What to Never Put On Your Skin!

3 DIY skincare hacks to AVOID. I commonly see patients with irritation, burns, allergic reactions, hyperpigmentation or worse from using these DIY trends that are all over social media. I promise your skin will thank you for making the following swaps…. Instead of 🍋 lemon for brightening use antioxidants and tyrosinase inhibitors like kojic acid. 💦Swap out using direct baking soda on the skin for Antiperspirant/Deodorant or Antichafing sticks. 🪥 Instead of toothpaste to dry out acne use an acne spot treatment with sulphur or BPO or a pimple patch. Trust me your skin will be much better off for it 👩🏾‍⚕️ #skincaretips #blackskincare #dermatologist

[MsMarmima]

Lol this is so true, I've done all of these things at least once, and they only cause irritation!

[Turtletoots]

Lemon juice and the sun don't mix. Learned that from having a nice, sour veggie snack at a picnic. My mouth had literal burn blisters and there was no concealing the damage.

[taepopswright]

Lol. The only thing that worked on my armpits was baking soda. And a young man on YouTube who beat cancer actually squeezes lemon juice into a spray bottle and spray it on his armpits as deodorant 🤷🏽‍♀️. Sometimes whatever works works. I only had irritation for like a day or two cuz my armpits wasn't used to it but then after that it was no problem

[naediggs]

Hi Doctor, thank you so much for the content!!!! Can I ask your thoughts on using potato slices on places like the armpit for hyper-pigmentation?

[kisheenmclune]

Tried lemons and apple cider vinegar and it caused hyperpigementation😥Now trying to reverse that with 5% Cysteamine and vitamin C serum along with regular spf 50 zinc oxide sunscreen. I starting seeing improvements after only 3 weeks😄 and persons at work have noticed it too.

[lisacharles]

I’ve used toothpaste as a pre teen as soon as I felt a bump by the time I hit 16 I never got a pimple until Covid mask age 49

[Fortheloveofguac]

I love how all they things she said damages your skin literally worked perfectly fine on me for years with ZERO irritation!😂 however I understand that not everyone’s body reacts well to it

[itschanelandrea]

What about using lemons on the underarms. Could it cause that same reaction?

[nbrown]

I mixed lemon, honey, and turmeric together and apply to skin. Is this okay?

[angelximara]

I have used lime on my armpits a few times here and there with no side effects. In fact, it works better than most deodorants. It doesn’t keep you dry though. The only deodorant that works well is the $35 one you get at the department store.

[chevyrussell]

I did the toothpaste some years ago and burned my skin so bad. I ended up with a flaky black scab on both cheeks that eventually peeled off but it was worse than the pimples.

[gratitudeamust]

Bottom line, everyone's skin is different, not everything works for everyone. Whatever works for you, go for it.

[dogeeatsveggies]

saw a fokin hack online before that acv clears pimples when i was in my acne phase in college. guess what. IT DIDN'T WORK. it just burned my face lmao. even when diluted

[cheesecakeloverbae]

I just drink cerassie and go on a water diet😂😂

[mmowec]

I agree with everything, but the toothpaste comment.

[stephaniealfred]

I use all of those NATURAL remedies. They work great, sorry to not give money to doctors and big pharma 🤷