Top 7 Skin Care Myths and Misconceptions

Usually, the more bizarre the skincare advice, more the people tend to believe it, because it sounds so wacky that it has to work right! This is how these fallacies, skin care myths and misconceptions pop up just like pimples. Some are long held beliefs filtered down through ages and others are grounded with ‘modern’ technology to sound convincing. If you believe the top dermatologists, stick to the basics and your skin can look much younger than you thought was possible. Don’t let one of these 7 skin care myths be the reason that keeps your skin from looking its best:

 

1)     Regularly washing your face will cure acne:

 

Source: www.prevention.com

People must have advised you to constantly wash your face when acne or pimples appear, but did you know that it can stripoff your skin’s essential oils? This will eventually make your skin extremely dry and anhydrous, welcoming even more acne. You should restrict to washing your face only two to three times in a day.

2)     Oily skin doesn’t need to be moisturized:

 

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‘Have only skin? Don’t use a moisturizer’ – this is an ill advice which is always at the forefront of beauty myths and facts. Avoiding moisturizer because you feel it adds to the problem of oily skin is wrong. In order to remain healthy, your skin needs hydration as that helps ensure that the skin’s barrier functions the way it should, protecting the skin from pollution, free-radicals and other damaging elements. Abandoning the use of moisturizer can also cause the skin to produce excess oil which can lead to breakouts.

 

3)     Scrubbing often reduces excess oil and pimples:

 

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You must have heard it way too often that scrubbing your face at regularly short intervals keeps the skin clean and reduces excess sebum. Believe us, this is not true, in fact, scrubbing your face more than twice a week might end up bruising your skin and causing blemishes.

 

4)     Natural ingredients are better for skin:

 

Source: www.beautydesk.com

Those creams with the word ‘natural’ written on them are what most people choose over other facial care products available over the counter. But the one thing that all of us should remember is that there’s no scientific legitimacy proving that ‘natural or organic’ ingredients are better for the skin. The general perception that just because an ingredient is found in nature, it automatically is good for skin is not true. Also, the reverse is also not true; just because something is synthetic, that doesn’t make it bad.

 

5)     Makeup causes pigmentation, breakouts:

 

Source: www.rantchic.com

Foundations and other makeup products are designed to stay on the top and therefore, they don’t get absorbed into the skin pores. But what causes breakouts is not getting off your makeup before bed or improper removal of the makeup. If makeup stays on the skin for too long, it can cause allergies and irritation but not too often.

 

6)     Dry skin can be cured by drinking more water:

 

Source: www.healthplans.providence.org

It is said that drinking a lot of water will bring moisture to your skin, but unfortunately, dry skin is not as simple as only lack of moisture and water doesn’t help much. However, drinking the right amount of water helps your skin glow by clearing the toxins from your internal system.

 

7)     Anti-ageing products with collagen and/or elastin work:

 

Source: www.cnx.org

It is a scientific fact that the molecular sizes of both collagen and elastin are way too large to be able to penetrate into the skin’s layers and they can only be produced naturally inside the body.Therefore, those products which advertise to have these as effective ingredients are actually making tall but false claims.

 

Effective skin care is no rocket science; all it needs is awareness and mindfulness while considering skin care products. So, just remember that there are good and bad products in all price categories; what really matters is their formulation, not the price. Expensive skin care brands have set a very hazy definition of the term ‘natural’, you’ll do well by not going by it.