Skin Care Product Myths and Facts

Skin care product that sells in market claim has certain merit. We often difficult to distinguish within really effective skin care product and skin care product with smart marketing technique. Next, some myths around beauty skin care product.

The merit included at label
Always read the label accurately. Although the government in every country has a rule about a product claim, some companies use a smart marketing. For example, the government prohibits to saying that a product will prevent aging, but should say: help to prevent aging signs. Do your research about a skin care product ingredients before try a new product.

Can lessen the pores
The pore doesn’t have a muscle to make it open or close. The pore size also will not change if we dab the toner or astringent although this product can make our skin feel more tighten. Open the pore with smoke and close it with cold water also not useful. There isn’t a method that proved can lessen the pore permanently, with cream or with laser.

Shave the hair will make the new hair became coarse
Although the new hairs feel more thick and coarse, the cause is you cut your hair in the middle of its long part, this is the most wide of hair part. The hair grows with its tip that tapers so look thicker after shaved.

More expensive a skin care product will better
It is often happens, skin care product that has different price is made by the same parent company, in the same factory. But its package and marketing are different. Because of that, often happens, a product with lower price than an expensive product, is actually also good.

All vitamin creams are same
Studies find that vitamin A, C and E possibility effective to prevent aging caused by sunshine if dabbed topically. But the certain cream that enriched with vitamin has more merit compare with others because vitamin is very reactive toward air and water. And only a little creams that contain vitamin in its stable form.

Pigmentation can be removed
Some products that free sold contain hydroquinone level about 2%. This product can dim the pigment because of sunshine damage hormonal changes, but can’t remove it at all.
Products that contain monobenzone have pulled form market because can bleach skin melanine cells that give the color to the skin.
Hidroquinone plus or minus AHA can dim pigmentation but can remove it at all and only success to about 60% peoples.

Chocolate and frying food cause acne
The expert doesn’t find the relation within eat chocolate and acne. There isn’t a study that proven a relation about it.
Smell the chocolate will stimulate a chemistry compound that can cause pleasant taste called endorphine.

Acid is good for skin
Many companies that produce skin product that contain alpha hydroxy acid (AHA), beta hydroxy acid (BHA). The excessively usage can cause skin damage because of sunlight. Use exfoliant product like AHA and BHA increase UV light penetration. If you use exfoliant product, use wide spectrum sunblock.