Can you use prickly heat powder on your face? What are the dangers of using prickly heat powder on your face?

For babies, especially those who are afraid of heat, terrible prickly heat may appear as soon as summer comes. At this time, prickly heat powder comes in handy. So, can you apply prickly heat powder on your face?

Can I use prickly heat powder on my face?

Do not apply prickly heat powder on your face. The main ingredients of prickly heat powder are talc, menthol, borneol, salicylic acid, etc. These chemical ingredients are irritating to the skin on the face and can easily cause redness, swelling, rashes and other reactions on the facial skin. Moreover, the powder of prickly heat powder is not fine enough for the facial skin. Applying prickly heat powder on the facial skin will cause pores to be clogged, causing allergic reactions such as folliculitis and rash. Therefore, in order to maintain healthy facial skin, you should avoid applying prickly heat powder on your face.

The harm of using prickly heat powder on the face

1. Clogged pores

The powder of prickly heat powder is not very fine, and it can easily clog the pores after absorbing sweat when used on the face. Once the pores are blocked, the skin cannot detoxify well and some skin problems will easily occur.

2. Respiratory tract infection

Powder for baby’s heat contains talcum powder, which can irritate delicate areas of the face, such as the eyes and nose. Long-term inhalation of talc may lead to reduced immunity of the respiratory tract, making it susceptible to infection. Therefore, it is best not to use prickly heat powder on your face.

What should I pay attention to when using prickly heat powder?

1. Do not use too much prickly heat powder each time to avoid irritating the skin.

2. Newborns should avoid using talcum powder to prevent talcum powder from irritating their skin and respiratory tract and causing discomfort.

3. When women use prickly heat powder, they should avoid it coming into contact with their genitals, so as to prevent the powder from entering the vagina and causing ovarian epithelial cell proliferation, thereby inducing the occurrence of gynecological diseases.

4. It is not advisable to use prickly heat powder for a long time, so as to avoid the chemical components in the powder causing harm to the human body and causing skin allergies, heavy metal poisoning and other reactions.

5. When using prickly heat powder on your baby, be careful to avoid contact of the powder with the respiratory tract to prevent the powder from causing discomfort to the respiratory tract.

6. Be cautious when using prickly heat powder on skin with skin ulcers to avoid wound infection and inflammation.

7. The ingredients of baby powder and adult powder are different, and the amounts of the ingredients are also different. Therefore, never use adult prickly heat powder on babies, otherwise it may cause nausea and vomiting in babies, and in severe cases may lead to poisoning.