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How Often Should You Wash Your Face If You Have Acne?
If you have acne-prone skin, you have probably been told to wash your face twice a day. Morning and night. For many women, that works well. But how often you cleanse can also depend on how oily or dry your skin is, whether you have been sweating, and how your skin feels after you wash…
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Skin Purging vs. a Breakout: How to Tell the Difference
You start using a new skincare product, and within days or weeks, more blemishes begin showing up. Then you hear, “Your skin is just purging. Keep using it.” Sometimes that may be true. But the word purging gets used so loosely that almost any reaction to a new product can be explained away as part…
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Does Dairy Really Cause Acne?
Dairy gets blamed for acne a lot. Milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, and other dairy foods can easily get grouped together, and women are sometimes told that if they have acne, dairy needs to go. I do not think it is that simple. I sometimes eat Greek yogurt, ice cream, and cheese myself, so I…
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Why Does My Skin Break Out Before My Period?
If you notice that a few blemishes seem to show up around the same time every month, there is a reason it keeps happening. For some women, the skin becomes oilier or deeper blemishes begin appearing in the days before their period. You may even notice that they tend to show up in similar areas…
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Does Oily Skin Need an Oil-Free Moisturizer?
If you have oily skin, you have probably been told to look for an oil-free moisturizer. The reasoning sounds simple. Your skin already produces plenty of oil, so why would you want more oil in your skincare? But having oily skin does not mean you need an oil-free moisturizer. Whether a moisturizer feels light, heavy,…
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Do You Really Need a Facial Toner?
For a long time, toner was treated like a step you were supposed to have in your skincare routine. Cleanse. Tone. Moisturize. So it is easy to assume that if you are not using one, something is missing. I do not look at toner that way. I think every product in your routine should have…
