Acne is a skin disease that has gained lots of popularity among females. Its often characterized by blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, greasy skin and possibly leaves scars.
Anyone can get acne, but it is common among teenagers and young adults. This condition has contributed immensely to low self-esteem in teenagers, and have even lead to the suicide of many.
It makes you feel incomplete among your peers, and could wreck your wallet in the quest of removing them.
Many lies and myths have being going around this condition called "Acne", which may not be correct. And trust me, you need to know what's true and what's not true, for you to figure out the best way to treat your skin.
1. Is Acne caused by dirt/dirty Skin?
Acne is not caused by dirt, poor hygiene, not
washing your face and so on.
The acne can actually get worse when you start ''over-scrubbing" your face, or cleaning it with some harsh chemicals or soap that irritates the skin.
If you "over-clean" you can end up drying out the skin, which will in turn, will want to compensate by making much more oil. A simple cleansing of the skin to get rid of excess oil and dead skin cells is a thing that is needed.
The acne can actually get worse when you start ''over-scrubbing" your face, or cleaning it with some harsh chemicals or soap that irritates the skin.
If you "over-clean" you can end up drying out the skin, which will in turn, will want to compensate by making much more oil. A simple cleansing of the skin to get rid of excess oil and dead skin cells is a thing that is needed.
2. Does greasy food or
chocolate cause acne?
It's true, Diet do have an impact on acne
development,, as some dairy products or carbohydrates increase blood sugar or
have added hormones and trigger acne (though not usually the case).
eating greasy foods or chocolates has being proven to have no effect on acne development.
eating greasy foods or chocolates has being proven to have no effect on acne development.
3. Stress does Not Cause Acne
In theory, stress can affect hormones, and
therefore promote acne. It's hard to quantify this though, and when you think
about the stress most of us deal in day to day life, there wouldn't be an acne
free face in sight. An effective acne treatment regime will override a bit of
everyday stress anytime.
4. Does having acne means you can't
use a moisturizer?
Look for a good non-pore -clogging
moisturizer to use. After treating your acne, may be with banana peel or other
over-the-counter creams, a moisturizer can help balance out your skin, ensuring
that it doesn't create excess oil to compensate for all that you dried up.
5. Sunlight clears up acne
Getting short
slight sunburn will seemingly clear up your acne. But this is just a short term
treatment; it's not a solution. It's just hiding the redness, and while it does
dry up your skin, it can make it too dry, and do more harm than good.