No more wasting time deciphering the labels in the supermarket department!
It is a product that is permanently in contact with our skin, it should not be chosen too quickly. However, instead of dwelling on its composition (we grant you, the scriptures on the labels are generally tiny), we rather look at its packaging, its perfume, the fame of its detaching capacities, its brand and its price. So how not to spend hours in the laundry department and quickly make the right choice for your skin, especially since “The detergents are still full of chemicals with potentially allergenic substances” From the outset Dr. Isabelle Gallay, dermatologist and vice-president of the National Union of Dermatologists-Venologists (SNDV).
According to this specialist, everyone must be careful to choose their laundry well because if “Atopic people will make more eczema, contact with contact with allergens, anyone can make contact eczema in the face of potentially allergenic substances”. In people with eczema, the layer on the surface of the skin has less good quality lipids. The skin barrier does not fully fulfill its role as a natural shield and is vulnerable to attacks.“When allergenic molecules enter the skin by the friction of clothes, the immune system recognizes the allergen and sets up a defense reaction against these allergens in order to prevent them from crossing the skin”explains Dr. Gallay. This defense mechanism is reflected in “An influx of inflammatory cells visible on the skin by pimples, plates and itching”.
It is vain to think that once exposed to these allergens, the body gets used to it. After the first exposure to these allergens contained in detergents, for example, the sentinel cells of the skin keep them in memory and in the next contact (in this case during the reuse of laundry), they “will amplify the inflammatory reaction, which will worsen the symptoms of eczema”. But there is a solution that checks all the boxes for the specialist: “Choose a” hypoallergenic “detergent which means that it was controlled by dermatologists.”
This type of detergent is devoid of allergenic substances, “It does not contain methylisothiazolinone (MIT, a conservative recognized as a powerful factor of allergic skin reactions), or whitening or perfume agent”. You also have to put less detergent and increase rinse cycles. And ignore the softener. “You have to dismiss it completely when you have sensitive skin. It seems contradictory because the linen seems softer and more flexible but in reality this product contains potential allergens.” Instead, we can pay “Two to three drops of white vinegar to soften your water” Or we invest in a water softener or an anti-limestone filter.
Thank you to Dr Isabelle Gallay, dermatologist in Dijon and vice-president of the National Union of Dermatologists-Venologists (SNDV).
