This myth applies to vodka that, applied to the skin, will dry away your acne in no time. Or so the old wives assure us.
But, as we have stressed before, this is very wrong indeed. Alcohol will, on occasion, reduce the secondary infection from an open wound. But acne is a very different matter.
The only way that alcohol might help acne (provided its use is sensibly controlled) is by letting you relax happily over a cocktail after a tough day at the office. A nice, cold martini may lessen stress, and less stress may inhibit acne. The poet Robert Browning explained that a 'stiffish cocktail, taken in time, is better for a bruise than arnica'. He might have added that, similarly taken in time, it can also work wonders for stress-induced acne!
So never apply that alcohol to your skin's surface. If you do, it will certainly dry things up and thus generate more dry skin cells. But the sebum emerging from your pores will continue unabated. The result, after the first few minutes, will be that clogs are more, not less, likely to form and lead to acne.
Don't use alcohol or alcohol-based products on your skin.
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