
photo: TikTok/bevictorious
Itching and rashes are known to only occur on the face. Not only that, when seen from a closeup camera, the skin on her face looks red and textured. However, this only appears on both sides of the cheeks, nose and chin.
"Not too much on my forehead. And this is why I am picky about trying new skin care products," he said.
photo: TikTok/bevictorious
Experiencing a rash due to using skincare products containing lactic acid, made him not want to apply that skincare product again. For information, lactic acid is a type of AHA (alpha hydroxy acids) which is used as an exfoliator or skin peel.
This lactic acid has various benefits if it is suitable for a person's skin, such as reducing wrinkles on the face, making the face firmer, disguising black spots, brightening the skin, and moisturizing.
Quoting from WebMD, owners of sensitive skin are advised to be careful when using lactic acid. Avoid using it regularly so that your skin doesn't get irritated. The reason is, chemical peels put your skin at greater risk of sun damage. Therefore, always use SPF 30+ when outdoors.
To avoid allergies or irritation, do a test first on other parts of the body. In addition, make sure the acid concentration is below 10% and use products with a pH of more than 3.5. Meanwhile, the story of a woman experiencing a rash because it was not suitable for using skincare containing lactic acid received various comments from netizens.
" What are you doing? I also have the same skin problem, " wrote the account @duwu.
" I keep my skin care simple. Take allergy medicine just in case. I hope things get better soon, " answered the video owner.
" I experienced the same thing! I don't know if it was antibiotics or a new drug that my dermatologist recommended. Has your face also become very dry? " Asked the account @I.
" During the healing process, the skin becomes very dry ," answered Victoria.
" I'm experiencing the exact same thing now. Tried a new cream and got the same reaction on my cheeks, not my forehead, like 24 hours later! " Added the account @Lizzy|Yoga/Health/Life.