There are a few old wives tales of the causes and behavior of acne that do not hold up under close examination. Luckily there is necessity for you to understand them in depth to separate what is real from what is false. Experience can help in the process.

Diet

There is no connection Between eating sweets or greasy food and the occurrence of acne. Sweet drinks will not cause acne. What is true is that your food has an effect on the general health of the body will have a slight effect in whether acne will or will not occur.

As an example, eating fatty food doesn’t directly translate into excess sebum secretion from the sebaceous glands and bring on an acne attack. Only iodized salt has any effect upon acne. The presence of too much iodized salt does not start an acne attack – though it will make an existing outbreak worse.

Hygiene

Those who have a non-nutritious or unhealthy diet frequently have lower cleanliness levels. Even so the influence on whether acne develops cannot be quantified.

The possibilities of an acne outbreak increase when a pore gets plugged and bacteria are trapped inside. To fight the bacteria, white blood cells flood the area. This often leads to inflamation and the development of pus, the make-up of a mild form of acne.

Generally, hygiene habits that tend to cause the pores to close can play a role. That being said, the effect can not be measured. It is accepted that washing or not washing has little effect upon whether a pore is blocked. After acne occurs keeping clean and looking after the skin is particularly important, though.

Although washing the face twice a day will help to keep it clean, failing to ash at all will not lead to acne. Naturally, a clean skin tends to be a healthier skin and will be able to resist the onset of acne but this does not mean that a dirty skin is a cause of acne.

An acne attack is triggered by too much sebum (skin oil). Once acne is obvious, cleanliness is more important because it will help the skin to shed some of the excess. Hygiene is more effective in cases where acne has made an appearance by providing a good surface for medications to do their work most effectively.

Scrubbing and harsh cleansers do more than clean the excess oil responsible for the acne instead, it damages the skin.

Makeup

There is no evidence that makeup will increase the odds of forming acne.

Stress

As a factor that weakens the immune system and can affect hormone levels, stress is often thought to have an effect on acne but no clear correlation is found in major studies. Stress might affect on an existing outbreak but does not feature on a list of causes.

Remember that, people with high stress levels generally have other problems with their health.

Medication

Using more than the recommended dose of pharmacy bought or prescription medications for the treatment of acne is harmful, not helpful. At best, it wastes medication. at worst it can cause scarring. Always read the instructions carefully. If over the counter medications don’t clear up the acne within a couple of weeks speak to a dermatologist about changing the treatment.