12/06/2025
11 HABITS YOU NEED TO REMOVE FROM YOUR SKINCARE ROUTINE🚨
1. Makeup Wipes 🚫
🚫They don’t actually cleanse your skin — they just smear everything around and leave behind irritants.
✅ Instead, DOUBLE CLEANSE with a gentle cleanser.
2. Physical Scrubs with Harsh Grit 🚫
🚫Anything with walnut shells, sugar, or salt on the face. These create micro-tears and inflammation.
✅Instead, use a gentle exfoliant.
3. Over Exfoliating (acids everyday) 🚫
🚫 Daily AHAs/ BHAs, exfoliating toners, and peel pads combined = barrier disaster.
✅Instead, exfoliate 1-3x a week at most
4. Alcohol Heavy Toners 🚫
🚫”Refreshing” toners that leave skin tight and squeaky clean are stripping your barrier.
✅Instead, use ALCOHOL FREE toners
5. DIY Skincare (Lemon, Baking Soda, Toothpaste, etc.) 🚫
🚫 Lemon burns, baking soda destroys pH, toothpaste is for teeth— not breakouts.
✅ Speak to your esthetician about your skin concerns
6. Skipping Moisturizer (Even if you’re oily) 🚫
🚫 This causes rebound oil production and keeps the skin inflamed.
✅ Lightweight moisturizers = oily skin best friend
7. Sleeping in Makeup 🚫
🚫 clogs pores, causes dullness and accelerates aging. No Exceptions
✅ If you are too tired to do your full step skin care routine, gently wash your face before bed.
8. Using Expired Product 🚫
🚫 Actives lose potency, and formulas can grow bacteria. If it smells weird or separates… toss it
✅ Instead, ask your esthetician if she has any samples for you until your product is back in stock.
9. Coconut Oil on the Face 🚫
🚫Comedogenic and traps bacteria. Great for legs or hair but terrible for pores
✅ There are plenty of moisturizers or cleansers that are coconut scented that can be a better option for your skin.
10. Picking your Skin 🚫
🚫 It spreads bacteria, delays healing, and causes scars.
✅ A hydrocolloid pimple patch works way better
11. Not Washing Pillowcase often 🚫
🚫 Every 3-7 days for pillowcases. Old bacteria + clean skin = breakouts
✅ Create a schedule to wash your pillowcase frequently.
