What if your staple skincare products are the very thing causing you to look older?
It turns out that you might unknowingly age your skin by using products with certain ingredients.
Skincare products that make your skin sting, tingle, or become irritated should be avoided at all costs.
While you may think a tingling sensation means the product is working, the opposite is true.
Fragrance is one of the most common culprits of irritation.
Another ingredient to look out for is retinol.
Retinol-based products can dry out your skin and cause irritation, so speak with your dermatologist before using them.
Formaldehyde and preservatives can harm the skin and cause painful irritation (via Sunday Edit).
PerVerywell Health, essential oils can be irritating, especially when a product contains many.
According to astudy in 2020, essential oils contain many potential allergens that could disturb your skin.
This can help you rule out which of your staples are causing a negative reaction.
Using a large number of products too often can end up causing your skin more harm.
This also goes for exfoliating as well.
Over-exfoliating can remove your skin’s natural oils, which causes dryness, cracking, and peeling.
