Acne Trivia - Acne and Facial Care Myths: 5 Fact or Fiction Questions

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Here are a set of five acne and facial care related questions. After pondering over the questions, scroll down the page to find out the answers.

Common Acne & Facial Care Questions

1. Acne effects people in what age ranges?
2. What types of food causes acne problems to flare up?
3. Does acne problems affect only people who are dirty?
4. What causes acne?
5. True or False? Acne is only supposed to affect people who are teenagers.

Common Acne & Facial Care Answers

1. Acne effects people in what age ranges?

Well, acne can effect people of all age ranges. *Acne statistics show some very interesting information: In the United States...

• 85% of people ages 12-24 have some sort of acne problem
• 20% of adults have acne
• 60 million American have acne problems

These acne statistics show that acne is not very uncommon.

If you suffer from acne, you are definitely not alone.

If you are an adult suffering from acne, you are also not the only one.

2. What types of food cause acne problems to flare up?

It is a very common belief that eating oily and fatty foods will cause you to break out with pimples. Is this true? Well, scientists cannot find any relation between acne problems and what we eat.

Perhaps it is a myth. I have personally found that whenever my diet consists of more oily and greasy foods than usual, I tend to break out with an extra pimple or two (although, I no longer have a consistent and active acne problem). Is this a coincidence? Perhaps.

Regardless of my personal views, the scientific answer to this question is NO. No, oily and greasy foods do not cause acne problems to flare up.

3. Does acne problems affect only people who are dirty?

Well, you're probably thinking: "That's a stupid question!" The simple answer is NO.

No, you are not considered dirty because of your acne problem. The fact of the matter is acne is not even caused by dirt. This leads us to our next question...

4. What causes acne?

The previous questions may have been fairly easy for you. You may not know the answer to this question if you haven't already done some skin care research. Well, here is a rather technical breakdown of acne and our skin:

The pilosebaceous unit consists of a hair follicle, sebaceous gland, and a hair.

Sebaceous glands are the glands that are connected to our hair follicles. Sebaceous glands produce a substance called sebum.

Sebum is what keeps our hair and skin moisturized. Sebum protects and waterproofs our hair and skin, and aids it in combating dryness and cracking.

Acne is caused when the pilosebaceous unit is not functioning properly. In many cases, the sebaceous gland is either producing too much sebum, and the sebum gets caught in the hair shaft causing a blockage. This in turn causes pimples to form.

Rather than concentrating on the technical and scientific explanations of acne and pimples, we would rather concentrate on just that...finding the best treatments and solutions to aid you in your journey to finding the product or remedy that best suits your personal needs.

5. True or False? Acne is only supposed to affect people who are teenagers.

The belief that acne is only supposed to affect people in their teenage years is another very common belief. However, the first question in our set of acne trivia already answered this one.

FALSE. Acne can affect people of all ages.

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Ineffective Acne Treatments: Zit Popping Isn't Hot

Have you ever felt like getting rid of zit soooooooooooo bad that you were tempted to pop it? Well, most of us who've had zits before were tempted, and probably acted on that desire to pop the dreaded zit.

Is Zit Popping an Effective Acne Treatment?

Well, that's a tough question. It depends on if you're looking for temporary benefits or what will be best in the long run.

First, let's go over the temporary benefits as I'm sure many of us usually don't think about the long run first...especially when you've got a huge whitehead zit in the middle of your forehead or on your nose, and perhaps it's the day of your prom or a first date or some other significant event in your life.

Zit Popping Benefits

The temporary benefit of popping a zit is you'll most likely succeed in calming the swelling a bit, and getting rid of the nasty 'white stuff' puss in the surface. Yes, popping zits is effective in doing the former and therefore could, in a way, be considered an effective acne treatment.

Zit Popping Disadvantages

Well, you guessed it...the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages. Popping zits could potentially cause:

• An infection resulting in a bigger zit
• Permanent long-term scarring and cratering of the skin
  

Yes, zit popping is not doctor recommended and is considered a bad practice, and therefore is one of many ineffective acne treatments and solutions.

To Pop...or Not?

Doctor, shmoctor. When it comes to aesthetics and our appearances, we may sometimes feel like disregarding good advice. So to pop or not to pop? That is the question that will have to be answered only by the potential popper. If you must, please pop with care and caution.

Zit Popping Tips

• Sterilize your hands, zit area, and the utensil you plan to use to do the popping beforehand
• Consider using warm water as it makes the skin a bit more amiable
• Consider using a small sterilized needle as they tend to potentially cause less scarring. It is believed the smaller the hole, the smaller the potential scar.