Can You Use Face Cream While Fasting? Here's The Answer And Tips

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YOGYAKARTA Maybe you've asked me if you use a face cream while fasting. Because other facial creams or skincare have the potential to absorb into the skin. Some people choose to be careful so they choose not to wear skincare during Ramadan fasting. Then what is the law to use facial cream during fasting?

Please note, face cream is a skincare product used to treat the skin in the face area. These products have certain effects such as moisturizing, protecting, and menutrising the skin. Usually facial cream is a semisolid emulsion of oil and water.

While using facial cream or other types of skincare when fasting is permissible. This is known to rely on five criteria that can and do not break the fast according to scholars. The five criteria are as follows, reported by NU Online.

Of the five criteria, the use of face cream is allowed because its use is not through the throat.

Reporting from NU Online, doctor and lecturer at FKIK UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Dr dr Lailia Nur Rachma M Biomed gave tips on caring for the skin during fasting.

According to him, there is no difference in the use of skincare during fasting and not in order to get healthy skin results. However, lack of fluids during fasting has the potential to trigger disturbances in the body, including to the skin. To prevent this, do some of the following treatments.

When fasting, you still have to take care of your skin by doing a special cleansing or cleansing. This is done so that the skin remains healthy and the humidity is maintained. Cleaning itself can be done with a cleaner or micellar water.

In addition, it is recommended to maintain skin moisture when fasting. As is known, missing body fluids trigger loss of body moisture. To restore this, be diligent in using a moisturizer that contains hyaluronic acid.

This skincare serves to protect your skin from sunlight. The use of skincare is very necessary especially if you spend a lot of time outdoors working. The use of sunblocks will help you hydrate dull skin or the appearance of pigmentation in the skin.

Exfoliator is a skincare product whose function is to help bind dead skin cells. With this removal, the skin will be healthier and premature aging can be prevented.

In addition to skincare, it is highly recommended to meet body fluids by drinking water as needed. You can drink 8 to 10 glasses of water by sharing it with several sessions.

That's the information regarding how to use a face cream while fasting. Visit VOI.id to get other interesting information.