Acne Myths and Facts, Exposing The Truth

Every time I do a search on google, it seems that there is another person out there spouting off old wives tales about how to cure acne. I put together a short list of acne facts to try and save you some of the heartbreak when those ‘quicky home cures’ do not work.

Acne will be outgrown

False, acne is not just a ‘teenage’ affliction, it can and does occur in people of all ages from infants to adults.

Only dirty people get acne

False, acne has nothing to do with dirt. It is caused by follicles being blocked by dead skin cells and for other purely biological reasons. In fact, too much scrubbing can make the condition worse.

Lots of sunshine helps acne

Exposure to the sun can help to dry out excess skin oils and does help to kill bacteria, resulting in a temporary improvement of the condition, however long term exposure to the sun is extremely dangerous to the skin. We are all aware of the dangers of UV and skin cancer, but it does not stop there. Too much exposure to the sun can actually stimulate the production of oils and increase the retention of dead skin cells, making the condition worse.

Sweating cleans out the pores

False, we actually have two types of pores, sweat pores and oil pores. So when we sweat, the water comes out of pores that don’t need cleaning because they never became blocked with oil in the first place. Even if the sweat did somehow make its way to the oil clogged pores, sweat is basically just water, and have you ever tried to clean oil with water? It just makes the blockage worse.

Acne is contagious

False, acne is most definitely not contagious. For any disease to be contagious, there needs to be an agent that carries the disease, and that agent needs to be passed from person to person. This is not the case with acne. Many people assume that acne is caused by bacteria and therefore has to be contagious, the mistake made here is that bacteria is not the cause of acne, it is merely part of the symptoms, and even if the bacteria came into contact with another person, it is incapable of causing acne.

Stress causes acne

False, stress does not cause acne. For a long time, medical experts have disagreed over the exact role that stress plays in acne. Recent studies, although not conclusive, do seem to indicate that stress can worsen a pre-existing acne condition to some degree, but it does not cause acne to form in the first place.

I hope this helps set the record straight about some of these acne related myths.

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