Today with the help from Cheryl over at Honesty For Your Skin, we will get to the bottom of those pesky skincare myths with some real science. Cheryl is a real life, understandable skincare science geek, who really knows her stuff. She can chew your ear off about ?fibroblast activity resulting in proliferation of collagen and glycosaminoglycan?s?? and most likely impress you too, but today it is all about the the eight skincare myths you shouldn't spend one more second believing?

1, Diet does not affect your skin. Full Stop.

I can?t tell you how much I hear this one. If skincare where a music chart, this would be "that" song that?s played so much you can?t help but sing it! It?s even mentioned in actual published dermatology books. The real truth is this - diet absolutely effects your skin.Your body is a neat little 24/7 factory that has a bazillion production lines going at any one second, all of which get involved in making healthy skin. Like any factory it needs to be fed the right stuff: water, vitamins, minerals and omegas - all some of the key factors that contribute to making healthy skin.
Just to add some hard core proof - way ?way back in the day? when sailors travelled on ships, with no fresh fruit and veg, they used to get scurvy. A health issue that makes skin develop large black patches and eventually breaks it down starting with any scar tissue?s (eek! Can you begin to imagine that"). The solution" A hefty dose of vitam...