Why Are We Obsessed With Squeezing Spots?
Why Are We Obsessed With
Squeezing Our Spots?
How many times have you accessed the internet and typed into the search bar, “How to clear up bad skin”, or something to that effect? I know I have, countless times, searched online how to be rid of acne, how to keep my skin looking young, how to reduce the appearance of scars or redness… I could go on for hours. Sadly, not everything that these search engines give us is reliable. In fact, some of the skin-shaming advice the internet bombards us with on a daily basis can be downright crushing, making us feel bad about our skin and our natural appearance.
At 47 Skin, we don’t believe in skin-shaming people into buying our products, in fact, it is our mission to make you feel beautiful inside and out, with our products giving you that extra boost of confidence. It’s rare that you find a celebrity that also preaches this message of skin positivity, but actress and entrepreneur Jessica Alba had recently opened up about doing just that.
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Alba confirmed that she didn’t always take time out of the day to treat her skin. However since the outbreak, she’s been allocating much more time to pampering herself, and taking the time to reset and recalibrate, as a form of self-care.
Popping our spots can lead to a number of problems, including more breakouts and scarring – it can even put you at risk of an infection. Popping and picking at spots tears the skin’s surface and the pus that is often released as a result contains bacteria that can get into surrounding pores and cause more spots to appear. It is generally advised that only healthcare professionals and dermatologists should be the ones squeezing at our spots, as they generally carry it out safely and hygienically.
This information is generally well known, yet many of us still choose to turn a blind eye to the advice and give into temptation. Why?
Well, as it turns out, there’s actually a scientific explanation for our fixation with popping our spots. Pimple popping releases dopamine, a happy hormone that encourages feelings of pride and accomplishment. This is why many of us feel relief at the feel and sight of pimple popping. These feelings can become addictive, so if you feel as if you don’t have the willpower to resist squeezing on your spots and blemishes, this is likely why. Repeatedly popping our spots can make us crave the feelings triggered by the dopamine boost in spite of the damage it could be doing to our skin.
Speaking to Time magazine, Val Curtis, a professor and director of the environmental Health group at London school of Hygiene and Topical medicine also mentions the likely link between our fascination with picking at our skin and our human survival instincts. “Our ancestors who went around eating rotten food or putting their fingers into other people’s diseased lesions—they’re not our ancestors because they’re extinct,” she said. “Squeamishness is a useful evolutionary adaptation because it keeps us from eating or touching things that could make us sick.” She also relates it to a natural desire to explore, discover, and be stimulated. “We learn new skills by playing, or by trying stuff out to see how it works. When you go on a roller coaster, you’re learning skills about experiencing fear and danger in a safe way. You’re taking your emotions out for a ride and experimenting with them. It’s good training for the real thing.”
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