10 Beauty Lies You Can Fall For

Beauty lie 1: Acne should be treated as soon as possible

1. Lie debunked: Many women like to squeeze acne off their faces. Little do people know that squeezing acne can easily leave ugly scars on the face. In addition, if you have red blood streaks on your face, you should be especially careful, because hard squeezing can easily rupture the tiny blood vessels.

2. Expert advice: If you really want to squeeze the pimples, you can first give your facial skin a steam bath, wrap your fingers with a beauty towel, and then gently squeeze out the pimples. The best way to deal with acne is to take consistent and careful care to prevent the symptoms of small bumps and rough skin from becoming more serious.

Beauty lie 2: Oily skin can be washed with soap

1. Debunking the lie: If you frequently wash your face with ordinary soap, your skin's acid-resistant protective film will be attacked, making your skin dry and causing skin allergies. This is not allowed even if you have oily skin.

2. Expert advice: If you must use soap to wash your face, you should also use facial soap, that is, synthetic facial soap, which is a special soap for cleaning the face. It does not damage the face because this special soap can form a layer of acid-resistant protective film on the skin after washing.

Beauty lie three: Pure natural essential oils can be used as you wish

1. Debunking the lie: Essential oils popular in Europe and America are sought after by beauty-loving women. What people hear most about essential oils is that they are pure natural substances extracted from plants, which can improve skin health and regulate physical and mental balance. Although essential oils are good, they should be used in moderation. Essential oils are different from ordinary cosmetics. Like Chinese herbal medicines, they have certain medicinal properties or toxicity. Very high concentrations of essential oils or excessive use can cause the skin's surface to be unable to metabolize, resulting in burns, darkening of the skin, and possibly even rashes.

2. Expert advice: When using essential oils for skin care, be sure to mix and dilute them with plant-based oils first to avoid uncomfortable symptoms such as burning and irritation on the skin. If there is a history of skin allergies, the dilution ratio should be lowered and a small area skin test should be performed.

Beauty lie 4: Just put on sunscreen and you can go out in the sun safely

1. Debunking the lie: According to statistics from dermatologists, the amount of sunscreen applied by the average person is about 30% less than the safe value. Moreover, very few people remember to reapply sunscreen every two hours. Therefore, even if you apply sunscreen, you still cannot take UV rays lightly.

2. Expert advice: Before the skin becomes sunburned, the DNA that causes aging and skin cancer problems has already entered the bottom layer of our skin and caused damage. Therefore, no matter what time it is, it is better for us to stay away from the sun.

Beauty lie number five: Cellulite only affects obese women

1. Lie busted: This statement is ridiculous because cellulite should not be blamed on weight but on loose connective tissue. In addition to genetics, women's connective tissue automatically loosens as they age. Smoking, drinking and loving coffee can also cause the connective tissue to grow annoying wrinkles. In addition, chocolate, meat, and French fries are also foods that promote the formation of cellulite in the buttocks and legs.

2. Experts suggest: doing leg and buttocks exercises, massaging with a massage brush before showering, and eating more fruits and vegetables rich in potassium and vitamin C, all of which can prevent the formation of cellulite.

Beauty lie 6: Whitening toothpaste will not damage teeth

1. Debunking lies: Most of the toothpastes that promise to make your teeth white have added fine diamond powder. Although it can remove the moss on your teeth and make your teeth whiter, it will make your tooth enamel rough, which not only makes it easy for the color of coffee, tea or red wine to accumulate, but also easily damages the tooth texture.

2. Expert advice: You should use whitening toothpaste less and try to alternate it with regular toothpaste. If smoking causes your teeth to become black, you can choose a toothpaste specifically designed to remove smoke stains, or go to the dentist for a teeth cleaning regularly.

Beauty lie seven: Eating chocolate will cause acne

1. Lie debunked: Absolutely not. A large number of studies on the effects of diet on the skin have shown that chocolate has nothing to do with oily skin. Just as greasy food does not affect oily skin, the production of the oily skin layer is mainly controlled by the male hormones in the blood.

2. Expert advice: Even if you eat unlimited amounts of chocolate, it will not have any effect on your skin. However, for the sake of your figure, it is better to eat less chocolate.

Beauty lie eight: Fruit meal replacement is good for beauty

1. Lie debunked: The human body needs nearly 50 kinds of nutrients to survive, especially more than 65 grams of protein and more than 20 grams of fat per day to maintain the renewal and repair of tissues and organs. Fruits contain more than 85% water and less than 1% protein, and contain almost no essential fatty acids. They are far from meeting the nutritional needs of the human body, let alone maintaining health and beauty.

2. Expert advice: Eating more fruits is indeed good for the skin, but the nutrition is unbalanced. Reasonable combination and balanced nutrition are the secret to health and beauty.

Beauty lie nine: Oily skin should be cleansed frequently

1. Lie busted: If people with oily skin want to control the oiliness by frequent washing, the effect will only be counterproductive. Because washing the skin too frequently will make the skin dry, the production of lipids secreted by the sebaceous glands will become more frequent.

2. Experts recommend: Oily skin should be cleansed with a non-soap, gentle cleanser, once in the morning and once in the evening, followed by an immediate application of a non-oily day cream, rather than frequent washing.

Beauty Lie 10: The more often you trim your hair, the faster it grows

1. Lie busted: A newly cut hair does look more fluffy, but the growth of hair is only responsible for the hair roots and has nothing to do with the number of times the hair is trimmed. The speed of hair growth has no influence from external factors, so don't be misled by illusions.

2. Expert advice: Hair needs to be cared for from the inside out. It is recommended that you eat more foods rich in vitamin H (such as peanuts, eggs and oatmeal) and zinc (such as meat, vegetables and whole grains), which can promote the growth of hair and nails.