The Truth about Zits and Acne- Myth#1
To really address your acne in a very effective way, you have to understand what it is and what causes zits. Only then you can treat zits properly. Let’s take a look at some common myths and misconceptions about zits and acne that a lot of people seem to have; learn the truth about zits once and for all.
Myth#1 - Acne is caused by too much oil on the face.
Normally, everyone has oil on their skin; without it, the skin would have the texture of dry
leather and would be more prone to cracks, bleeding, and irritation. But while
everyone has oil on the skin, not everyone suffers from acne.
It is true that the amount of oil that a person has on the face is going to be different
For every man or women. The cause is partly genetic.
Just like someone who is the child of dark haired parents has a greater chance of having dark hair and someone that has parents with fair skin is going to probably have fair skin, the amount of oil on your skin, or a tendency to dry skin, or combination skin, or anything else is going to be influenced at least in part by genetics.
The amount of oil on one’s skin is also influenced by diet. Everything that we eat
or drink affects our body’s system in one way or another; (Do you know the saying:”you are what you eat”?). When you don’t have enough water in your system your body is going to be very dry and this includes your skin.
And having too much of any substance or ingredient in the body also affects the whole system. If you eat too much sugar of course you’ll get sick as the body cannot digest it at one time, and the blood sugar level spikes as well.
When it comes to oil and fat in the diet, having too much will result in it not being digested the way it should and it then is excreted through the pores, resting on the skin.
But no matter what is causing any amount of excessive oil on the face, there is something very important to understand about the connection between oil and acne:
Oily skin doesn’t cause acne.
For most people, no matter how much oil they have on the face, it is usually washed, rinsed, or just wears away through normal everyday activities. A person can have skin almost literally dripping with oil and still not have acne.
So what’s the problem? If it’s not oil that causes zits, then what?
The problem with acne and the only connection between zits and oily skin is that when this oil gets trapped in a hair follicle or skin pore and then allows for the collection of dirt and bacteria.
This too is very normal for most people, and a simply washing of the face rinses away this problem.
But for someone with acne, something else happens. That collection of dirt, oil, and bacteria not only gets trapped in that follicle or pore, the skin forms a covering over it that doesn’t allow it to escape so that it forms a sac or bubble, which we call a pimple.
Most people don’t have this problem with their skin; their pores stay open or the hair follicles may get filled with dirt and oil but it doesn’t typically get trapped in there.This is very important to remember for people with acne.
The collection of dirt and oil isn’t the only problem, but rather it’s that this dirt and oil is trapped under that small layer of skin so that it can’t be washed away. It’s that skin’s unnatural covering that forms over that collection of dirt and oil that causes a pimple; it is not the dirt and oil itself.
This means that many people have the same exact problems with their skin by way of dirt and oil that someone with acne does; the person with acne just has this defect or problem wherein the skin doesn’t break or stay open the way it should in order for that dirt and bacteria to escape.
Some people are very surprised to hear this myth#1 in the truth about zits, thinking that the oil or dirt alone is causing the problem. This thinking can lead to all sorts of problems with the skin and how one treats the acne.
This leads us to the next myth about acne..
