Beauty Facts And Myths: Discover The Truth!

Certainly not. Your skin does not adjust to the care you give it by reducing its moisture and lipid production. Creams only balance out the lack of these and strengthen our skin’s natural protective layers.

Absolutely false. You need to be careful when drying your face. Gently dab your face with a towel after cleansing it. This may take longer, but it puts your skin under less stress.

Not at all. Exfoliating gently removes impurities and dead skin cells, stimulates cell regeneration and increases the blood circulation in the top layers of skin. It also reduces excess oil, without disrupting the skin’s balance or drying it out.

Not a good idea! Some toothpastes contain zinc and do indeed have a drying and anti-inflammatory effect. But many also contain fluorine and menthol. These ingredients irritate the skin and may even make spots worse.

Wrong: What’s important is that the phases of deep sleep – the time when the mind and body recover – take place primarily in the first five hours after going to sleep. It makes no difference whether that’s before or after midnight.

On the contrary. Too much water can actually harm the body. Especially when you sweat a lot, the body is deprived of salt. A very rough recommendation is to drink around 2–3 litres a day. This may vary depending on your body weight and amount of activity.

Not really. Sweating increases our well-being, but it does not make us slimmer. Whether during sport or in the sauna: the water we lose by sweating is immediately restored when we have a drink afterwards.

Not at all! Underarm wetness is odourless. The unpleasant smell only develops when the body’s own bacteria start decomposing the sweat.

Forget it. Although varicose veins do usually start at the back of your knees, crossing your legs has nothing to do with it. Vein disorders primarily occur due to genetic weaknesses of the connective tissue.

Not true. When the shaved hair grows back, the stumps only look thicker because they are all the same length.

This is true in principle, but if you observe a few basic rules, you can enjoy your bath without any worries. Temperature: 38 degrees. Duration: no more than 30 minutes. With moisturising and rehydrating bath additives, you can provide your skin with extra protection.

Wrong. An unhealthy diet can have a negative effect on the appearance of your skin. However, blocked pores are primarily responsible for spots, caused by increased production of sebum and corneous cells. The reasons for this are your hormonal state, your skin type and your skin care.

Not true. The causes of these spots are likely to be small lacerations in the growth areas of the nails.

Not true. Reading by torchlight under the covers will not affect your eyesight. Although the eye muscles do have to work harder due to the lack of light, your vision is not impaired because of it.

Partially true. If you go on holiday with a light pre-tan, you will need a lower UV protection factor. But don’t think you can get away with a self-tanning product, because this does not protect you from sunburn. And you should in any case always apply sufficient sunscreen.

Partially true.35% of UVB rays and most of the UVA radiation is transmitted through glass, so it is possible to tan and damage the skin. You should use a cream with adequate sun protection factor.