JAKARTA Social media often gives birth to viral beauty trends, but not all are safe to follow. One of the worrying trends is the use of dish washing soap as a substitute for face wash.
This trend was excited in 2022. However, the trend of washing your face with dish washing soap has again gone viral on social media this year.
This trend arises with the claim that dish soap is able to clean the face of oil and dirt thoroughly. However, dr. Giovani Abraham Mustopo, a Skincare Educator who often provides skincare education social media warns that this habit can be bad for skin health.
"Don't follow a trend like this, wash your face with gentle face wash soap, not dish soap. Dishes are created to clean dishes, bowls with the rest of your food. Your face doesn't have that much oil," he said, quoted from the TikTok account @dr.giovanniabraham.
dr. Giovanni's face is much more sensitive than the surface of a plate or other eating utensils. Dishes are formulated to remove excess oil and stubborn food residues, so the content is too harsh for human skin. The use of dish washing soap on the face can cause various skin problems, both in the short and long term.
The use of dish washing soap only once can cause the skin to feel very dry. This is because plate washing soap contains strong determinants and hard chemicals that remove skin natural oils.
"This skin, you know, your body organs, are not like plates. If your skin is only once (wearing dish washing soap), the skin can feel dry and burned. In the long term, it becomes irritation, not healthy," explained dr. Giovani.
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Skin barriers or skin protection layers function to maintain natural moisture and protect against pollution and bacteria. The use of dish washing soap that contains high levels of Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) can damage the skin barrier, causing the skin to be more susceptible to irritation and inflammation.
"You only use a little washing water, there is a lot of foam. This means that there is a lot of sulfate, very strong. It can damage the skin barrier, in the end the skin will catch irritation, acne, dull," he added.
Dishes are indeed able to lift oil aggressively, but it can trigger excess oil production as a natural reaction to the skin that loses moisture. This can cause the skin to become more sensitive, irritated, and prone to acne.
"Yes, after you wash your face, your skin will be set, you feel very clean, because what is cleaned until your skin is damaged. I don't recommend you try it. Even to try it, don't, especially for you dry skin looking for a face wash whose foam doesn't exist," he concluded.
To maintain the health of facial skin, it is important to choose a cleaning product that is specially designed for the skin. In contrast to dish washing soap, it is formulated to clean food utensils, not for human skin.
Its use can cause dry skin, damaged, irritated, and acne in the long term.
"You only use a little washing water, there is a lot of foam. This means that the sulfate is very strong. It can damage the skin barrier, in the end the skin will burn irritation, acne, dull." he added.
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