Does washing your face with cold water shrink your pores? Don’t believe these 5 skin care rumors

Everyone loves beauty, and in order to become beautiful, girls are willing to try various methods. However, often some skin care misunderstandings not only fail to solve skin problems, but on the contrary make them worse. Let’s take a look at the specific skin care rumors and avoid trying them again in the future.

Rumor 1: Washing your face with cold water can shrink pores

The truth: Although you may feel a cool sensation when you wash your face with cold water, and your skin may seem to tighten, this is only because the micro-veins on the skin's surface contract when exposed to the cold. Once the skin's temperature returns to normal, the pores will return to their original shape. In addition, too cold water will block the transport of nutrients to epidermal cells, causing the skin to lack nutrition. In addition, it is not correct to use hot water to control oil, because overheated water will wash away excess oil on the face, making the skin prone to dryness, and then further stimulate the secretion of oil. Whether cold water or hot water, it will cause some stimulation to the skin, and may cause skin sensitivity in the long run.

The right way to do it: If you want to shrink your pores, you must solve the problem at the source, that is, reduce sebum secretion. Skin care products containing salicylic acid can soften sebum and promote keratin metabolism, helping to unclog clogged pores; skin care products containing niacinamide can effectively reduce sebum secretion, thereby shrinking pores.

Myth 2: Frequent exfoliation allows the skin to breathe

The truth: Because the stratum corneum has the function of protecting the skin from damage, but exfoliating too frequently can cause serious harm to the skin, causing the skin layer to become thinner and thinner, and causing redness, dryness and peeling. Moreover, the skin's poor absorption ability is not entirely the fault of the keratin. Perhaps it is necessary to add some introduction products to promote the absorption of skin care products.

Correct approach: Exfoliate properly, once a week is best. For sensitive skin, exfoliate less frequently. For combination skin, exfoliate more frequently in oily areas and less frequently in other drier areas. In addition, you can try a gentler exfoliation method, such as using toner and cotton pads to help exfoliate.

Myth 3: Your skin will be better if you don’t wash your face in the morning

The truth: After one night, a lot of dust or mites will adhere to the skin. If they are not cleaned clearly, they will turn into harmful oxidation products, which can easily accumulate in the hair follicles and cause various skin problems. Therefore, the cleansing step in the morning cannot be skipped. You must remove all kinds of dirt by washing your face so that unwanted skin metabolites will no longer remain on your face. In addition, the skin will quickly return to a good condition after washing your face in the morning, allowing the cosmetics used next to have the greatest effect.

The right way: When cleansing your face in the morning, you don’t need to use products that are too strong, just use a mild one.

Myth 4: Patting toner is most effective

The truth: Toner is the first step in skin care after cleansing. It can cleanse the skin a second time, moisturize the skin, balance the acidity and alkalinity, open up channels for the skin to absorb nutrients, and allow subsequent skin care products to be absorbed more comprehensively. But if you want to fully exert the effectiveness of lotion, the correct way of using it is the key.

Correct way: Use the lotion correctly according to its product efficacy and usage instructions.

Rumor 5: Taking birth control pills can cure acne

The truth: Taking birth control pills to suppress acne has a certain pharmacological basis, because the testosterone secreted by the female adrenal glands will increase the secretion of sebum, and the estrogen or progesterone drugs contained in birth control pills can help reduce sebum secretion, thereby suppressing acne. However, depending on individual physical conditions, taking too many birth control pills can disrupt women's normal menstrual cycle, leading to infertility and irregular menstruation, and is not recommended.

Correct approach: To remove acne, you should use targeted acne removal products to gently remove acne.