Pimple Myths

Does chocolate cause acne?

Chocolate have been frequently blamed for acne outbreak. Some people insisted that after eating chocolate, they will find more pimples on their face the next day. However there are no studies that have been able to show that chocolate increase the possibility of acne.

In fact there had been a study that shown chocolate has no effect on most of the participants who had taken part in it. A few of the participants even improved their acne conditions after eating chocolate. Another few participants however seem to have worsened their conditions; however these few participants might have contracted with another skin problem, rosacea which looks similar to acne.

Chocolate even contain substance that increase your brain’s endorphins. Endorphin makes you feel good, lifts up your mood and decrease pain.
Chocolate do not really cause acne.

Dirty skin makes pimples worse?

Dirt does not cause the black bump in blackhead. Pimple is not a top down process but a bottom up process. Acne forms beneath the skin in the hair follicle and not by dirt trapping in the pore.

If dirt was the cause of pimples, hard labor workers like construction workers, gardener and coal miners should have a higher percentage of getting acne vulgaris, but it is usually the office workers and kids that form the higher percentage of the sufferers.

Acne sufferers usually tends to wash their faces excessively which lead to more harm than good. Excessive scrubbing of face will only irritate and redden an already inflamed complexion. The face should only be washed daily, at the most twice daily with a mild cleanser.

Greasy Food

Most acne sufferers avoid greasy food due to the common misconception that more oil in your food will cause your face to develop new lesions or cause more pimples to pop out on your face. There are no scientific evidences to date that suggest greasy food leads to more acne. It is the oil in your sebaceous glands that causes pimple not the oil in your stomach. Although junk foods do not cause acne, they can cause other health related problems though.

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