Can You Apply Ingredients From Your Fridge to Your Skin? (The Betrayal of Green Tea, Honey, and Aloe)🍽️ Let’s Watch the Video Together from Hongdae Forena Clinic!

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Do you remember the cosmetics ad slogan that used to appear often on TV:

“Don’t eat it—give it to your skin!”

It caused a huge sensation by featuring various ingredients we usually think of as food!

If you look at cosmetic ingredient lists these days, you’ll see that ingredients like centella asiatica, houttuynia cordata, and even fruit and vegetable extracts are often used as raw materials.

So here comes the question!

Is it really okay to use ingredients from your fridge on your skin just as they are?

Today, from a dermatology perspective, let’s look at the ingredients that are actually effective and the ingredients that should never be applied directly to your face!

👇️Watch the video now👇️ Then let’s get right into the questions you have been wondering about!

*The content in the video may vary depending on an individual’s condition and skin state.

⭕ Ingredients that are okay to “give to your skin”

First: Green tea, a go-to for reducing swelling and calming breakouts 🍵

The abundant catechin content has strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.

When your eyes are puffy in the morning or a red breakout appears, a chilled green tea bag or cotton pads soaked in brewed green tea can be used as an emergency soothing pack.

Second: Honey, a natural moisturizing barrier 🍯

Honey has long been used for skin care, right?

It has natural antibacterial properties that help relieve inflammation, and it also attracts moisture from the air.

That’s exactly why honey ingredients are often included in lip balms these days!

If you apply a little to areas with severe lip flaking or dryness, it can help form a firm moisturizing barrier.

Third: Not milk skin, but “milk” for the skin 🥛

Milk and plain yogurt contain lactic acid (AHA), so if you soak a cotton pad and gently wipe along the skin’s texture, it can help softly remove old dead skin cells and brighten the complexion.

That is why milk-based dermatology procedures, such as milk peels, are also well known!

❌ “You should eat this” — the betrayal of natural face packs?

Just because something comes from nature does not mean it is 100% safe.

In fact, it can be harsher than cosmetics.

⚠️ Betrayer 1: Raw aloe that is toxic to the skin

Some people cut fresh aloe and rub it directly on their face.

Near the aloe peel is a yellow liquid called aloins, and it contains strong toxicity!

Especially for sensitive skin, it can cause severe contact dermatitis, itching, and redness, so you should use safely refined aloe gel products.

⚠️ Betrayer 2: Raw lemon that brings pigmentation

Some people place thin slices of lemon on their face because of its high vitamin C content.

The peel of citrus fruits such as lemons and tangerines contains components that react to light.

If this juice remains on the face and is exposed to ultraviolet rays (sunlight), it can trigger dermatitis or leave behind dark pigmentation.

In conclusion, no matter how good an ingredient is, if you apply it to your skin just as it is, the particles are too large to be absorbed deep into the skin, and the risk of bacterial growth becomes extremely high ㅠ.ㅜ

Enjoy food deliciously by mouth, and leave skin nourishment to dermatology clinics or cosmetics!

If you’re worried about roughness and breakouts that home-made natural packs can’t solve, let’s look together at various treatments at Hongdae Forena Clinic, from skincare to lifting procedures such as Ulthera and Thermage, and move toward healthier skin!

So today, we looked at ingredients that your skin can eat! Next time, we’ll look at whether sleeping 12 or 14 hours really makes your skin better.

This post was written based on facts that are generally known, but since everyone’s skin is different, please be sure to consult a specialist before any procedure and make your decision.

If you have more detailed questions or need a consultation, feel free to ask in the comments or by visiting the clinic.

I hope today’s post was enjoyable, and I’ll see you next time :)

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