Acne - Are there acne myths?

There are many myths about the acne few of them are true and few them are not. As for many they think that acne is cause due to poor hygiene and that is true if you have acne and you place oily hands and does not care for dust particles to be sticking on pimples than acne can get worse. Another myth is you have to eat healthy and that is also true you have to eat healthy means eat green natural vegetables and fruits. And avoid burgers fries and excessive cheese and fatty products that are the reason for high cholesterol level in the human body.

The people say if you gat tan than you can get rid of acne. It is not true as tanning your skin can reduce the redness cause by the acne but it has nothing to do with the complete cure of acne. They say sex causes acne and there is some reality in it as it accelerates your hormones at a very high level and the production of sebum also accelerates causing acne. Stress is a factor some time but if the stress is of very high level.

A normal routine stress from activities does not cause acne. If you use excessive cosmetic on your face that could also enhance the reaction for acne causing more pimples as the cosmetic products contain oils and chemicals in them.