Beauty myths are like chain e-mails. Silly, but hard to ignore,
because what if? Say you pluck a grey hair, will two more take its
place? What if you don't forward the prayer to eight people and
something horrible happens to your dog?
If I had a dollar for every time I've been asked one of these
questions, I could buy a new pair of Manolos. Here goes, once and for
all, with help from writer Anna Lynn Sibal:
Beauty Myth #1: Plucking grey hair will cause more to grow in.
Myth. "Our hair whitens as part of the natural process of aging," says
Sibal. "Some of us see our hair start turning white earlier than
usual. It only seems to us that we are having more and more gray hair
after we see our first strand of white because our mind is now trained
to look for the grays in our mane, and so we are now more likely to
notice."
Beauty Myth #2: Shaving the hair makes it grow back thicker.
Myth. Hair grows in exactly as before, albeit with a corse, blunt,
shaved off end that makes it appear thicker.
Beauty Myth #3: Mayonnaise makes for a great conditioner.
Not a myth, says Sibal. "Mayonnaise, as long as it is real, is a great
hair conditioner. The oil and eggs that can be found in real
mayonnaise is rich in fatty acids and protein that nourishes the hair."
Beauty Myth #4: Applying ice to the skin makes the pores smaller.
Myth. You're stuck with the size you got, thanks to genetics.
Beauty Myth #5: Toothpaste can cure pimples
True, says Sibal. "Toothpaste has menthol and other active ingredients
that can dry up a pimple and make it heal much quickly than if left
alone. However, the same active ingredients in toothpaste that can
heal a pimple can also dry up and irritate the skin of your face, so
it is better to use a pimple cream rather than toothpaste for your
pimple."
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