WHAT DESTROYS SKIN?

What destroys skin is unprotected sun exposure, smoking, using irritating skin care products. Other than sunscreen, not using the right skin care products does NOT damage the skin in the long run but may cause problems. The wrong products can trigger allergies, redness, broken capillaries, breakouts, and change the skin texture. For example, if you wash your face every day with a bar soap (which is very drying), followed with a toner that can also be drying, and several moisturizers (which can be greasy and block pores, you can create a severe combination skin condition and cause breakouts. Or if you wipe off makeup with a cold cream and than follow up with a toner (which may contain irritants), you may develop dull looking skin with breakouts. If you have normal skin but use alcohol based AHA toner, plus a scrub, an AHA moisturizer and a clay mask, your skin may end up looking very dry, irritated with rash like pimples. If you do not know what you are doing with your skin care routine, consult with someone who is a professional. Keep in mind that even once you have been told your skin type, it will not stay forever because of emotions, weather conditions, hormones levels, menstrual cycles, stress, physical changes, weight fluctuations, and so on.