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Tuesday September 14, 2010
Dream of wanting to be fair maiden turns ugly
PETALING JAYA: An advertising executive’s dream of becoming a beauty turned her into an ‘ugly’ maid instead. Patricia Choo Siew Mei’s face swelled and broke out in rashes after using beauty products worth thousands of ringgit bought from a major shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur.
She claimed she was approached by the beauty products outlet via her handphone in June and was enticed to take up their offer of a free consultation. “I was convinced to buy their facial care products worth RM4,000,” she told a press conference at MCA Public Services and Complaints Department yesterday.
Bad reaction: Siew holding up a photo of her swollen face during a press conference at the MCA Public Complaints and Service Department at Wisma MCA yesterday.
The 33-year-old said her troubles began after using the beauty products for two weeks. “My face became itchy with a burning sensation. I was so embarrassed, I did not want to venture out of my apartment for three weeks,” she related.
Choo went back to the beautician who sold her the products but was told to continue using them. When her condition persisted, her doctor diagnosed her with acute dermatitis. She had spent RM450 on two treatments by her doctor since Aug 24 and is still undergoing treatment.
She had also filed a complaint with the Consumer Tribunal. Department chief Datuk Michael Chong urged beauticians to test their facial care products on a small patch of their client’s skin before selling the product. Chong added that the Department had received 13 similar complaints.
