5 Surprising Beauty Myths Busted

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5 Surprising Beauty Myths Busted

Posted by Alexandra C. | Tuesday April 23, 2013

Not too long ago, we discussed a few common beauty mistakes. I will shamefully admit that I was guilty of committing more than one of them. This got me thinking about what else I might be doing wrong when it comes to beauty.

Perhaps the beauty advice my mother gave me as a young teen wasn't actually as accurate as I thought? With this in mind, I set out to do some beauty detective work and found 5 beauty myths that you might be surprised to learn the truth about!

What beauty myths have you had busted? Do you have any beauty myths to bust?

Information provided by: Aussie Celebrity Stylist Sarah Potempa , Celebrity Makeup Artist Amy Nadine, Clairol Principal Scientist Lesley Bride, Secret Senior Scientist Dr. Susan Biehle-Hulette, Olay Principal Scientist Mary Johnson and COVERGIRL Principal Scientist Dr. Sarah Vickery.

(additional information via chatelaine.com)

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9 Comments

	on April 25, 2013 Racenhawk 2,704 said: Thanks for the info
	on April 25, 2013 KatelynRose1984 20,704 said: I thought for years that if you trimmed your hair, it would make it grow faster! Bummer.
	on April 25, 2013 justjenne 1,755 said: Oh I didn't know that about water causing most of dyed hairs fading. Very interesting!
	on April 24, 2013 satojoko 2,556 said: It irritates me to no bloody end to hear totally clueless people say 'You must use a primer under your foundation. It'll wear longer, look smoother, control oil etc'. Complete BS. Especially when the primer is silicone based.
	on April 23, 2013 smiley_gen 9,832 said: Good to know! Thanks!
	on April 23, 2013 fredamans 12,209 said: Thank God about those grays... seems I rip out at least 5 a day! LOL
	on April 23, 2013 sparrow 1,485 said: None of my friends believe me when I tell them that trimming your hair doesn't make it grow faster. I try to explain to them, why would cutting something off the ends make it grow faster at the roots? It's true that trimming your hair often makes it look healthier. My one friend is convinced that trimming her hair lessens the weight on her scalp so that's why she has come to the conclusion that her hair grows faster after a trim.
	on April 23, 2013 ldern 190 said: Interesting, thanks for sharing
	on April 23, 2013 takoda 28,648 said: I'm happy to hear that plucking gray hair doesn't make two more grow back in its place, although it sure seems like it does. I always seem to find more gray hairs after I've plucked a few out. I guess I'll just have to blame this one on my kids from now on.LOL