5 Bad skincare habits to avoid for flawless skin

5 Bad skincare habits you need to break now for better skin

Perin Sidhu

28 Jan 2016

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Switching skincare products frequently
Resist the urge to layer 5 to 10 products on your skin all at once or switching up your products frequently. This throws your skin off balance and results in your skin reacting to the products that may clog your pores.
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Overexfoliating
Overexfoliation may cause irritation or allergic reactions. While it is great to remove the surface layer of dead skin cells, doing it more often than required may cause your skin to break out and even turn more sensitive.
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Using excessive eyecream
Using an excessive amount of eyecream is not going to help your undereye woes go away any faster. Instead, excessive amounts can cause puffiness and block pores in the eye area. This results in the formation of small dots which trap more dark pigments leaving you with dull looking eyes. The recommended amount of eye cream to use is a pea size. Start off by placing 3 dots under your eye and massage away with delicate pressure.
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Not using enough sunscreen
If you do not apply the right amount of sunscreen, you will not be getting the protection you need. We recommend using a pea-sized amount for your face and two shot glasses worth of sunscreen on your body
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Not allowing your body to rest enough
We consider sleeping to be an important part of your skincare routine. During your sleep, the skin goes into repair mode and regenerates. Not allowing your body and mind to rest will take its toll on the skin and cause you to experience skin woes such as blemishes, puffiness and even cause your skin to look dull.

It is high time that you avoid these skin sins.

Many a times, we are on the lookout for the perfect skincare routine. From a holy grail cleanser to a great moisturizer, the path towards achieving flawless skin seems to be a tedious one. Or is it not?

You may be using a product raved by many but it might be your daily skincare habits which are sabotaging your efforts. Take a moment to think about the first thing you do. When it comes to washing your face, what temperature of water is being used? Hot, warm or cold? We will not recommend using hot water as that may be harsh for your skin and causes your blood vessels to constrict resulting in redness.

Speaking of redness, another skincare habit to break is to avoid popping your zits. No matter how inflamed or tempting it is to pop that blemish, keep your fingers away from that spot. Simply cleanse the area and apply a zit sticker or medication to help speed up the process of healing.

Head over to the gallery up top for a roundup of 5 more skincare habits to break, starting today.

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