Beauty Myths or what?

Jan 21, 2014

Angel S.

Are there like any myths out there that actually are bad for you or just don't work? lol just curious 😛

Jan 21, 2014

Betsy N.

Putting toothpaste on a pimple in can burn/damage your skin.

Jan 21, 2014

Rebecca V.

Using toothpaste to get rid of pimples...hardly ever works for me and it leaves my pimple feeling worse, more irritated, takes longer to get rid of, and there's even more redness!

Jan 21, 2014

Kitty K.

Yeah, I made a thread when I was new about it.
Top Beauty myths!
http://www.beautylish.com/t/rivunp/top-beauty-myths


#1 Shaving will make my hair grow back thicker
Your hair grows in follicles beneath the skin, and nothing you do to your leg hair on top of the skin can change its diameter or the number of follicles. Hair that hasn't been cut is wide at the base and is thinner toward the tip. Shaving cuts the hair off at the base where it is widest. When the hair starts to grow back, it seems coarser since that softer, thinner end has been removed.

#2 XYZ product help make pores smaller
Pore size is genetic; therefore your pores do not actually shrink. You can fill in your pores with certain foundation primers and use other products that help give off the allusion of shrunken pores. But, just like foundation is the illusion of perfect skin, so are pore shrinking products.

#3 Tooth paste can help zap zits.
While toothpaste can help dry out zits, the benefits are short-lived. Your skin will become more irritated, and in the end can cause it to appear worse. Stick to a regular treatment.

#4 Cutting your hair will make it grow faster
Although cutting your hair is good to make it appear healthy and to avoid split ends, in reality it will stay the same length if you continue to constantly get It cut. Keep it to a minimum and when you need to.

#5 Eyeliner makes your eyes appear smaller.
Properly applied eye liner will make your eyes appear larger. Eye liner applied on the upper lash line can instantly wake up your whole face. Liner on the lower lash line or water line (inner eye) can do the opposite, depending on the size of your eyes. A little trick to open up anyone’s eyes is to line that lower inner eye with a white or flesh-colored pencil. Your eyes will be bright and wide open.

#6 Drinking water keeps your skin from drying out
What keeps skin moist is oil, not water. Granted, drinking water does have it’s health benefits and is needed. But, your skin can still look dry even if you drink 8 glasses a day.

#7 Vaseline can make your lashes grow
Vaseline can only simply, condition your lashes. Vaseline does not promote hair growth. What makes people ignorantly believe their lashes are longer is through the fact that the application of Vaseline on the lashes makes it appear thicker and moisturized. Kind of like how mascara makes your lashes appear like they’ve grown longer yet they haven’t is the same way as Vaseline. It’s more a mere illusion of longer lashes that causes many to believe that they are growing. In fact, the viscous jelly could actually plug glands on the inner rims of your eyelids that produce tears, flush out debris and fend off infections.

#8 Shampooing fades hair color
False, at least 80% of hair color fading is caused by water, alone.

#9 Make up causes acne
There is no research indicating that makeup or skin-care products cause acne, and there is no consensus on which ingredients are problematic. Still, women do experience breakouts after using some skin-care products. Such breakouts can be the result of an irritant or an inflammatory response, a random skin reaction, or a result of problematic ingredients unique to a person's skin type. That means you have to experiment to see what might be causing your breakouts. There is no information from medical research or the cosmetic industry to help or point you in the right direction. And it is critical to know that terms such as "noncomedogenic" and "non-acnegenic" are meaningless. The cosmetics industry uses these terms to indicate that a product is less likely to cause breakouts, but there is no standard or regulation set to categorize this labeling. Any product can make this claim, even pure wax or vegetable shortening.

#10 It's good when your products cool or tingle skin
That’s your skin actually telling you that its irritated.

#11 Your skin will eventually adapt to beauty products and they won't work anymore
Skin doesn't adapt to skin-care products any more than your body adapts to a healthy diet

Jan 21, 2014

Kitty K.

Usually you have to explain to people in detail.
Although I do have a friend who says no because her 'mom says so.'
That would work if her mom was maybe in some kind of medical field but shes a perfume sales lady so it's just ignorance.

Jan 21, 2014

Marie R.

What? Seriously #10? I did not know that! Thanks for these facts!😉😉😉😉😊😊😊😊

Jan 21, 2014

Kitty K.

@Marie Thats more of a generalization though, if a product is meant to cool or tingle on the skin that don't get too frightened. There are lots of mask that warm up, cool, or have a tingly feeling. I do have a few that warm up and get tingly. 

Jan 21, 2014

Marie R.

Oh ok! Thanks for clarifying!😘

Jan 21, 2014

Maria D.

Toothpaste on a pimple always works for me! You just need to let it dry.. I've also heard vinegar is good for pimples... And I think it is.. One thing that my derm told me to stop was scrubbing and exfoliating.. It makes acne worse or causes you to break out if you over do it..

Jan 21, 2014

Angel S.

I use toothpaste.. it works fine! reduces the swelling, itll sting but thats okay.

Jan 21, 2014

Maria D.

I wonder is the myth about like if you get stung by a jellyfish or something you should pee on it is true..

Jan 21, 2014

Nadra J.

@Maria that's a fact haha.