There are a couple major myths about acne in general.  The first is that you can shrink your pores.  Yes, in a way treatments like witch hazel do shrink your pores down, and also heating and cooling can affect your pores to some degree.  But at the same time, your pore size is actually genetically determined to a larger degree.  So you can really only shrink them down so much. They won’t be as tiny as your friend down the street in many cases.  But you can maximize the ability of your skin to work for you in that aspect.  So essentially speaking, witch hazel is not a bad thing.

Second, there is the idea that hypoallergenic products don’t cause allergic reactions.  That is entirely untrue.  Somebody is ultimately going to be allergic to every single product.  Some people are allergic to water after all, and water would technically be considered hypoallergenic.  Realistically, they have pulled out some of the major allergens out there.  However, you should not be overly confident.  The fact is that they are not as regulated as other products.  You would think they would be more regulated, but they don’t exactly work that way.  They are overseen by a company, not a larger organization controlled by somebody else.