ACNE — Oy Vey
by Elaine Greenberg on August 14th, 2010
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5 Myths About Adult Acne Today
5 More Coming Soon
Are you still getting zits?
Don’t you hate them?
How much time do you spend staring in the mirror checking? Picking??? Squeezing???
One of our aestheticians says those of us prone to acne
should not own a magnifying mirror.
She’s soooo right.
Acne Myth 1: Adults don’t get acne.
Not true.
Surveys have found that significant numbers of adults
are still getting acne into their 30s, 40s,
and even 50s.
Acne may look different when you’re 36
than it did when you were 16 –
it’s more likely to be reddish nodules
around your mouth and jaw,
rather than whiteheads and blackheads
scattered all over your forehead, nose, and cheeks –but it’s acne all the same.
Acne Myth 2: Eating chocolate
and drinking soda gives you acne.
“The diet controversy over acne goes on,”
says Amy Derick, MD, FAAD,
a dermatologist in Great Barrington, Ill.
“The idea that chocolate and caffeine cause acne
has never really panned out.”
Acne Myth 3: Stress causes acne.
This myth may have some basis in reality,
but it’s hard to quantify.
“Maybe stress does play a role,
but we haven’t seen any good studies
showing that stress hormones make acne worse.”
Acne Myth 4: Don’t wear sunscreen:
it will aggravate your acne.
You just have to pick the right sunscreen.
If you’re prone to acne,
use a physical sunscreen like zinc oxide instead.
Acne Myth 5: You have acne because
you’re not washing enough.
Unless you’re a slob, that’s probably not true.
“Studies in teens show that washing your face
twice a day is more effective than just once,
but more than that isn’t necessary
and can dry out your skin,” Derick says.
“Cleansers are only on your skin for five seconds.
Leave-on products like retinoid creams are more efficacious.”
We get great results for our adult acne clients.
We have lots of tools in our tool box.
As always, one size doesn’t fit all
when it comes to skin care.
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