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medical esthetician at The LA Facialist
board-certified dermatologist based in North Carolina.
What is the worst skin care advice for your face?
Instead, try his recommendation: benzoyl peroxide.
Whilehoney may help heal skin wounds,benzoyl peroxidehas beenclinically provento be an effectivefirst-line treatment for acne.
Perhaps save thehoney for your tea?
Instead, opt for an actual face primer designed to be used on the skin.
medical esthetician at The LA Facialist
Marino strongly advises against this.
Alcohol will strip the skin, drying it out, she says.
Use a skin toner thats appropriate for your skins needs.
Using household items like dental floss or glue is not advised.
Household items are not recommended for skin care because they are not manufactured for that purpose, Marino says.
That said, Marino notes the best route for removing blackheads is by getting a facial.
Shes a fan of the brandZitStickain particular.
However, she doesnt advise it because they can be too abrasive and create microtears in the skin.
Instead, she recommends using a store-bought exfoliator such asiS Clinicals Cleansing Complex Polish.
medical esthetician at The LA Facialist
Plus, its less messy.
Marino advises not doing either of these things.
Both can cause the skin to get congested and break out.
As with the other hacks, its best to use products that are actually designed for those intended purposes.
So what skin hacks are actually expert-approved?
This is why its important to consult with an expert.
And, dont pop your pimples, even on clean skin.
Instead, she recommends icing it, occluding it with a pimple patch, and leaving it alone.
TLDR; Theres no need to jump on the skincare hack trends you see online.
In fact, skin experts advise against it.
No need to reinvent the wheel.
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