10 Myths surrounding acne

10. Poor hygiene causes acne

While the oils, dirt and other contaminants can clog pores and aggravate acne, it is not the primary cause of acne. Acne has many causes, the primary being hormonal factors, and to some extent, genetics. For those who have a predisposition to acne, poor hygiene may aggravate acne, but will not be the sole cause of acne, for most of the patients.

9. Acne lasts forever

While those with acne tend to have their acne for years, most people who get acne in their childhood and adolescence improve in their environment and the end of the 20 without any treatment. This improvement is mainly due to a stabilization hormone levels during the middle and the end of the usually done 20 rage and flow during adolescence. Some people, however, continue to have a certain acne adult years and even some other people to develop as acne in their adult life.

8 Sexual activity worsens acne

The myth is that testosterone and the hormonal environment associated with the increase of sexual activity aggravated acne, but there is no evidence that sexual activity is all related to acne.

7-Acne may be contagious

Acne is not contagious. If you touch or rub against any person with acne, you will not get acne for their injuries. Rather touching or rubbing, as such, may lead to a pore blocking and cause acne - for example people breakout on their cheeks and Chin of talking on the phone for long periods of time.

6 Fat food causes acne

Acne is not caused by the consumption of food. Limited studies have been conducted to prove or foods cause acne and while some studies have suggested an association, there is no evidence in support of acne is related to what you eat. Chocolate or candy do not cause acne.

5 Get the light from the Sun or tanning improves acne

There is no evidence that exposure tanning or the Sun improves acne. Some people may appear subjectively better after exposure to the Sun, but there is nothing to indicate that regular exposure to the Sun is a good way to treat acne. While exposure to the Sun is known to reduce inflammation of the skin and, although that theoretically would benefit proven, some inflammatory acne, this effect is not scientifically proven. It is very well known that exposure to the Sun leads to many types of skin cancers and strongly contributes to the accelerated skin ageing.

4. More you wash your skin, the more improved your acne will be

Face washing improves acne, but the effect is limited. For those who have acne very soft, wash 2 - 3 times a day can be everything need improvement. However, for those will where simple washing not fully control not acne, in addition to more aggressive cleaning/washing or not help and is not recommended. In fact, the trauma resulting and drought can be worse than real acne itself. It would be prudent to have other methods of control of acne, topical or oral drugs for other improvements.

3 Popping buttons is the best thing to do when you see active acne

Buttons popping immediately can relieve pain and inflammation associated with many types of acne, however, remember that trying to pop a bud can actually greatly aggravate your acne. Inflammation increased, trauma and resulting worsening of acne may cause not only larger, more painful injury, but also the potential of acne scars.

2 Natural makeup are good for Acne

No makeup can promote the acne, natural or otherwise. Makeup block pores which then get inflamed and form the acne. If you are shopping at a suitable makeup for acne, best makeup types to use are those marked as non-COMEDOGENIC (non-acne-forming). For a list of compounds not comédogènes, click here.

1. To help more acne medicine makes better, faster

More on medicine using a current acne lesion does not better more quickly. When an acne lesion is present, it is often useful to put a product of 1.5-2.0% benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid on the injury of one to three times a day. To make any more often can lead to excessive drying and cracking without further improve acne lesion. For the same time, excessive use of Retin-A or the prescription of medicines that you already have on a single acne lesion is not recommended.

Don Mehrabi MD, FAAD is a dermatologist certified by the Board of Dermatology currently practicing in Beverly Hills California United States. He is also a main contributor of http://www.DermBlue.com with many articles and topics to address many common dermatological problems and aesthetic problems. Visit http://www.dermblue.com/learningcenter/ for a discussion on more educational topics relating to dermatology and personal beauty.