What is body painting? Is its material harmful to the skin?

Most beauty salon owners said: "Body painting uses special plant dyes, which will not hurt the skin when applied to the skin." However, hospital dermatologists believe that the pigments used in body painting contain complex chemicals, which are harmful to human skin, even if the amount absorbed each time is small, it will still irritate the skin. The common hazards are as follows: allergic dermatitis For some people with allergic constitution, skin smearing is prone to local contact allergic reactions. Patients will have local erythema, papules, flushing and even swelling after painting the figure, and some will also have local spots. Some patients with photosensitive dermatitis have no adverse reactions when they first do body painting, but after exposure to the sun, their skin will be partially damaged. Paints with strong irritant damage will directly irritate part of human skin, especially delicate parts such as women's breasts, leading to local redness, itching or small papules.

Experts remind: Fashion women are not encouraged to do body painting on the body surface in daily life. If it is necessary for a special purpose, such as a performance or an activity, it should be washed off in time after the activity, so as to reduce the time for oil paint to stay on the skin and reduce irritation. Try to avoid sun exposure after painting, especially on exposed parts such as face and upper limbs. Try not to eat fish, shrimp, crab, celery, wild vegetables, coriander, sulfonamides and other foods and drugs that can increase photosensitivity during painting. Before painting, it is best to apply some protective agents to the skin, such as zinc oxide ointment and cod liver oil ointment, to reduce the irritation of oil painting pigments to the skin.

For patients with allergic constitution, it is best to take a small amount of painting pigment to do a skin test on the inside of the upper limb forearm before painting, and then paint without adverse reactions. In case of allergic reaction, wash the painting immediately and go to the hospital in time. Simple local erythema and itching can generally be treated with zinc oxide ointment, cod liver oil ointment and calamine lotion. In case of local papules, blisters and swelling, anti-allergic drugs should be taken orally and externally, and drugs should be injected intravenously if necessary. Do not wash with hot water or soap after skin reaction, otherwise it will aggravate local allergies. Adequate antibiotics should be given in time for anti-infection treatment after infection.