Contents:
- Medical Video: Skin Light Cream - Uses, Side-effects, Precaution, Doctors Review
- What is steroid cream?
- Illegal keratin facial whitening creams circulating in Indonesia
- What are the side effects?
- Can we know the characteristics of facial whitening cream products that contain steroids?
- What if the skin has already been damaged?
Medical Video: Skin Light Cream - Uses, Side-effects, Precaution, Doctors Review
Indonesian women still consider snow-white skin to be the most ideal standard of beauty. So, it's no wonder various instant ways are done to have dream white skin as fast as turning your palm. One of them is by using face whitening creams that are sold freely in stores on line. But unfortunately, many skin whitening products that turn out to contain harmful ingredients.
The Food and Drug Supervisory Agency (BPOM) confiscates many illegal cosmetic products every year and contains dangerous ingredients. Of the many cosmetic products that are secured, most of them are skin whitening creams that contain steroids.
What is steroid cream?
Steroids, also known as corticosteroids, are actually drugs to deal with inflammatory reactions in the body. Steroid drugs work by constricting the capillaries and suppressing the immune system that works excessively. Steroid drugs are available in many types, ranging from drinking drugs, topical (topical drugs), injections, to inhalation.
Doctors often prescribe specific steroid creams only to treat skin problems, such as numularis dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, allergic and irritant contact dermatitis, psoriasis, bullous disease, and so forth.
Topical steroids (topical drugs) can directly target problem areas and are considered to have lighter side effects than oral steroids.
Illegal keratin facial whitening creams circulating in Indonesia
It should be understood first that pure steroid creams intended as legal skin drugs circulate in Indonesia because they have BPOM permits. Another story is with keratinoid facial whitening creams.
Steroid cream SHOULD NOT added to facial skin care creams whose purpose is aesthetic aka beauty. Unfortunately, a lot of people have abused this steroid lately.
They claim that steroid creams can whiten the skin. Even though in fact, the skin discoloration that occurs is a manifestation of steroid side effects that are used carelessly outside the goals of treatment.
The effect of fading the skin color becomes brighter or white than other parts of the skin around it called hypopigmentation. This happens because the skin exposed to steroids lacks melanin pigment (natural skin coloring agent).
What are the side effects?
Steroid cream not may be used as a face care cream (skincare) because there will be a lot of side effects that can be caused carelessly.
The most visible and most common side effects are:
- Sensitive face, easily red when exposed to the sun even only in very short exposure or very minimal.
- Purplish red streaks appear on the face, caused by widening of the blood vessels in the upper skin.
- Hypertrikosis, which is the appearance of fine hairs on the face, fine hair that was thinner seems clearer, the mustache hair above the lips becomes clearer, the hairline on the forehead is also more advanced / down.
Usually the above side effects appear if you use creams that contain steroids in high doses and are used in the long term.
Not everyone will automatically experience these side effects. The skin may look better, not reddish, and show no signs of allergies. But one thing is certain, the side effects of keratinized whitening creams will actually endanger your health, especially in internal organs. It takes several years to see the adverse effects on your health.
So, I emphasize again. Cystoid face creams should not be present, because this is wrong. Steroids should not used for facial care creams. The use of facial whitening creams that contain steroids obviously not safe.
Can we know the characteristics of facial whitening cream products that contain steroids?
To be able to know for sure, must be by laboratory test. So you should always be careful when buying skin care creams, especially for facial skin.
Always try to consult with a skin and sex specialist. Don't just be tempted by instant and cheap results, then immediately use it without caring about what the cream is and there are side effects or not.
Remember, never take the risk of bargaining in doing your facial care. Steroid drugs actually have many benefits to overcome various diseases, as long as they are used appropriately with the appropriate dose.
What if the skin has already been damaged?
Immediately to a specialist in skin and genitalia (Sp.KK). Some side effects of keratinized cream are permanent even though the use of the cream has been stopped. However, your skin can still be repaired with some medical measures that need to spend quite deep.
Well, instead of having to spend a lot of money and feel the side effects, you better avoid all forms of using whitening creams that contain steroids.
Also, avoid buying bleach creams through the store on line. Besides because you don't know exactly what ingredients are in, creams sold online are not necessarily guaranteed.
Make sure you always consult a skin and genital specialist when you want to use bleach cream. For facial care, skin and genital specialists will prescribe medications that are tailored to the condition of your skin.
