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Skin care myths: Skin treatments
ELLE Canada digs deep for the truth behind great skin care and unlocks some skin care myths about skin treatments.
By Lara Ceroni
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4. "If you have sensitive skin, you should use as few skin care products as possible to avoid irritation."
TRUTH: A sensitive skin type can be more reactive due to the genetics of a person whereby a sensitized skin condition can result from internal and external influences. When treating a sensitive or sensitized skin, it is important to eliminate any ingredients contributing to the redness such as SD alcohol, artificial fragrance, artificial colour, and lanolin and also minimizing factors such as stress, sun, pollution, alcohol and caffeine. Look for ingredients such as organic silicones, Fumaric Acid, Canadian Willowherb, Avena Sativa (Oat Kernal Extract), Red Raspberry Extract and Panthenol which can help to minimize the occurrence of inflammation and protect from environmental assault.
5. "Chocolate makes me break out."
TRUTH: The skin is affected by what we eat and a healthy diet including plenty of water and fresh fruit and vegetables can minimize toxins in our bodies. By eating more junk food, our body has more toxins in it therefore leading to more stress on our organs. What you eat affects your overall health as well as the health of your skin however it is not a cause of acne
However, high levels of sugar in the diet can elevate hormone levels which in turn can lead to acne breakouts. Any time we have an increase in hormones we may see skin conditions such as breakouts.
6. "Tanning will help clear acne."
TRUTH: Tanning will temporarily reduce acne breakouts by drying out the oil in the skin, however due to the increase in keratinization of the stratum corneum acne can worsen with sun exposure. Sun exposure also causes cancer and can be fatal or disfiguring.
7. Popping pimples is the best way to treat and get rid of them."
TRUTH: Treating breakouts with Salicylic Acid, Benzoyl Peroxide, Tea Tree, Zinc Sulfate and Hydrolyzed Algin will help to dry, heal and peel an acne lesion. When a pimple is "popped" the keratinized cells (skin cells), sebum, and bacteria may enter the Dermis and cause a larger scar or possibly spread more bacteria into the adjacent follicle leading to a breakout right beside the old one.
Image courtesy of Imaxtree.com
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