Dermatologists have warned that frequent use of sponge for bathing can potentially strip the skin of natural oils and introduce bacteria and other micro-organisms into the skin.
They explained that the skin exfoliates itself naturally most of the time. However, the use of sponge acts as an exfoliator too and can rapidly erode the natural oils in the skin.
Throwing more light on this in a media interview,Folakemi Cole-Adeife, a consultant dermatologist at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja indicated that ‘a lot of people cannot have their baths without sponges, but the truth of the matter is that you actually don’t need bathe with sponge too frequently or daily. This is because your skin exfoliates itself naturally most of the time’.
Cole-Adeife said ‘Using sponge to scrub your skin frequently can strip your skin of natural oils and create micro-tears or micro-trauma in the skin; it can introduce bacteria and other micro-organisms into the skin…It can also cause itchy skin. If you have itchy skin, try not to use the sponge while bathing and see if that helps’.
The dermatologist advised those who felt unclean without bathing with sponge to use it once or twice a week or at most, three times a week.
A Ghanaian dermatologist, Dr. Roseline Osazuwa has also advised against the practice of using a sponge while bathing.
‘Do you know a sponge is an exfoliator? You’re not meant to be exfoliating your skin all the time because your skin becomes dry’ she said in an interview on local TV station, Joy Prime.
Dr. Osazuwa recommended that bathing at least twice in a day should be enough for everyone but proposed a limit in the use of sponge.
‘At most, twice a day—morning and evening. If you bathe three times, don’t use a sponge more than once’.
Meanwhile, a police commander in Ghana has asked police officers to reduce the number of times they have s,ex in order to stay fit and alert to discharge their duties flawlessly. Watch the footage below.
SOURCE: Kasatintin.com
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