Is it okay for vitiligo patients to use skin concealing liquid

For patients with vitiligo, the appearance of white spots on exposed skin will affect their self-confidence. Some patients will choose skin concealing fluid. If used correctly, it can indeed achieve a certain concealing effect, but you must understand some of the side effects of skin concealing fluid. Although it can increase whitening, it can also irritate the diseased skin and even cause burns.

How to use concealing fluid

It covers the white spots on the skin, forming a biological pigment that is extremely similar to the skin color of healthy skin. This pigment is water-resistant, wear-resistant, long-lasting, beautiful and safe. Since the human body's epidermal cells are always in metabolism, the old epidermal keratin cells will gradually fall off as new epidermal keratin cells are continuously generated, and a metabolic cycle is about 20 days.

The retention time of the generated skin pigment in the body is consistent with the metabolic cycle of the epidermal cells. The color of this pigment will gradually become lighter as the outermost layer of epidermal cells continue to fall off. The best maintenance effect of Gai Bailin is 5 days, after which the color will gradually fade. ”

Experts still urge caution in using concealing fluid

1. Vitiligo patients should avoid using concealing liquid and whitening cosmetics

Avoid taking vitamin C drugs. Eat less tomatoes, etc. If the lesions can be discovered early and treated early, they can generally return to normal after about 1-3 months of treatment. So, what are the dangers of using concealing lotion for vitiligo? Below, we invite vitiligo experts to answer the questions for patients.

2. The side effects of white spot concealing liquid are huge

People use white spot concealing lotion to cover the white spots on the affected areas, but little do they know that the side effects of white spot concealing lotion are extremely great. There are some white spot concealing liquids on the market now, such as: Gai Bailin and White Spot Eliminator. In fact, they are all photosensitive substances that are added to appropriate matrices to make external ointments. These white spot concealing solutions have no substantial therapeutic effect on white spots, but only provide temporary concealment of the white spots. Generally, the concealing period after one use is one week.

3. Severe cases may cause burns

After application, the photosensitive substance will generate pseudo-melanin after being exposed to sunlight, which will temporarily cover the white spots. Not only can the white spot concealing liquid not cure the white spots fundamentally, but the auxiliary effect of the white spot concealing liquid is also extremely great. In particular, alcohol preparations in white spot concealing fluids are extremely irritating to patients' skin and can cause burns in severe cases. Experts recommend that vitiligo patients must strictly avoid using vitiligo concealing fluids during treatment and go to specialist institutions for formal treatment.