Skin Care
There Is Such a Thing as Too Much ExfoliationAnd the results aren't good |
How do you end up over-exfoliating in the first place? Typically, there are three different ways by which someone ends up OD-ing on exfoliation. "People who use physical exfoliants think if a little bit is good, a lot is better. They end up scrubbing away not only the dead skin cells, but the live cells as well," explains New York City dermatologist Dr. Neal Schultz, host of DermTv.com and creator of BeautyRx by Dr. Schultz. Translation: Over-zealous scrubbing done too frequently.
The second type is excessive chemical exfoliation, which most often happens when people buy non-vetted products on the internet that contain extremely strong concentrations of acids, Schultz adds. (We're talking black-market type stuff that you can't get elsewhere.)
And finally, there's the type of gradual and cumulative over-exfoliation that occurs when every product in your skincare routine has some kind of exfoliating ingredient in it.
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The second type is excessive chemical exfoliation, which most often happens when people buy non-vetted products on the internet that contain extremely strong concentrations of acids, Schultz adds. (We're talking black-market type stuff that you can't get elsewhere.)
And finally, there's the type of gradual and cumulative over-exfoliation that occurs when every product in your skincare routine has some kind of exfoliating ingredient in it.
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SEE NEXT PAGE: How will I know if I've overdone exfoliation?