Dr. Aseem Sharma MD, DNB, MBA, FRCP(London)

HARD SKIN TRUTHS

Saw this at Bodhgaya Museum.
A “skin rubber”, at least 15 centuries old.

Glad to know we’ve evolved.

On second thought…

Coffee grounds. Walnut shells. Scrubbing beads. The urge to sandpaper our faces is clearly doing well.

Aggressive mechanical exfoliation can irritate skin and worsen pigmentation, especially in pigment prone brown skin.

Scrub to remove dark marks. Create more irritation. Get more dark marks. Buy another scrub.

Excellent business model. Terrible skincare.

15 centuries later, have we evolved, or just learnt to sell friction in a fancy jar?

And my patients just can’t get enough of their scrubs!