Top 10 Beauty Myths Busted

You will get lots of advices and comments on beauty. What is best and what is not for your nail, skin, hair etc. many of the advices are not tested or myths. Most women are not sure about whether to believe in these advices or not.  Followings are some of the common myths, you must have heard from your friends, mothers or grandmother and the facts.

Myth 1: Cocoa butters or other oils will remove the stretch markings.

Fact: It is no possible to remove the stretch markings with Cocoa butter.

Tip: If the stretch marking is the cause of great concern then try Laser resurfacing of the skin.

Myth 2: If you want to avoid the wrinkles then sleep using a silk pillow.

Fact:Sleeping on a side with some hard pillow will cause some wrinkles on your face but this is temporary due   to the elastic nature of skin tissue.

Tip: The best solution for sleep wrinkles is not sleeping on side or use of orthopedic pillow.

Myth 3: Drinking much water will make your skin shines and looks beautiful.

Fact: Drinking much water does not affect your skin.

Tip: Try improving your diet.

Myth 4: Chocolate and greasy or oily food caused Acne.

Fact: There are No scientific evidence to prove any co-relation between eating oily food and the acne.

Tip: One simple remedy is using the Benzoyl peroxide on acne.

Myth 5: Cutting hair often will cause hair to grow faster

Fact: Frequency of cutting of hair has no effect on the growth of hair.

Tip: Don’t try to short your hair thinking it will grow faster. Instead try to use different hairstyles.

Myth 6:  Eye Brow should not be tweeze from above

Fact: There is no harm in tweezing the eyebrow from above or below.

Tip: It is better to take the help of professional beautician to thread or tweeze your eyebrow.

Myth 7: The use of toner is essential for any beauty regimes

Fact: Toner does not add any value to the beauty regime.

Tip: Cleanser will do the job of toner very effectively.

Myth 8: Beauty is inherent and you cannot improve it.

Fact: Research shows that genetics do play a role in beauty and skin texture but today’s cosmetic science helps in improving the skin.

Tip: Use good sunscreen daily. Consult good cosmetician.

Myth 9: Using very hot water on the face and then rinsing it with ice cold water will reduce the size of pores.

Fact: The size of skin pores are determined by the individual’s gene and no products or regimes will reduce the size of pores.

Tip: For rinsing the face plain or warm water is sufficient.

Myth 10: Shaving of hair will turn the new hair to become thick and dark.

Fact: Shaving has no effect on the properties of the new hair.

Tip: Try waxing or hair removal cream.