What are the bad ingredients in facial masks? What ingredients in facial masks are harmful?

Facial mask is a skin care product used by many girls nowadays. There are more and more types of facial masks on the market. Some ingredients in facial masks are harmful. So let’s take a look at what are the bad ingredients in facial masks? Which ingredients in facial masks are harmful?

What are the bad ingredients in facial masks?

1. Salicylic acid: commonly found in facial masks that remove dead skin, inhibit acne, and regulate water and oil balance. However, its content cannot exceed 0.4%. Once exceeded, it may burn the skin.

2. Alcohol. Because alcohol evaporates easily, it will take away moisture from the skin. When decomposing facial oil, the high decomposition ability also destroys the skin's own hydrolipid film, leading to keratin fibrosis, making the skin fragile and prone to aging.

3. Fruit acid: Fruit acid is generally advertised to have a good skin rejuvenating effect, but in fact its principle is mainly to use acid to corrode the skin to make it thinner, thereby achieving whitening and exfoliating effects. The effect seems obvious when used, but at the same time the skin becomes thin, fragile and sensitive, and even the capillaries under the skin can be seen. If you do not pay attention to sun protection and isolation after applying fruit acid, your skin will be easily tanned when exposed to the sun, and the spots will be more obvious.

4. Excessive lead and mercury content: Many whitening and anti-freckle masks contain lead and mercury compounds. If used for a long time, the skin may become temporarily white, but the skin will also become severely fibrotic, and problems such as sensitivity, peeling, and fear of light may occur. It may even cause damage to the organs and nervous system, and in severe cases, blindness may even occur.

What ingredients in facial masks are harmful?

It mainly depends on what brand of mask you choose. As long as the mask is purchased through regular channels, it has passed national safety certification and will not harm the skin. Choose a facial mask that suits your skin and don't buy it from irregular places just to save money. Some irregular facial masks may add some harmful substances to increase the effect in order to improve sales, such as fluorescent agents, whitening agents, acrylamide, various hormones and other harmful substances, so be sure to buy regular products. The ingredients in most sheet masks are relatively simple. Even the added ingredients in some functional masks are not complicated. Some tear-off masks will add some polymer glue, water and alcohol, so that they can play a cleaning role when they are torn off. For some facial masks that contain alcohol, the alcohol content must be below 10%, because alcohol is an irritating ingredient. The higher the alcohol content, the greater the irritation to the skin.

The best time to use facial mask

The best time to apply a facial mask is between 10 pm and 2 am. Because the body's metabolism slows down at this time, the skin's absorption and repair abilities are the best in this state. It is best to apply the mask for 15 to 25 minutes. If you use it for too long, it will absorb the skin's original moisture, which is not good, so it is best to apply it at that time. If possible, go to bed right after applying the mask. The next day you will find that your skin is so tender and smooth that mosquitoes can do splits and flies can wrestle away.

Does the mask have a front and back?

The mask has two sides, front and back. The method to distinguish the front and back is as follows:
1. Single layer mask. It is often folded, and the inner side of the fold absorbs more essence, so the inner side of the fold is the front side.
2. Two layers of mask. There is a layer of white pearlescent film. Remove the pearlescent film and the side under the film is the front side.
3. Three-layer mask. The outer layer is a blue film cloth, the inner layer is a white pearlescent film, and the front side is the middle layer facing the white pearlescent film. It is recommended to remove the white pearlescent film first, stick it on your face, and then remove the outer blue film cloth.