Cosmopolitan Magazine beauty editors bust through the top four skin-care myths -- shared by both men and women -- and set you on your way to healthier and happier epidermis:
1. True or false: People can get addicted to their favorite lip balm.
False: Balms just make your lips look and feel soft so the tendency is to keep reapplying them after they wear off. The real issue is the lip licking. According to Dr. Kenneth Beer in Palm Beach, Florida, "The constant wetting and drying becomes a habit, and that's what depletes moisture." Stick to balms that contain petrolatum, glycerin or mineral -- and they won't rub off easily.
2. True or false: The more SPF products you layer on, the higher you level of sun protection. False: If you're wearing various layers of SPF, you're only protected up to the highest number that you put on." So a 30 moisturizer plus a SPF 10 powder equals a 30. Period.
3. True or false: Eating chocolate and greasy foods will make your skin break out.
False: The only foods that may worsen your acne are sushi, shellfish and soy sauce, says Dr Diane Berson, a New York City-based dermatologist. The reason they'll do that is because they all contain high amounts of iodine, which has been linked to breakouts.
4. True or false: Dry skin cause wrinkles.
False: Wrinkles form where collagen breaks down. Moisturizer can improve the look - but temporarily. But the number one cause of this collagen degeneration? Sun exposure.
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