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And we're back with the Skincare Class series tackling a super hot topic
Emmy gets lots of questions on this topic because since
it's a daily routine you often send her photos of different products
Hey is this product safe to use and is it a mixed cream
That's when Emmy decided to make a video to thoroughly clearly and comprehensively present everything to you
And help you determine for yourself whether it's a mixed cream or not
Emmy noticed that some people always boldly declare whenever they see Vietnamese products:
It's probably mixed cream or maybe high-end mixed cream
—just stick to something reliable for peace of mind
Actually Emmy knew that this was also built upon the very painful and blood-soaked
experiences of many people yet it didn't have much academic foundation to speak of
And to truly be able to identify mixed creams we
first need to agree on what exactly a mixed cream is
In this video Emmy will share her understanding of
Happy Skin in the most complete and clear way possible
What products are referred to as mixed creams According
to Emmy mixed creams should be divided into two types
The first type consists of products that are harmful to the skin
with prolonged use including hydroquinone mercury and arsenic
This is quite clear isn't it
These are the products that dermatologists blacklist for long-term use on the face
First we must mention that ingredient—it's cotechol X
Sounds very familiar doesn't it
Almost like a household name is mixed cream
That means the cream has the word "cotechol" on it or
the skin that's been contaminated by fake cream meaning the skin is tainted with clogs
This is for those who aren't yet familiar with this ingredient
In fact it's a substance used for its anti-inflammatory anti-allergic and immunosuppressive effects
Cotechol X helps treat certain skin conditions
such as eczema psoriasis and allergic dermatitis
Even I had to use Cotechol X myself when I suffered from severe dermatitis for a period of time
However the issue arises when we use
cox-2 inhibitors for an extended
period without following a doctor's prescription leading to various complications
That's skin atrophy skin thinning due to prolonged use of steroids
And the skin becomes prone to infection due to impaired ability to heal
Typically using X-cothecol for skin conditions requires
following the prescription of a specialist doctor
Prolonged unauthorized use of cotechol X may lead
to certain conditions such
as pustular acne and milia
Due to widened blood vessels and dilated pores
Increased heat
Skin becomes thinner redder and more sensitive
Continue to the next section
Only Thuy Ngan and A-sen
These are the three heavy metals prohibited from being used in cosmetics
However according to regulations
These heavy metals are
There is still a permissible limit for impurities
Sounds complicated doesn't it
Let me give you an example to make it easier to understand
That's lipstick
Long ago people used to say lipsticks contained
a lot of lead to help them stay on longer
and retain color but nowadays lipsticks actually incorporate a lot of advanced technology
There are many ways to do it — for instance simply adding
silicone to lipstick already helps it stay on longer
That's why they don't understand and just
put lead into lipstick However mineral
pigments used in lipsticks or eyeshadows are completely
different During the process—
That is raw material which
during the extraction
process may still contain
a small amount of lead
And if this amount is within permissible limits
it is still acceptable—
specifically in cosmetics
Not exceeding 20 ppm
That is 20 parts per million
Arsenic not exceeding 5 ppm
And mercury not exceeding 1 ppm
Mercury possesses an extremely powerful ability to suppress
melanin however prolonged use can lead to serious complications
We'll see that the skin turns from normal white into
sickly white—appearing pale
and lifeless lacking vitality
Those are signs that our skin has been contaminated with mercury
Besides skin issues there may be other symptoms
For instance the skin may become easily irritated
Scarring and infection risk are higher when skin is
constantly irritated Constant irritation damages the skin's natural barrier
Exposure to skin-lightening products containing mercury
May lead to kidney failure depression mood disorders and peripheral
neuropathy According to a report
by the World Health Organization WHO
In 2011 the
second type was mixed creams containing ingredients
exceeding permitted levels
primarily what we commonly see is
Hydroquinone and Aspirin
Aspirin is a very common medication
Frequently used for pain relief
And reducing fever
Actually Aspirin is a derivative
of Salicylic Acid but here I must
clarify immediately—this does not mean that those types of creams
Any cosmetics containing hydroquinone
or salicylic acid are adulterated
creams it is only when they contain these ingredients that this applies
At concentrations exceeding safe
limits hydroquinone is a scientifically
proven agent capable of effectively
reducing melanin production
That effect works by
inhibiting the activity of an enzyme called Tyrosinase which is
a type of enzyme
Plays a crucial role in the
melanin production process in the
skin however the issue with
Hydroquinone is that it does not only
It affects the Tyrosinase enzyme
and also has the ability to fade
dark spots and reduce pigmentation
—extremely quickly and effectively
Thanks to the destruction of melanocytes
the pigment-producing cells the issue arises
when used over a prolonged period and without
moderation which may potentially lead to
We will end up in a condition known as pigment disorder—meaning a
loss of pigment in certain areas
or an excess of pigment in others
Hydroquinone is a safe skin-lightening
ingredient when used at permitted
concentrations typically this means concentrations of 4% or higher
You must follow the doctor's prescription and use it only for a limited period the cycle will last about four
months after which we'll need to stop
However for those cream
manufacturing facilities greed leads
to greed so they might end up using a certain concentration
Hydroquinone is over 4%
Or some places with a bit more knowledge
will mix Hydroquinone
Along with corticosteroids
to further enhance the
whitening effect more quickly followed by aspirin
By this point it might be somewhat controversial
because if people just search online
they'll find countless articles about DIY aspirin
Along with acne treatments and skin-lightening
products for example when I go to read
Fresh milk for body
whitening baths or aspirin
mixed with distilled water to spot-treat acne
As previously mentioned
aspirin is a derivative
of salicylic acid so when applied to the skin
Then it will also inherit some of the benefits of
Salicylic Acid—what is that
It's a keratolytic agent
It helps to clear surface impurities may
also have antibacterial properties thus
potentially aiding in acne treatment
if this aspect is somewhat unclear to us
It's fleeting and we only use it now and then
Using it occasionally meaning just from time to
time is perfectly fine But if were to keep
using it constantly that would be another matter
Given a very high dose of aspirin—such as a
pack containing 10 tablets
of 81mg aspirin each—
Put into a 30g jar
we are inadvertently
creating a lung equivalent with a certain
Salicylic acid exceeds the permitted level of 2%
in cosmetics and upon
checking it's actually a cream
To apply it daily I noticed that if we assume
the daily topical cream shouldn't be used
Using a product with too high a concentration of Salicylic Acid
And especially we should
Use formulations that have been
A proper formula that's one thing— but here Aspirin
itself is a type of medication
that isn't just随便 used
It won't work when applied directly to the
skin—it would lack the finished qualities
needed for moisturizing as well as the ability to enhance each other's effects
I genuinely advise everyone that if you
do decide to try DIY go ahead—but do
so reasonably and with proper knowledge
and use any cream you happen to have
Initially containing a lot of aspirin you'll notice
Ah this acne is finally clearing up
Then your skin peels off all at once revealing what feels like brand-new skin
She is incredibly soft and beautiful
However if used for a long time
We'll find that our skin becomes
thinner more prone to sunburn and ironically
the sun can end up doing more harm than good
After a lengthy but extremely important
introduction Emmy
will now join everyone
See more about the cosmetics we currently have in hand
Whether they contain any harmful ingredients
especially when we purchase cosmetics
Usually we'd have a complete ingredient list printed
on the packaging right Emmy
really hates those cosmetics
But instead of listing the
full ingredient panel they
only write a few main ingredients followed by dots
There's a sense of unease—what if the hope is just
a cream that everyone's using and it actually
comes with a complete ingredient list
Now let's take a look at that ingredient list
Mixing it into the center will fill it completely
And there might be components with names such as
Hydrocortisone Prednisolone
Methylprednisolone
Triamcinolone
Flucinolone
Fluticasone
Beclometasone
Betamethasone
After reading it my tongue twitched—something was stirring a restless hum But that’s
exactly how you know the house is aware
Usually when there's a prefix there's a suffix—like xôn
like lôn—but of course there
are also some exceptional cases
For example butasonite
Or reading it in Vietnamese as butasonite
And if the manufacturer's mark is light
There's no way we can find a
complete ingredient list so the way to identify
counterfeit cream is to observe how your skin reacts to it
If we use just one product
after only two nights the skin becomes noticeably brighter
no more ingrown hairs or natural pimples
If you have your own skin care products then 99.99% of the time you're
using counterfeit creams
And if were just a bit more careful a little more cautious
then observing carefully if were to stop now we would see
Use it for 1-2 days and see— if
you recognize each other instantly
then even sudden outbreaks will
just result in a sudden pimple
That said the product I'd like to warn you about is mixed cream
There's another quick way to check it
Although not 100% accurate it can still serve as a useful
reference—specifically checking the product's packaging
If the product packaging contains utterly foolish mistakes—
such as a misplaced egg a misplaced
comma or a misplaced period—
You should also be strict because as a reputable and professional manufacturing facility it simply can 't
afford to make mistakes like that
Before mass production begins
It's not guaranteed to be
free of flaws and if it's a
mixed cream product the packaging will be very simple
And when it looks a bit unappealing as well
There are no clear details
About the ingredients the percentage or the place of production
Like a barcode traceability
The most accurate method
But also the most expensive
And the most time-consuming
That's exactly what we're doing—sending our current cosmetics for
testing and analyzing their concentration
levels not harmful like Tico-X
Some reputable testing
facilities you can refer
to in Ho Chi Minh City include Sắc Ký Hải Đăng
But this one suits both Huo Geng's
Food Safety Institute and Quartet
Street—now that we're here Emmy also wants to add a quick note
About the brand-new duo at Emmy and HappySkin
Emmy thank you so much
Using the word gratitude is absolutely appropriate
For believing in us
Sometimes I also trust the product recommendations from others
About Emmy and HappySkin
Especially when using this duo of products
And receiving such highly positive feedback for Emmy
However Emmy also wants to
clarify the information a bit
so everyone can feel reassured that all the information
Regarding the origin certificate
of the main raw material
manufacturer and supplier research
and product quality declarations
This product is available in Vietnam
Emmy will place the link and description in the relevant section
where everyone can refer to
And it's not just limited to this duo
No matter what product we buy online we can also request a
letter from the consultant providing
us with similar documentation
So we can feel more confident when making purchases
Before answering whether
there's any eye cream out
there that's not good we
first need to ask ourselves
Why is it usually said "kem
trộn" rather than "khác trộn"
Because the first reason is
that Emmy noticed that for any
Anyone starting skincare even
those who've been doing it for
years will find that cream is a
must-have product in their routine
If we're going to pursue an illegal
case aiming for high profit then what
form should we choose that everyone
uses correctly just like with serums
Out of ten people maybe one or two use it with cream
everyone has to use cream clearly
cream is the better choice
The second reason why cream needs to be mixed
whereas other types of eyes do not is that
We need to go back a little bit
to the essence of the product
and also to how the formula is developed
To put it
simply for easier understanding:
20% vitamin C
14% AHA or 2% BHA
If you put it into the serum
The serum is formulated to penetrate the skin very quickly
Almost delivering all the nourishment deep into the skin
Even going into the classroom
straight away with cream
it's different—our cream
formula is mainly moisturizing
Leaving residue on the surface results
in numerous substances that cause
impact primarily affecting the dermal
layer precisely due to this limitation
And now we want it to have a miraculous
effect which is why
we have to mix it in
Mix hydroquinone at a very
high concentration with either
mercury TQF sulfur or arsenic to transform a single shee
It's ironic that the nourishing spot
should gradually take effect yet suddenly become intensely active the simple
naive hat seems ordinary at first glance
Moisturizer is just like a bicycle—moving along
very slowly very gradually
—now attach a motor to it
That's so it can go
extremely fast while
its chassis can't handle such speed
But to be fair Emmy has noticed a certain practice
on the market— specifically inherited medical
formulas or traditional medicinal wines
It's also in that same type of bottle with a squeeze
cap right It's a bit similar
to a serum just a little
Although it doesn't fall under the
conventional definition of a mixed cream
—just as Emmy shared above—but the substance of this product is quite heavy
Emmy warned everyone that it's
highly corrosive when using it
Therefore if we use it continuously and incorrectly
over a long period it could
potentially harm our skin
Become more sensitive and fragile
Oh there's a format like that which we're definitely not going to encounter
The mixing state
That's moisturizing oil—do you know why
Because of these ingredients being mixed in
For example this hydrocortisone
Or hydrocortisone
Is very poorly soluble in water and insoluble in oil
It typically dissolves only in emulsions
Either the base or glycol
—this is why we usually
only see them in forms
like creams or milk
If you accidentally end up buying counterfeit cream then the next step is figuring out how to identify fake
products most importantly how
we can prevent such situations from happening
The thing is if we end up buying
mixed cream here are some tips
you can refer to: first always purchase from reputable brands
Purchase from reputable sources
If you're determined to buy products
That aren't available in Vietnam and are only found in handbooks
It's hit or miss really
It depends on the person's character
Just make sure to buy it
In short live by faith
Then we believe it just a little more
And if there's something we still know about
We can hold each other accountable
Another tip is when
shopping especially
online we should ask the seller to
You must provide us with all necessary documents
Even if purchasing secondhand books
You must have an overseas receipt
Actually these bills can easily be forged which is
why Mi said to just buy the books by hand
That means living by faith everyone
When purchasing items on electronic social platforms
Especially within online marketplaces
For our cosmetic products please exercise a bit more caution
Happy Skin once made a video
showing how to shop on these sites already
Feel free to take another look
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