You mean well but… stop it.
1. Overstocking Your Medicine Cabinet
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Quite simply: you're using too many products. "A complicated skin regimen, with a lot of active ingredients and preservatives, can end up throwing oil into the fire," says Dr. Paul Jarrod Frank, a cosmetic dermatologist based in New York. "People who have average to good skin: start out with a basic cleanser and a moisturizer." If your skin changes depending on the season, stock whatever you need to mitigate problems (for instance, if your skin is dry in the winter and oily in the summer, you might want a cream moisturizer for the colder months and a gel moisturizer in the summer). As for your other products? "Open up the garbage and siphon out what you don't need," advises Frank.
2. Shopping Online to Save Money
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Dr. Thomas Rohrer, a skincare physician based in Chestnut Hill, Mass., says he occasionally sees patients who buy dermatologist-grade products online from other countries (think chemical peels and even Botox) hoping to save a buck. "I had one patient who came in having burned herself with a peel we'd normally use in the office," said Rohrer. Bottom line: if it's something you'd normally find at a doctor's office, go to the doctor to get it.
