Popular Myths Involving Acne

If you ask to people about the cause of acne, many people will say that acne comes because you have poor hygiene or eat unhealthy food. Expert would say that this is the wrong thinking, cause it just a myths. Below are some myths that concern Acne :

1. Poor hygiene will cause Acne – this is a myths. Many people would think that acne is cause by poor hygiene that ance was cause by dirt in your face that go to your pores so people tend to wash more harsh and often. But washing many times and harsh or agressively can even cause its natural lipids to strip away, and thus damaging the skin’s natural barrier function. In fact it will cause your follicle to over produce sebum and breakouts. So if you are always dirty cause you do like to play or work in dirty enviroment don’t try to over wash your face.
2. Acne appear because some type of food – this is also a myths. Most common food that people think that will cause acne is junk food but Scientific studies have shown that food has little effect on acne. But the research are oblied only to normal people who have no sensitive skin to certain food. But in other hand if you eat healthy food it can help you prevent acne.  
3. You can outgrow your acne. It is much more sensible to treat your acne immediately to avoid emotional stress and permanent scarring.
4. Acne is just a little problem, no need to overreact. It is embarrassing to have acne, thus can affect our confidence and esteem. It may even affect our social relation and job performance.
5. Using cosmetics can cause Acne. This is true but some cosmetic that contain benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid that help in curing acne.
6. Stress can cause Acne. This is true for over stress that make you produce more hormones but tiny stress couldn’t cause acne.
7. Get Sun Tan can Cure Acne. Sun Exposure can dry up the old or existing acne but it will not stop acne from appearing but It can also dry up the skin that cause your skin to produce oil that will make your condition more worse. Not to mention sun exposure can lead to skin cancer.

So there you have it the common Myths on Acne so if you hear people saying cause acne that is poor hygiene and wrong diet. You know it was wrong.