Spicy foods are believed to be a possible culprit in increasing acne, with the reasoning that it heats the inside of the body and helps to cause clogged pours. In some cases it might be true, but in most cases spicy foods have nothing to do with acne or an outbreak. This is one side of the story, the other side is that eating spicy foods and it causing acne is a myth.
One thing that is certain to cause acne is hormones, stress and other factors, this can cause outbreaks that may appear to be caused by foods including spicy foods that have recently have been eaten. These foods actually have nothing to do with the outbreak, but since the outbreak occurs within the time frame shortly after spicy food was eaten people often assume that the increased acne was caused by the food. |
