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Skin Care Myths

Ever since humans first became self-awareall appropriate precautions against
about personal hygiene and appearance thereoverexposure  to  UV  rays.
has end to extremes that some people will go
to in order to improve their looks. ForCellulite has been a skin care buzzword for
thousands of years and in almost everymany years and is not a legitimate,
culture, different concoctions and treatmentsrecognized medical condition. Despite the
have been applied to the skin and ingested indubious origins of the term, a plethora of
an attempt to maintain youth and beauty. Nowmyths have sprung up about what causes it and
many of these treatment and concoctions wouldhow to get rid of it. The popular mythology
prove to be fairly harmless. But countlessof cellulite defines it as an unsightly fat
others proved to be extremely dangerous,deposit that gives the surface of the skin a
doing more damage than good or, worse yet,sort of orange peel look. The mere mention
fatal. There are so many stories ofof the word cellulite is often a cause of
charlatans and snake oil salesmen thatdread and self-loathing for many folks who
talking about all of them here would simplymay be overly concerned about their body
take to long. So let us focus on a few ofimage. Preying on the overly self-conscious
the more infamous cases, some funny and somethe marketplace has been flooded with cures
tragic.and treatments that are said to help us deal
with  this  terrible  affliction.
Certain other myths exist about the skin that
does not involve consuming some magic elixir,Some of the so-called ways to eliminate
applying a cream or other type of treatment.cellulite range from the mundane and
One this is particularly dangerous is theridiculous, to the patently absurd. There is
notion that a sunburn will turn to a tan orthe usual assortment of creams and gels that
that you need to burn before tanning to giveclaim to almost magically breakdown these
the tan a good base. According to manymiserable little fats cells. And lets not
experts there are no known circumstancesforget those specially designed skin
under which a sunburn a good thing. Asidescrubbers, sponges and loofahs that will make
from being painful, the burn can damage thethose unsightly fat deposits disappear. The
skin in ways that not readily apparent.simple truth is that these products, just
Continuous overexposure to UV or ultravioletlike the snake oil cures of earlier times,
rays can result in the skin aging prematurelyhave no other purpose than to separate the
or worse overexposure can lead to thegullible from their hard-earned cash. The
development  of  skin cancers letter in life.only good news about these creams, scrubbers
and other contraptions is that they are not
Another potentially dangerous myth is thatdangerous.
people with darker skin do not need to use
sunscreen since darker skin pigments act as aThe simple truth is that there is no such
natural sun block. According to many expertsthing as cellulite and fat by any other name
dark skinned people should follow the sameis fat. Experts agree that the best way to
basic advice about sunscreen and use amaintain a healthy look is to eat right,
product  with  an  appropriate  SPF  rating.exercise, do not smoke and get enough sleep.
The money you save by not falling for the
Whatever your skin type, just remember thatmyth will bring a smile to your face and
skin cancer can be fatal so it pays to takesmile always improves your appearance.



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