What a quirky, sweet book to get as a freebie gift in your Proactiv kit! It was a quick book with 30 myths, tips, and facts about controlling your acne. It was simple and easy to read. The colorful pages were delightful, and every page was helpful.
Here are some tips I didn't know:
Tip 7: "The sun is acne's friend - not yours.
"One of the oddest myths about acne is that the sun is a key ally in your fight - particularly in drying pimples. If by "good for acne" we mean "it encourages more acne" then, yes, the sun is good for acne. Let's be clear: the sun makes acne much worse and should be avoided. A tan can temporarily hide a red, broken-out complexion. But where did that get you? As that tan fades, your skin starts to shed more cells - which clog pores and trigger more breakouts a few weeks down the road" (20-21).
"Sometimes your acne can make you feel like an outcast... No one can catch acne... The process of how those bacteria cause breakouts depends on many other individual factors - including the type of oil your glands make and how easily your pores clog. Sharing pillowcases or dancing cheek to cheek with someone experiencing a full-on breakout will not make your acne worse. So don't shy away. Acne is already a lonely experience" (30-31).
Tip 24: "Scrubs can be the pits.
"There are earnest, well-meaning fans of facial scrubs that contain ground-up fruit parts - usually walnut or apricot pits - believing that such "natural" cleansing will deliver the deep-down clean that's bound to help clean up acne. Right? Wrong! That sharp edges from these particles actually causes MICRO-TEARS IN YOUR SKIN, leaving it raw and irritated - potentially making matters much worse. You want to shed, not shred" (54-55)!
Works Cited:
Rodan, Katie and Fields, Kathy. The Doctors' Secrets to a Lifetime of
Clear Skin. Guthy-Renker, LLC, 2009-2011. Print.
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