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Tips for Every Skin Type

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Dry

  • Avoid soap-based cleansers, toners, astringents, and drying masks.

  • Always use a moisturizer. Even dry skin can fall victim to acne, however, if the moisturizer is too oily.

  • Do not use excessively hot water to wash or when you bathe. This exacerbates dryness.

 

Oily

  • Toners, astringents, and other oil-cutting products may be useful to control overproduction of oil, which can lead to breakouts.

  •  Be careful to not overdry your skin, as this won¡¯t necessarily diminish breakouts but will ass arid, peeling skin to the mix, as well as subsequent overproduction by the oil glands in areas like the T-zone.

  • A relatively new topical product Tazorac gel is available with a doctor¡¯s prescription. The gel shows promise in helping to control oil production.

  • Use a moisturizer only when and where you need it. Make sure it is water-based, oil-free, and non-comedogenic.

 

Combination

  • This is the trickiest skin to treat, since it is all about keeping things balanced. Fortunately, for most combo-skin types, the oiliness is concentrated in the T-zone area, where everyone has a higher concentration of sebaceous glands.

  • Use a water-based, oil-free, non-comedogenic moisturizer, but only in the areas where you need it.

 

Sensitive

  • Avoid products that feature extra ingredients like vitamin E, aloe vera, and, if you¡¯ve determine them to be problematic any type of acids (alpha hydroxy, beta hydroxy, and glycolic), which can aggravate sensitive skin.

  • Stick to fragrance-free products.

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A bad acid trip

Exfoliating creams are now made with different types of acids for different areas of the face and body. A lot of these products can be useful in combating ashiness on the elbows or hands, as well as diminishing hard skin on the feet. But when is it too much?

Most of women only need to incorporate one exfoliating step into their routine for each part of their body up to three times a week. Don¡¯t double up.

The face is where women run the most risk of overexfoliation. Many moisturizers, cleansers, facials masks, and spot-treatments for acne have some type of acid in them. The rule with the face, as with the body, is to stick to one product or one regular step, and your skin should be fine. When it comes to bleminishes, apply acne medication on areas prone to developing them, but refrain from adding exfoliating creams over that. Too much will leave your skin tight and dry.

Many women who make the mistake of loading up on too many skin-care products with some type of exfoliating chemical in them end up convinced that they have ¡°sensitive¡± skin, when in fact they are suffering from product overload

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