How to Not Go Overboard With Acid Products In Your Skin Care Routine
To be honest, I didn’t discover the wonders of acid-infused skin care until my mid-twenties. Before that, my routine was limited to three basic steps: cleanse, tone and moisturize. However, the tides have changed and now I’m afraid I’m doing the absolute most and putting my skin’s health in jeopardy. Knowing how to use acid on the face is important, but knowing when and how frequently is like, really important.
If you’ve yet to pop your chemical acid cherry, here’s a quick overview. Chemical acids are generally split into two categories: alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta-hydroxy acids (BHAs), though there are also gentler enzymes like papain and pumpkin too. AHAs are water-soluble fruit acids that exfoliate the top skin layers while BHAs–the most common being salicylic acid–are oil-soluble substances that treat deeper layers. Experts routinely recommend incorporating these into your routine because while our skin has a natural cell turnover process, it slows down as we get older and poor lifestyle choices, like unhealthy eating and not wearing sunscreen, usually make it even worse. Thankfully, there’s hardly a shortage of acid-infused products. Whereas it used to be difficult to find them outside of a cleanser, now we’ve got serums, moisturizers and even toners made with exfoliating properties…which brings me to my current debacle. That initial worry settled into the pit of my stomach soon after discoverin...
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