What's the problem with the TikTok 'slugging' trend? New research warns that the majority of the posts focused on the wrinkle-reducing practice are medically unreliable, hyping the benefits while downplaying the risks.
The idea is not medically unsound, stressed Pagani, who conducted her research while a medical student in the Department of Dermatology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.on the hands," she added."It definitely does have benefits.".
But in the end, only 37% of the videos were classified by investigators as educational. That meant that they offered a reasonably full discussion of both the potential pros of slugging -- such as smoother and more hydrated skin -- and the potential cons, including the blocking of skin pores and acne.
"What we found was not necessarily misinformation, but often a lack of information," Pagani said."A lot of the time, there was just no inclusion of risks." "Now, slugging is one of the relatively harmless things that can be found on TikTok," Pagani acknowledged."But even in the case of mostly benign beauty trends, the hope is that viewers are going to get accurate information from reliable sources, information backed by science based on data and research. Because other trends or beauty products may certainly be more potentially harmful than something like slugging.
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