TikTok蜂蜜面膜视频播放440万次引争议：皮肤科医生称麦卢卡蜂蜜有益，生蜂蜜有风险
一名TikTok用户把蜂蜜厚厚涂满全脸、称蜂蜜面膜能解决一切的视频近日在平台疯传，播放量已超过440万次，评论区意见分成两派。据《今日美国》11月13日报道，这名用户在视频里说，第二天醒来皮肤会是最水润、最有光泽的状态；有评论者留言警告不要这样做，也有评论者力挺麦卢卡蜂蜜，称效果非常好。
针对这条疯传视频，《今日美国》采访了皮肤科医生 Rachel Nazarian。Nazarian 说，蜂蜜是一种用了很久的成分，古埃及就用它处理伤口和感染；如今医学期刊的研究显示，蜂蜜尤其是麦卢卡蜂蜜在伤口护理上有明显作用，也被证明能改善湿疹等炎症性皮肤问题。她解释，蜂蜜能抑制细菌、真菌和部分病毒，麦卢卡蜂蜜还能生成一种独特的抗菌成分；蜂蜜同时有抗炎作用，又是天然的保湿剂，能把水分拉进皮肤、改善皮肤屏障，这大概就是它在TikTok上走红的原因。医用级蜂蜜还被用来处理伤口和烧伤。
Nazarian 同时提醒，厨房里常见的蜂蜜熊瓶装蜂蜜也能支持皮肤健康，但效果不如麦卢卡蜂蜜。她明确不支持用生蜂蜜敷脸：生蜂蜜可能带有危险的孢子，会让脆弱人群生病；蜂蜜里还含有蜂花粉和植物蛋白，不少人对这些成分过敏。生蜂蜜质地黏稠，如果洗不干净，反而会裹住污垢、堵塞毛孔，让其他有效成分更难渗入。
她还提醒，蜂蜜的酸性比皮肤屏障本身还略强，敷得太久会刺激敏感肌。如果真想试，她建议把麦卢卡蜂蜜和有舒缓作用的燕麦混合，只敷五分钟，这样风险非常低。她最后表示，虽然自己喜欢天然护肤的想法，但比起每天往脸上抹蜂蜜，还有更容易、更安全的办法；拿不准时，应咨询有资质的皮肤科医生，用最安全、也最不黏手的方式保湿和改善皮肤健康。
TikTok Honey Mask Video Tops 4.4 Million Views as Dermatologist Weighs Benefits and Raw-Honey Risks
A TikTok video of a user covering her face in honey and calling a honey mask a cure-all has gone viral, passing 4.4 million views, with commenters sharply divided. According to USA TODAY on November 13, the user says in the video that she will wake up with the most hydrated, glowy skin; one commenter warned viewers not to do it, while another swore by manuka honey, saying it is amazing for this.
USA TODAY asked dermatologist Dr. Rachel Nazarian for her reaction to the viral video. Nazarian said honey is a remarkable ingredient used for ages, including in ancient Egypt for wounds and infections, and that research published in medical journals today has shown clinically significant effects in wound care, especially for manuka honey, which has also been shown to improve inflammatory conditions such as eczema. She said honey is antimicrobial, inhibiting bacteria, fungus and even some viruses, and that manuka honey makes its own unique compound to kill bacteria; honey is also anti-inflammatory and a natural humectant, pulling hydration into the skin and improving the skin barrier, which is probably why it became a viral TikTok trend. Medical-grade honey is used to improve wounds and burns.
Nazarian added caveats. The honey in a typical kitchen honey-bear bottle can support skin health but is less effective than the manuka variety, she said, and she does not support using raw honey: raw honey can contain dangerous spores that can make vulnerable people sick, and honey contains bee pollen and plant proteins that many people are allergic to. Raw honey is also thick, and if it is not washed off properly it can trap dirt and clog pores, making it harder for other active ingredients to penetrate.
She also advised leaving honey on for a shorter time than described in the viral post, noting that honey is slightly more acidic than the skin barrier itself and can irritate sensitive skin if left on too long. For anyone who wants to try it, she suggested combining manuka honey with skin-soothing oatmeal as a five-minute mask, which she said carries incredibly low risk. She said that as much as she loves the idea of a do-it-yourself natural option, there are much easier and safer options than slathering honey on the face daily, and that anyone in doubt should ask a board-certified dermatologist for tips to hydrate skin efficiently and safely, and in the least sticky way.
来源：《今日美国》
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图片来源：资料图：一罐蜂蜜与正滴蜜的勺子（Fæ摄，CC BY-SA 3.0，经Wikimedia Commons），版面图已裁为16:9，非涉事TikTok视频画面。/ File photo: a jar of honey with a spoon dripping honey (photo by Fæ, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons), cropped to 16:9; not a still from the viral TikTok video.
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