Don't risk it by applying 'fairing cream'

The Dhaka Times Desk Women use different types of creams to remove freckles or to be fairer. However, using this type of cream without judging the choice can be dangerous.

আজকের এই আধুনিক যুগেও ফর্সা রঙের জন্যে হাহাকার রয়েছে বিশেষ করে নারীদের মধ্যে। তাই সারা বিশ্বেই ফেয়ারনেস ক্রিমের বিপুল চাহিদা রয়েছে। ছোট থেকেই কালো রং ফর্সা করার জন্য পাড়ার দোকান থেকে ফর্সা হওয়ার ক্রিম মাখতে শুরু করে অনেক কিশোর বা কিশোরী। তবে শুরুতে কিছুটা পরিষ্কার মনে হলেও লাগাতার মাখতে থাকলে মুখে কালচে ছোপ পড়ার পাশাপাশি মুখে গলায় হাতে বিভিন্ন রকমের অ্যালার্জি, র‍্যাশ, ব্রণ হওয়ার মতো ঘটনা চোখে পড়ে। শুধু তাই নয়, সেই সঙ্গে ত্বক শুকিয়ে গিয়ে নিষ্প্রাণ হয়ে যাওয়ার ঝুঁকিও থাকে। তাই বিশেষজ্ঞরা জানিয়েছেন এই ধরনের ঝুঁকি থেকে অবশ্যই দূরে থাকতে হবে।

In fact, whitening creams contain mercury, lead, steroids, various preservatives and many chemicals, which are very harmful to our skin. Therefore, skin experts of the country have been requesting to stop applying this cream for various times. However, awareness has not yet been created in that way, on the contrary, its demand is gradually increasing in the country.

According to a research paper published in the world's largest marketing research journal 'Research and Markets', each person is born with a different skin color. No cream or lotion in the world can make that color fairer. The color that every person is born with can never be made fairer. However, skin color can become dark under the influence of ultraviolet rays of the sun. Darkening can never be prevented by applying fairing creams.

The research paper also revealed that the skin is one of the largest parts of our body. There are 3 layers of skin. At the very top is the dermis, then the epidermis and below that is the subcutis. The innermost layer is the basal layer. So to put it simply, here is basically the paint manufacturing factory. Actually this layer of skin contains melanocyte cells. They produce a type of pigment called 'melanin'. The more melanin in the skin, the darker the body. If there is less melanin, it is fair and if there is no melanin, it is white. Although we wish to have a fair complexion, milky white skin scares us. Although melanin is responsible for black color, melanin has a particularly important role. In a country like ours, protecting the skin from the sun's ultraviolet rays is one of the functions of the skin pigment melanin.

In this regard, dermatologists believe that our skin looks dark due to the presence of melanin, but the risk of skin cancer and sunburn is also much lower due to the presence of this melanin. Whites with relatively fair skin have a higher risk of skin cancer. According to experts, many patients are heard to say that the spa, salon or beauty parlor can make black color fairer. But that is not the case. It only helps a little to regain the lost luster of the tanned complexion.

Many people want to know about Michael Jackson, how his dark skin suddenly became fair like white people. Michael Jackson took the help of a special chemical or chemical to become fair, due to which he had to suffer from bleaching. Michael Jackson became as fair as white people for white people. Bollywood actress Kajol underwent melanin surgery to become as fair as the Memsahebs. It is possible to lighten the color by reducing the number of melanin from the melanin layer inside the skin with a special method. However, there are many disagreements about this fairing surgery. Apart from this, there is a possibility of damage if various rules are not followed after this surgery.

So it is not at all right to use any cream without knowing about the whitening cream or without consulting an expert.

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