Wang Nan, director of dermatology department of Jinan Fifth Hospital, said that it is normal for women to believe in detoxification, especially those with acne or spots. But it should be noted that don't be confused by the detoxification gimmicks played by merchants. Chinese and western medicine have different concepts of "poison". In western medicine, "detoxification" refers to getting rid of some substances, such as lead and other harmful metal elements that we eat.
In traditional Chinese medicine, human toxins refer to fire, poisonous fire, wet fire and so on. In these two senses, whether black vinegar can detoxify is not supported by clinical research.
Extended information In Weibo, the hottest black vinegar product is "Lilan Black Vinegar Herbal Mask". "Detoxifying and beautifying, whitening and lightening spots, moisturizing and hydrating, brightening skin tone"-this is the introduction of its efficacy by merchants. In addition to this product, there are also skin care products such as black vinegar facial cleanser and black vinegar emulsion. However, most of these skin care products are sold online, and no black vinegar skin care products are listed in physical stores.
Wang Nan, director of dermatology department of Jinan Fifth Hospital, said that there are two risks in using black vinegar for skin care. One is the corrosiveness to the skin, that is, whether this acid belongs to strong acid or weak acid, and different acidity has different irritation to the skin. Then there is black vinegar, a dark substance. Long-term use will cause skin pigmentation, which will not only fail to achieve the whitening effect they advertised, but will be "tanned".
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