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6 Skin Care Steps You Can Totally Skip, According to Derms

Like, do we really need serums? What about exfoliation? Here, derms tell us how to chill

by Lindsay Tigar  |  COMMENT

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Exfoliation Post-summer days or during an intense breakout, plenty of Google searches will demand you exfoliate your pores... yesterday. Prystowsky says all that scrubbing could have the opposite impact, especially for folks who struggle with consistent zits. "When people have acne and blemishes, they tend to overuse soap and scrub their skin harshly, thinking they have 'dirty' skin. In reality, it's our natural oily/acidic skin barrier that protects us from skin infections, so when people overdo the cleansing and scrubbing, they end up doing much more harm than good," she explains.

The same goes for aggressively drying off with your towel and using exfoliating scrubs — both of which aggravate your indecisive pores. If using a gentle cleanser twice a day doesn't work to clear your skin, Prystowsky says it is smarter to use a spot topical acne treatment with benzoyl peroxide and allow the bumps to heal on their own timeline.

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