For as long as acne, rosacea, random red spots and blotches have been around, there have been a billion ?miracle? products, tricks, and hacks that people swear by for treating them. And, guess what" Most of them suck. No, toothpaste won?t get rid of your zits; no, scrubbing your face with hot water and foaming cleansers won?t fix oily skin; and no, that miracle all-in-one face cream for $230 will absolutely not make you look five years younger (sorry).
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So what does work" Well, that?s the golden question, isn?t it" And it?s the question that one woman set out to answer when she asked the skin-care-obsessed community on Reddit?s Skincare Addiction thread (note: The word ?obsessed? doesn?t do this community justice; each of these users is practically a dermatologist) what was the biggest, most game-changing and eye-opening skin-care tip they had ever learned. Within three days, 400 tricks and comments had formed, each one more brain-meltingly awesome than the last. So we sifted through every top-rated comment with a fine-tooth comb and our ?are these tips fact or fiction? glasses, and we pulled out the eleven best skin-care tips guaranteed to leave your complexion calmer, brighter, and straight-up happier than ever before. We?ve tried them all, and we can vouch for their efficacy, too. Keep reading and get enlightened; your skin (and toothpaste) will thank you for it.
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