We might invest in expensive facial creams and treatments for an acne free, clear skin, but you would be surprised to know that something completely unrelated might be contributing to our acne problem! When our grandmoms told us to eat right, we hardly paid any heed, but now scientists have linked acne to the foods that we consume.
In India, Ayurveda always links most of the external ailments to gut health and for a clear, acne free skin it has portions and medicines that help clean the toxins from the intestines, ultimately leading to pimple free skin.
Bad food habits, taking too much stress and even the skincare routine that routines that we follow may be behind acne eruptions, says a new study.
This research about the possible cause of acne was presented at the 28th European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Congress in Madrid evaluated the exposure to different worsening factors on acne on more than 6,700 participants across six countries.
“For the first time, this study allows us to identify the most important exposome factors relating to acne from patient questioning prior to any treatment prescription,” said the study’s lead researcher Brigitte Dreno from the University Hospital of Nantes in France.
The results showed that significantly more individuals with acne (48.2 per cent) consumed dairy products daily compared to individuals who did not (38.8 per cent).
The difference was also statistically significant for soda juices or syrups (35.6 per cent vs 31 per cent), pastries and chocolate (37 per cent vs 27.8 per cent) and sweets (29.7 per cent vs 19.1 per cent).
Surprisingly 11 per cent of acne sufferers consume whey proteins versus 7 per cent without acne and 11.9 per cent of acne sufferers consume anabolic steroids versus 3.2 per cent without acne.
In fact pollution and anxiety and stress were named as two major causes of this problem. Following a harsh skin care treatment was as much to be blamed for this issue.
Tobacco, which has previously been showed as a potential acne trigger, was not shown to have an influence, the study said.