In recent months, the "Caveman" trend, popularized especially by foreign social media influencers, poses a significant danger to your skin. This trend, which we can summarize as not washing your face or doing any skincare, is spreading rapidly. However, dermatologists believe that neglecting skin care brings with it numerous dangers, primarily accelerating the aging process.
The **Caveman Method**, or "Mağara Adamı" trend in Turkish, which is rapidly spreading under the guise of simplifying skincare, aims to eliminate skincare entirely. People who fall for this trend use no dermatological products on their skin and don't even wash their faces with water. Although this trend claims to allow the skin's natural self-repair process, it carries many risks.
The pioneer of the trend is foreign TikTok phenomenon **Tia Zakher**. Zakher announced to her followers through videos that she hadn't washed her face for six weeks. After a while, Tia Zakher's skin, despite her millions of followers, started to show problems such as irritation, flaking, and dullness. Your Medical Aesthetic Doctor, Dr. Lida Çiteli, explained the dangers of the Caveman trend, which advocates simplifying skincare, for you.
Skin Must Be Cleaned Regularly
Medical Aesthetic Specialist Dr. Lida Çiteli emphasizes that not cleansing the skin for a long time can lead to significant long-term health problems. The accumulation of **sebum and sweat** on the skin surface, along with chemical and physical waste from environmental factors, gradually **damages the skin barrier**. It causes our pores to clog. As a result, problems such as **acne, blackheads, a dull skin appearance, infections**, and consequently **rapid aging** emerge. All skincare products are ineffective on skin that is not regularly cleaned. By **cleansing your skin twice a day**, you can reduce the damage caused by free radicals, thereby delaying the formation of fine lines and wrinkles. Therefore, skin cleansing should never be neglected.
Risk of Infection
The environmental factors our skin is exposed to throughout the day must be cleaned. If **sunlight, air pollution, chemical agents, and pollen** that we come into contact with throughout the day are not cleaned, our skin's regeneration mechanisms and biological rhythm will be damaged. Our pores will become clogged, and the skin will be unable to breathe. Dry skin types will become even drier, while oily skin types will experience an increase in acne problems. As a result of all these, the risk of skin infection also increases. Abandoning skin cleansing means endangering our skin health.
Don't Fall for Social Media Lies
Dermatologists and medical aesthetic specialists state that many practices that periodically become trends on social media are not healthy; on the contrary, they are harmful to the skin. Especially hormonal changes and dermatological problems experienced during adolescence lead many young people to succumb to these trends. However, these trends leave hard-to-repair damage on skin health. Therefore, you need to listen to experts and develop a regular cleansing and skincare routine suitable for your skin type.
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