On February 28, Carolina Cruz received countless criticism on social media for sharing a dermatological formula that, according to her, works to lighten the skin: a mask composed of two ingredients, lemon and bicarbonate.
In the following days, users of platforms such as Twitter, as well as skincare professionals questioned the 'effective' formula that vallecaucana provided and that, among other things, she applied herself to her face in order to verify what is useful. But after that controversy, the host of the matituno 'Day by Day' stopped commenting on it; however, she defended that recommendation arguing that it is “endorsed by dermatologists”.
“I had to download the publication of the recipe that I had left them for the manchitas because all the professional, studied and specialized dermatologists in the world came out to tell me what I was going to die of,” said Matías and Salvador's mother, ending the conversation, until now.
Recently, la vallecaucana spoke about the issue in a question and answer dynamic made on her Instagram profile; there, her seven million followers noticed that one of them confessed his interest in learning about the formula for the face that generated controversy.
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“I would love to know the stain mask, please” was the comment made by a user, generating as a response an evasive comment from Cruz.
“No, my God, I am once again the owner of all the media in this country, and all the dermatologists and all the professional experts are shooting me down again,” replied the businesswoman making a sound of denial as she moved her index finger from one side to the other.”
That video, which no longer appears in the 'InstaStories' of the creator of the foundation 'Salvador de Sueños', was recovered by several entertainment accounts such as 'La criolla colombiana', generating all kinds of comments.
“This lady is nothing to do, it is very past years only filters and there are already many beautiful young girls who can make these commercials”; “The best mask is the filters she uses; that's not how the imperfections are seen” and “I agree, there are different skin types and we all don't have the same thing, what for some may be useful for others no”, were the outstanding reactions to the post.
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It is worth mentioning that in the midst of the controversy, the presenter also indicated that the reason for sharing that lemon and baking soda mask was to suggest to her followers an easy care alternative that, according to her, was endorsed by professionals.
“(...) It is a recipe recommended by dermatologists, I won't say the names, and I use it for many years and it works for me, it works for me. Surely I failed to say that this is not for everyone,” he said in several 'InstaStories'. And although she intended to show a different way of caring for her skin, the truth is that bicarbonate has a very high PH (degree of acidity) that can alter the skin's, breaking a barrier that, in the short term, generates various skin diseases.
Something similar happens with lemon; despite having a low PH thanks to its high vitamin C content (beneficial to the dermis), its direct application does not generate the expected effects. On the contrary, it generates stains that, at times, become difficult to remove.
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