Perhaps no other skin problem is not associated with such a number of myths and superstitions like acne. What such a story does not only tell each other those who are faced with this problem! So what is this true and what is not?
Myths and truth about acne.
1. Acne appears as result of fatty foods and chocolate.
After all, if you eat sweets, biscuits, muffins and smoked food it is possible that acne will appear more. The opinion that the nature of food affects the appearance of acne and pimples, is a somewhat outdated view. Of course, eating the sweet, smoky and spicy food does not contribute to cure the skin disease. But, however the food is not the real cause of acne, blackheads and only diet does not cure.
2. Acne occurs only to young people.
It is believed that only teenagers suffer from acne , but with age they disappear. It is not quite true . Of course, the teenagers suffer from acne more often than adults. However, the proportion of those who exposed to the disease in older ages is growing. Experts say that 30% of adult women (25-30 years) in varying degrees, suffer from acne. Among 40-year-old women 5% going through this disease, moreover acne can also appear during menopause.
Rising numbers of acne cases physicians explain by experience of stress, which causes the release of substances in the body, affecting the skin. Also, the reason for this may be the disruption of normal function of endocrine and reproductive glands, the use of certain drugs, dope, not proper working conditions, the use of low-quality cosmetics.
3. Regular and frequent sexual contact prevent appearing of acne.
Perhaps to all, without exception, young girls, sadly looking down on a regular pimple, grandmothers or mothers say the similar phrase: "You'll get married and everything gone!".
The same meaning is embedded in the awareness-consolatory remarks intended to adolescent males. However, it is not true. The presence or absence of sexual contact, as well as its frequency has no affect on the appearance or disappearance acne.
4. Acne appears due to excessive sexual activity.
In fact, there is no relationship between acne and sex activity. Acne is a result of changes in sex hormone testosterone level of body (and that only emphasize the fact that many teenagers suffer from acne). Excessive oil produced in skin prevents natural exfoliation of dead skin cells. As a result hair follicles are clogged, infected and black dots appeare.
5. If you start doing beauty cleaning, you will need to do it permanently and that provoke more acne pop up.
This is not true. Cleansing alone will not help to get rid of acne, but not bring more comedones. There are those who believe that regular cleanings are treatment of acne. But this is mistaken belief. Cleaning, as the name suggests, cleans the pores, improves skin condition, but does not cure the disease, the reasons for which we have discussed separately.
6. Acne vanish with a pregnancy.
Alas, it is not. There is no relationship between becoming pregnant and disappearance of acne.
7. Acne arise from external contamination of the skin.
Yet quite recently it was widely spread misleading. Acne is considered almost a disease of dirty hands. And the presence of black spots explained by the settled dust in pores. So frequent washing declared almost a panacea. Of course, cleaning the skin with water and detergent is necessary. However, the means for washing must be properly chosen according to skin type, and the process of washing required to prepare the skin for the application of drugs. And yet the number of washings should not exceed two times a day. If you need to do it more often, better use cleaning cloths.
8. If you have acne you can not wash yourself with water.
This is not true. Washing with water is not desirable if the skin is prone to allergies and does not tolerate water. Use a cosmetic milk for washing instead. In other cases, water for washing is necessary.
9. Acne appear from too frequent use of cosmetics.
Maybe it was once when Queen Anne was alive. But the modern makeup is good enough, it allows skin to breathe and did not provoke acne. Some creams even has the appropriate inscription: «non comedone», which means that the cream does not clog pores and leads to duplication of pimples.
10. If you have acne you can not use decorative cosmetics.
Who does not know these blood-curdling threats - "Are you going to cover up the pimples, they will never gone!". Of course, some of them close to right, but only partly. If the masking means are chosen correctly and not used in the acute phase of illness, when there are a lot of pustules and pimples, they do not aggravate the situation. The main thing is to use non comedone means. To choose those is not the problem. Moreover, some brands produce special tonal and masking creams for people with problem skin, these products no aggravate the disease, but also help get rid of it.
11. Acne can be treated by suntan.
Nothing like that. Practicing dermatologists and cosmetologists even have an expression - autumn exacerbation of acne associated with "healing" pimples and acne. However, the myth about the healing effects of the sun on the problem skin remains one of the most enduring. The fact that ultraviolet light has the ability to disinfect and so does a little bit reduces the number of pimples, but only slightly and not for a long time. Simply by tanning all the problems that beset suffering from acne, such as: acne, enlarged pores and uneven pigmentation - become less noticeable. But this temporary masking effect is fraught with further aggravation of the disease, since high doses of ultraviolet radiation weakens the local immune defenses, increase generation of oil and even make more difficult rejection of skin flakes in the ducts of the sebaceous glands, thus causing more sores.
12. If the acne is being treated for a long time you've got not proper doctor.
Throughout the world, acne is treated an average of 2-3 months and sometimes longer. It depends on the form and severity of disease. But after completion of treatment and improve the skin you need proper care of it for the prevention of acne and pimples, as a predisposition to their occurrence can not be completely removed.
13. Brewer's yeast - a perfect means to stop acne.
This is wrong. To treat acne use special drugs, which does not include brewer's yeast .