Beauty myths are often no more than old adages that are handed down to each generation. Some of these misconceptions are centuries old and just plain silly. While logic doesn’t seem to play a big factor in beauty myths, they’re still abundant. These common beauty myths are pure fiction and deserve to take their place in the ”beauty myth hall of shame.”

Soap is bad for your skin.

Older formulas contained animal fats and vegetable oils. Newer soaps are formulated to be milder and some contain moisturizers that don’t dry out your skin. Clean skin is better than dirty skin.

If you were born with good skin, consider yourself lucky, for the majority of us it is quite frustrating. The earlier you start the program, the bigger the bonuses, but it is never too late to cultivate good skin. One of your first considerations with skin care is to decide which works best for you. Each individual is different, and no one method of skin care works for every person.

To properly care for you skin, you must first identify your skin type. Remember that you skin is affected by the environment and is always changing.

A fabulous movie called ‘Fedora’ spoke about an aging movie star’s fight against time. Secluded in an old villa, with only her mother for company, Fedora meets a young man whom she falls in love with. He marvels at how young she looks; only her hands give away her age. But, we learn at the end, that the old crone we know as the mother is actually Fedora. The woman we are told is Fedora is actually her daughter. And yes, her hands have been artificially aged to make the impersonation credible.

Our skin is very delicate and needs all the care that you can give it. In our teens and youth the skin is very elastic however after years of wear and tear, pulling and tugging and exposure to the elements, the elasticity wears out leaving behind wrinkles on our beautiful skin. Wrinkles are caused because of number of reasons, the most dangerous is sun exposure.

You’ve always had good skin. But of late, these niggling, problems have been cropping up. What happened? The answer is that your skin doesn’t remain the same throughout your life cycle. Pimples, rashes, burns, pigmentation- all of these can change it.

What you basically need to do is to get a skin care program sooner than you think you need it. Cleansing, toning and moisturizing are still healthy skin care imperatives. Without these basic moves, skin becomes dull, devitalized and cannot defend itself against environmental damage.