Side effects of aspirin facial mask

You can see on the Internet that aspirin has a certain whitening effect. Many people like to do this, for example, using aspirin effervescent tablets to soak in water and apply to the face, which has anti-inflammatory and whitening effects. In fact, this is not particularly reliable. The reason why it can achieve certain beauty effects is mainly because it contains salicylic acid, but salicylic acid can easily cause adverse effects on facial skin and damage the skin's natural barrier.

Aspirin "transforms" into a whitening product

The claim that aspirin has skin-whitening effects came from a popular post on the Internet: "Aspirin effervescent tablets are available in all major pharmacies. Soak them in any toner and apply directly to the face. Or use it as a facial mask. Apply it for about 15 minutes, massage for a while and then wash it off with clean water." It was this beauty post that turned aspirin, which cost only a few dollars a bottle, into a beauty product! What’s even more ridiculous is that some posts even describe in detail the effects after use: skin becomes unusually smooth and delicate, skin tone becomes whiter and more even, acne marks are much lighter, and skin radiance is significantly increased. Many netizens have tried this secret recipe. One netizen said: "Two years ago, I used this secret recipe for beauty care for a period of time. At the beginning, it felt okay, and the skin on my face did become smoother. But after using it for more than half a month, I found that the skin on my face sometimes turned red. I was worried that the medicine would burn my skin, so I stopped using it." It can be seen that the side effects of aspirin are far greater than its beauty effects!

Aspirin beauty relies on salicylic acid

According to skin experts, it has never been heard in clinical practice that aspirin can whiten skin, but aspirin will slowly decompose into salicylic acid and acetic acid in a humid environment, and salicylic acid is a powerful tool for removing skin dead skin! "Therefore, we usually use salicylic acid to treat fungal dermatitis in clinical practice. Fungi like to live in the stratum corneum of the skin the most. We use salicylic acid to exfoliate the stratum corneum and thus remove the fungi."

Long-term use will damage the skin's natural barrier. You should be very cautious when using salicylic acid for beauty purposes, because too high a concentration of salicylic acid will damage the skin, while too low a concentration will make it difficult to achieve the desired effect. Salicylic acid concentrations above 6% are destructive to skin tissue. High concentrations (20%~40%) of salicylic acid are corrosive to the skin. It can be seen that it is very difficult to control! In addition, salicylic acid has a strong exfoliating effect. Excessive exfoliation will weaken the skin's natural barrier function and disrupt the skin's water and oil balance. The user's skin may experience signs of skin irritation such as erythema, itching, and stinging in the short term. Therefore, long-term excessive use will make the skin easily lose moisture, and become dry and wrinkled!