Acne Myths

Acne is perhaps the commonest ailment troubling mankind and its wide spread effect is only countered by the huge number of myths associated with it. We are going to have a look at some of the acne myths and would try to clear those for you. Most of the myths have been cleared up because of the scientific research going on in this field and as such it is no use living in a make believe world when you could have all the information that you require.

The first and perhaps the most powerful acne myth is that there exists a direct relationship between acne and the diet you take. There can be nothing far from truth. There exists no scientific data to suggest any relationship between diet and acne. Yes, there exists some food which aggravates the problem. It is seen that iodine aggravates pimple and as such you should avoid using food containing iodine. The same goes for milk also. Milk tends to aggravate acne. But it is a complete acne myth that oily and junk foods aggravate acne. The oil secreted by sebaceous glands causing acne and the oil in our food are two different things altogether.

The second acne myth is that it is caused by poor hygiene. You might question isn"t it the truth? After all, acne is caused by skin infection. But lack of cleanliness is not the culprit behind it. Acne is caused by the mixture of dead cells and sebum which resides under the skin and you cannot possibly clean underneath the skin. So, this is just an acne myth. What we would like to tell you though is that you surely need to wash your face at least twice a day. That would keep your skin healthy and remove any excess oil from the surface of your skin.

One of the most famous myths associated with acne is that acne is related to sex. This acne myth says that masturbation or celibacy might cause acne. There is no scientific proof behind it. Sex might be related with hormones but there exists absolutely no relationship between sex and the secretion of sebum by the sebaceous glands. In addition to that there is a relationship between hormones and anger or stress but what is their relationship with acne is still not very clear amongst experts.

It is also an acne myth to think that acne cannot be cured till its normal time period is elapsed. We have so many acne treatments available that the only effort that you need to make is to consult a dermatologist and you would find solution to your acne problem. Similarly, it is purely an acne myth that acne would only affect teenagers and up to an age of twenty or so. It is true for many cases but there are many who experience acne very late for the first time.

And the acne myth about makeup is a bit correct because makeup might clog your pores but you would find that if you use makeup labeled noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic, you would not run the risk of getting acne.

Thus, from now on you should not take care of what others have to say about acne. Most of them are acne myths.