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Heat and hydroalcoholic gel do they go well together? According to some Spanish dermatologists, the skin risks can be significant.
by Melanie Bonvard
If enduring the heat with a mask remains one of the problems anticipated this summer, there is also the application of the hydroalcoholic gel on our hands. Would it present risks in the face of the strong heat which awaits us this summer. Some Spanish dermatologists have made a study on the subject and would affirm that the hydroalcoholic gel on the hands could present important risks on our skin when it is exposed to the sun. Dermatologist Marta Frieyro confided in the newspaper El Mundo and claim that the alcohol level in these gels may not be compatible with the sun. The consequences could be serious because it is possible to suffer from skin burns without taking into account the risks of darkening of the skin and spots.
However, Pierre Parneix, doctor of public health and hospital hygiene at the Bordeaux University Hospital moderates these remarks. He explains to Huffington post that the only worry that hydroalcoholic gels could cause would be the tearing of the skin. The risk of burns is rather linked to dry hands: "The burns would be increased by the dryness of the skin, but in the sun we put protective cream, at least at the beach."
The solution would therefore be to moisturize the skin more when it is exposed to the sun. "The gel will add dryness to a period when the skin is sensitive. However, you just need to hydrate the skin a little more, even more when exposed to the sun" explains the vice-president of the Syndicat des Dermatologues, Isabelle Gallay.
The solution would therefore be to choose your gel well and not to abuse it when it is applied to your hands. Catherine Oliverès-Ghouti talks about dermatitis: "It is made up of approximately 70% alcohol. However, it is a photosensitizing substance: if you expose your hands brushed with hydroalcoholic solution to the beach, then you risk what is called a dermatitis charm, a characteristic burn caused by the reaction of alcohol on the skin with the sun. " The skin is then red, irritated and finally the stain turns into brown pigmentation.
We must therefore be careful to choose gels whose components can adapt to heat and are not harmful to our skin, that is to say "products designed by industrial hand hygiene companies with optimal cosmetic properties" after Pierre Parneix. In addition, long-term exposure to the sun is most often at the beach. According to dermatologists, this is a place where it is not necessary to use hydroalcoholic products.