Why Your Oily Skin Routine Might Be Making Things Worse

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You checked the mirror before you left the house this morning and your skin looked fine. Good, even. By the time you're back at your desk after lunch, your forehead is shining under the office lights, your foundation has slid into your pores, and you're dabbing at your nose with a tissue in a bathroom stall because you don't have blotting papers on you. You've been here before. Probably yesterday too. So tonight you scrub a little harder. Maybe you pick up a stronger cleanser on the way home, something that promises to "deep clean" and "control shine." For an hour afterward your skin actually feels tight and dry, almost normal. You go to bed thinking maybe this is the one. By tomorrow afternoon, you're blotting your nose in the same bathroom stall. If you've ever posted something like "I stopped having a skincare routine and my skin got better, I'm still confused" or watched your face go from smooth and hydrated to breaking out ...
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