Bad for your skin?

Thanks so much guys! This helped a lot 🙂

When I had my first ever skin consultation I was told by my therapist, I was contributing to y fragile skin and causing it to become red and more sensitised, because I was exfoliating too much. She steered me away from using physical scrubs all together and for the last few years I have only been using chemical exfoliations, which do the same job, minus anything abrasive to upset my skin. It was the best lesson in skin care I have ever learned as I use to think that scrubbing the crap out of my face was a good thing, lol. So yes as cat lover mentioned “less is more ” is a good thing to always remember 🙂

I read an article on primped about how many times to exfoliate and it looks as though I’ve been doing it too often.

http://www.primped.com.au/blogs/zoes-blog/exfoliation-is-it-bad-for-your-skin-really

Good one, BM! Glad that my views about exfoliation have been reinforced. Makes me feel more confident about this topic. Thanks! x

Thanks for posting that because I researched after you posted it and that’s what I found. I think I was doing it too much and now I’m going to stop! Well not totally stop but once a week is enough.

I’m in high school and I practically do the same thing as you, and I take really good care of my skin because i heard that it will benefit me when I am older, so I wouldn’t stop if i were you!

I’m definitely a fan of ‘less is more’ when it comes to skincare. I think the less we fiddle with our skin the better (within reason). I agree that sun protection is a must, including wearing hats in the summer! Also, as far as exfoliation goes, I would advise caution, especially when it comes to harsh scrubs as I believe they can lead to broken capillaries in later years.

I used a skin care routine through highschool. I think the most important things are making sure your skin in clean and using a sunscreen suited to your skin. The thing mentioned about over exfoliating your skin is so true. Over-irritating your skin definitely adds to acne

I read an article on primped about how many times to exfoliate and it looks as though I’ve been doing it too often.

http://www.primped.com.au/blogs/zoes-blog/exfoliation-is-it-bad-for-your-skin-really

Good one, BM! Glad that my views about exfoliation have been reinforced. Makes me feel more confident about this topic. Thanks! x

I read an article on primped about how many times to exfoliate and it looks as though I’ve been doing it too often.

http://www.primped.com.au/blogs/zoes-blog/exfoliation-is-it-bad-for-your-skin-really

Your routine sounds good.
I’ve been exfoliating too much lately, probably every second day because I have all these nice new products I’ve been trying out. Well it’s done no good to my skin so I am cutting it back to once a week! I never thought exfoliating could be bad.

ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS wear sunscreen to expose skin such as face,neck as these will age first and use SPF 30+ with Broad Spectrum for UVA/UVB. This will shield you from the sun rays (normal ones) and the ageing rays (the ones that’ll cause you to age skin quickly) Oh yeah and I don’t think 15+ sunscreen will protect you enough plus use it even when it’s a cold miserable day ‘cos the sun rays will still exist. If your going on a long trip in the car wear sunscreen too as car windows will not act as a barrier to the sun!