Swellness: There can be too much of a good thing, and if you’re too aggressive with exfoliating, you can damage your skin and cause mild to severe irritation. So how do you walk the line?
Photo-Illustration: Kenny Kiernan/Getty Images/iStockphoto The bar for glowing, gleaming skin has reached literally inhuman levels — goals include looking like a glazed donut, a dolphin, or a dewy dumpling, depending on whom you ask. No matter what you’re going for, exfoliation definitely helps get you there. However, there can be too much of a good thing, and if you’re too aggressive with exfoliating, you can damage your skin and cause mild to severe irritation.
According to Dr. Hartman, many people make the mistake of combining too many exfoliating ingredients or steps in their routine. One example is mixing retinoids with other exfoliating ingredients, like scrubs. Another is using chemically exfoliating products too frequently, stripping the skin of its natural barrier and not allowing it time to recover.
Even if you don’t use a retinoid , you still should be gentle. “Again, if you’re using a mechanical cleansing brush or you’re having treatments in a doctor’s office like microdermabrasion, you need to reduce your use of other exfoliants,” he cautions.
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