Public Warned Not to Use Whitening Products of Unknown Origin|速白乳液疑含類固醇 致萎縮性條紋.毛囊炎

A pair of teenage sisters residing in Kaohsiung recently purchased a lotion online, after using it, they developed stretch mark-like streaks on their thighs and pimples on their chests. It's been determined by dermatologists that the lotion contained a high quantity of steroids.


Bumpy streaks resembling stretch marks have appeared on the thighs of a pair of teenage sisters from Kaohsiung. One of them also developed numerous pimples on her chest. Doctors discovered that four months ago, the pair had purchased a lotion purporting rapid whitening results online, and used it all over their bodies. The doctors determined the lotion contained a large quantity of steroids, which caused the atrophic streaks and folliculitis.

If it contained steroids and mercury, then prolonged use will indeed whiten the skin, but there are many side effects. That's why people shouldn't purchase or use products of unidentified or dubious origin, especially those products that are sold online.

Dermatologists add that steroids should only be used with prescriptions. Although the government has controls in place, hospitals frequently treat people who develop residual effects from using whitening products containing steroids that are sold online.

That's all advertising, keeping the skin white still depends on protecting against the sun, wearing a face mask while outdoors, and protecting against UV rays.

If you see similar products being sold online, please carefully study the manufacturing date and company, as well as the usage. If the information is clear, then continue reading. If the information is completely unclear, then don't purchase these products.

As for the pair of sisters, even laser treatment may be unable to completely remove the atrophic streaks. The public is reminded not to use products of unknown origin or those advertised as having rapid whitening results. If lotions containing steroids must be used, they should only be applied on the afflicted parts of the body, not over a large surface.



大腿出現凹凸不平的紋路，就像生產後的妊娠紋，但這些條紋同時出現在一對16、17歲的姐妹身上，其中1人胸口還冒出大量的痘痘，醫師詢問發現，2人在4個月前，買了網路的速效美白乳液擦全身，研判裡頭有大量類固醇，導致2人出現萎縮性條紋及毛囊炎。

皮膚科醫師 柯適中表示：「如果這含有類固醇的成分，含有水銀就是我們汞這個成分，它的確擦起來一段時間，你的皮膚的確有美白的效果，可是它相對的，副作用是比較多的，所以基本上這邊要呼籲一下，來路不明的產品， 來路不明的網路購物的產品，請各位不要任意去購買使用。」

皮膚科醫師說，類固醇是處方用藥，不能隨意使用，雖然政府已經管制，但門診間還是常看到民眾，因網購美白的產品，卻被摻入類固醇而出現後遺症。

民眾表示：「應該那是廣告效果吧，美白還是得要靠防曬，然後跟，就是出門要戴口罩，然後就是對抗紫外線。」

高市衛生局副局長 林盟喬表示：「如果在網路上有看到，類似的這些東西在販售的時候，製造日期、製造商、使用方式等等，去做判定，如果標示是清楚的，我們再繼續往下看，如果它根本是，標示不清楚的這些東西，我們根本就不要去購買。」

兩名年輕女生身上的紋路，恐怕用雷射也無法完全去除，醫生建議民眾別使用來路不明的乳液或網路標榜的速效美白產品，真要用類固醇乳液也建議塗抹患部即可，不用大面積擦拭。