Below you will find some myths that circulate between people and an argumentation demonstrating that they are false .
Over medication is good . It is widely believed that if you use more medication would eventually stop and prevent acne breakouts . Using more medication than needed you will get a dried face , lots of irritation and even more blemishes . This is especially true if we consider that most of the time acne medication consists in creams rich in antibiotics . Just have patience , antibiotic based medication takes as much as 8 weeks to show results .
The sun can heal acne . Many people claim that they have cleared they acne only by obtaining a good tan . This is not true . In fact , what they did is that they disguised their redness for a small period of time but they did not cure acne whatsoever . Further more they can damage their skin because a longer exposure at the sun will result in a dry , irritated and sometimes burned skin .
It’s just a cosmetic illness . Even if it only impacts on one’s appearance , it is not just another cosmetic illness . Why? because if not properly taken care of , it could result in very painful nodules and cysts which can lead to serious scarring . Also people who suffer from acne can experience low-self esteem which in turn leads bad habits like not eating properly or not exercising enough resulting in a poor overall health state .
Cheap products are effective . There are people that strongly advocate this . It might be the case with a home-made cleanser but in general this is false . Good products require good ingredients , which in turn are expensive . You should never buy a product just because it is cheap and you are searching for a short-cut . In general , people that advertise their products as cheap but very effective usually lie, or include a small concentration of good ingredients . A cheap acne treatment can only lead to two results: first is no results(if you are lucky) and the second is a deterioration in your acne condition .
Let acne run it’s natural course . Many parents advise their acne suffering children that eventually acne will clear up , with no medical intervention at all . This is not true . People that claim this usually had a very easy form of acne which was triggered by temporary causes ( diets , hitting puberty etc ) . If you suffer from acne , or you are a family member of someone who is suffering from acne , understand that this diseases has a high impact at one’s self-esteem and look for a treatment as soon as possible .
Sex and masturbation causes acne . This is misunderstood . People don’t get acne because they masturbate or have sex , but because when hitting puberty ( the period when many teenagers start having sexual relationships ) hormonal changes occur in one’s body . This is the real reason people associate sex and masturbation with acne .
Popping a pimple solves the problem . If you have a habit to pop your pimples , this is not good for a couple of reasons . First , it pushes the bacteria even deeper in the skin layers , resulting in even more inflammation and redness . Second , this practice damages the the cells under the skin resulting in a acne scars . It would not be obvious at first , but in time permanent scars will develop .
