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10 Skincare Mistakes That Make Your Acne Worse & Sensitize Your Skin!

Today we're gonna  very moment that are either causing more acne or damaging your skin in generals make 

I post a lot of skincare tips and please do follow me on instagram at Liah Yoo where I post more of my life and behind the scenes and more useful product reviews over there Before I talk about specific skin care habits and skin care mistakes that you might be making right now, 

I is not trusting your skin enough. Therefore you think that you need this sort of miracle fixed from topical skincare solution 

So you really go out it like attacking and then being realthink the most fundamentally skin damaging mindset ly aggressive to the skin thinking that you need to do this in order to fix some sort of skin issues your skin is smart your skin is also a functioning living organ that knows how to repair and restore itself knows how to regulate the cell turnover and shut all the dead skin cells 

and also knows how to regulate the sebum production when it's needed All your skin might need is just a basic Hydration and comfortable environment for it to function. Let's jump into the skin care habits right now Skincare mistake number one 

cleansing oppressively and aggressively And this includes washing your skin, cleansing your skin so many times a day and opting for a stronger a more alkaline cleanser to get rid of everything on top of the skin 

And some people tend to cleanse for 10-15 minutes thinking that it is really purifying your skin And of course it is purifying your skin But at the same time it is taking away all the essential components to naturally moisturize your skin You are really disrupting and damaging the skin barrier 

the cleansing agents inside the cleansers don't know how to detect or identify the difference between what to take away so the dirts and grind and sweat and what to leave therefore It takes away literally everything 

And I have seen numerous beauty brands recommending to use their cleanser as more like a 15 minutes purifying detoxifying mask You are doing it at the expense of really damaging to skin barrier. The second skin care mistake is something that I have been guilty of 

for so many years when I used to have acne that is physically abusing the skin with overuse of cotton pads, overuse of cleansing wipes and makeup wipes Overuse of cleansing cloth to remove the makeup 

and also just rubbing the towel all over your skin really aggressively. I was addicted to cotton pads because I know how instantly gratifying it just feels by wiping away just wiping away all the residues of makeup 

once I was really addicted to using those kind of peeling pads like the cosrx one step pimple pads I was using that so many times and at one point my skin barrier got severely damaged that I was struggling with a mild contact dermatitis 

And this wasn't caused by any skin care formulas that I use it was caused by the physical action as just rubbing and swiping the cotton pads way too many times if you have to use cotton pads, Instead of choosing the ones that comes with it emboss or exfoliating texture, 

choose the one that has no texture at all, that is really silky smooth. And when you're using the cotton pad make sure it is completely drenched or drenched enough so that the dry surface doesn't tear or scratch your skin and when you're swiping it on your skin 

Please be as gentle as possible. Do not put any pressure on your fingers on your hand And also if you can, try skip towel drying your skin Skincare mistake number three Leaving cleansing water on the skin or not washing off your cleansing water after you use it 

It is true that in cleansing waters, they typically use a milder detergent or a cleansing agent than in a typical conventional foam cleansers However, it still is a surfactant 

It still does dissolve the natural moisturizing factors and natural lipids that you have that you really want to protect and this is something that I learned from a lot of dermatologists and they really hate when you just leave the cleansing water on your skin 

and use the cleansing water as a toner as a first step after you cleanse wash it off really gently rinse it away with lukewarm water Skincare mistake number four is treating all areas on the skin equally I'm not here to say that you need an eye cream or you need a dedicated product 

for your neck or for your forehead or your cheek separately I'm just here to say understand difference the physiological difference of different areas on your skin Obviously a lot of people have oilier t-zone and it's a little bit thicker , it's a little bit more resilient here. 

The cheek area is where a lot of people get the most sun spots and hyperpigmentation The eye area is gonna be the thinnest and probably the most delicate and the most sensitive and some people have rosacea on their cheeks. So that needs to be approached a little bit differently, 

for example, if you're using a clay mask Of course the guide or how to use instruction would say apply this all over the skin But you don't really need to listen to the brand. You can really tailor the instruction according to your skin needs 

so I only apply purifying mask or drying ingredients on my t-zone because that's more oily when it comes to moisturizing your skin a really good way to approach this is controlling the amount of the moisturizer that you use for different spots 

What I personally like to do is apply mainly on my cheek area And whatever that is left of my hands or the fingers, I would apply that very gently or very slightly on the 

t-zone area. And then if my cheeks are still dry 

I would go with the same moisturizer and apply another layer or thicker layer on top of it Especially when it comes to acne skin care products too I know a lot of people just use the acne skincare products a little bit mindlessly Using it all over the skin even to the areas where it doesn't really have acne 

Understand the difference of physiology on your skin and map it out do some spot treating and that'll be good enough skin care mistake number five using a full range of active ingredients or an acne range 

acne serum, acne day cream and night cream. I'm a firm believer that in your teenage years and all the way up to early 30s Your base line should be always hydration and moisturization 

and that is just creating the right environment for your skin to do its own jobs and then here and there you can insert an active treatment like aha or bha or a retinol product or vitamin a product when your skin needs it Instead of just shoving your skin and heaping on so many different active ingredients 

that are stressing your skin out Skin care mistake number six It's something that I don't think a lot of my palm palm farm are doing it, but not moisturizing oily skin 

I know it's easy to fall under the trap of thinking that you really need to dry up your skin in order to balance your skin out and you guys know that is very far from the truth in fact a lot of you guys have oily but dehydrated skin and once you start at truly hydrating and nourishing and moisturizing your skin 

And I don't really wake up with those annoying crease marks and the pillow lines and stuff of my skin, which is awesome. I hope this was informative and helpful If it was, please give it a thumbs up and also share this video with one friend who's making these kind of mistakes  talk about the biggest skincare mistakes that you might be making right now at this very moment that are either causing more acne or damaging your skin in generals make sure you are subscribed to this YouTube channel 

I post a lot of skincare tips and please do follow me on instagram at Liah Yoo where I post more of my life and behind the scenes and more useful product reviews over there Before I talk about specific skin care habits and skin care mistakes that you might be making right now, 

I think the most fundamentally skin damaging mindset is not trusting your skin enough. Therefore you think that you need this sort of miracle fixed from topical skincare solution 

So you really go out it like attacking and then being really aggressive to the skin thinking that you need to do this in order to fix some sort of skin issues your skin is smart your skin is also a functioning living organ that knows how to repair and restore itself knows how to regulate the cell turnover and shut all the dead skin cells 

and also knows how to regulate the sebum production when it's needed All your skin might need is just a basic Hydration and comfortable environment for it to function. Let's jump into the skin care habits right now Skincare mistake number one 

cleansing oppressively and aggressively And this includes washing your skin, cleansing your skin so many times a day and opting for a stronger a more alkaline cleanser to get rid of everything on top of the skin 

And some people tend to cleanse for 10-15 minutes thinking that it is really purifying your skin And of course it is purifying your skin But at the same time it is taking away all the essential components to naturally moisturize your skin You are really disrupting and damaging the skin barrier 

the cleansing agents inside the cleansers don't know how to detect or identify the difference between what to take away so the dirts and grind and sweat and what to leave therefore It takes away literally everything 

And I have seen numerous beauty brands recommending to use their cleanser as more like a 15 minutes purifying detoxifying mask You are doing it at the expense of really damaging to skin barrier. The second skin care mistake is something that I have been guilty of 

for so many years when I used to have acne that is physically abusing the skin with overuse of cotton pads, overuse of cleansing wipes and makeup wipes Overuse of cleansing cloth to remove the makeup 

and also just rubbing the towel all over your skin really aggressively. I was addicted to cotton pads because I know how instantly gratifying it just feels by wiping away just wiping away all the residues of makeup 

once I was really addicted to using those kind of peeling pads like the cosrx one step pimple pads I was using that so many times and at one point my skin barrier got severely damaged that I was struggling with a mild contact dermatitis 

And this wasn't caused by any skin care formulas that I use it was caused by the physical action as just rubbing and swiping the cotton pads way too many times if you have to use cotton pads, Instead of choosing the ones that comes with it emboss or exfoliating texture, 

choose the one that has no texture at all, that is really silky smooth. And when you're using the cotton pad make sure it is completely drenched or drenched enough so that the dry surface doesn't tear or scratch your skin and when you're swiping it on your skin 

Please be as gentle as possible. Do not put any pressure on your fingers on your hand And also if you can, try skip towel drying your skin Skincare mistake number three Leaving cleansing water on the skin or not washing off your cleansing water after you use it 

It is true that in cleansing waters, they typically use a milder detergent or a cleansing agent than in a typical conventional foam cleansers However, it still is a surfactant 

It still does dissolve the natural moisturizing factors and natural lipids that you have that you really want to protect and this is something that I learned from a lot of dermatologists and they really hate when you just leave the cleansing water on your skin 

and use the cleansing water as a toner as a first step after you cleanse wash it off really gently rinse it away with lukewarm water Skincare mistake number four is treating all areas on the skin equally I'm not here to say that you need an eye cream or you need a dedicated product 

for your neck or for your forehead or your cheek separately I'm just here to say understand difference the physiological difference of different areas on your skin Obviously a lot of people have oilier t-zone and it's a little bit thicker , it's a little bit more resilient here. 

The cheek area is where a lot of people get the most sun spots and hyperpigmentation The eye area is gonna be the thinnest and probably the most delicate and the most sensitive and some people have rosacea on their cheeks. So that needs to be approached a little bit differently, 

for example, if you're using a clay mask Of course the guide or how to use instruction would say apply this all over the skin But you don't really need to listen to the brand. You can really tailor the instruction according to your skin needs 

so I only apply purifying mask or drying ingredients on my t-zone because that's more oily when it comes to moisturizing your skin a really good way to approach this is controlling the amount of the moisturizer that you use for different spots 

What I personally like to do is apply mainly on my cheek area And whatever that is left of my hands or the fingers, I would apply that very gently or very slightly on the 

t-zone area. And then if my cheeks are still dry 

I would go with the same moisturizer and apply another layer or thicker layer on top of it Especially when it comes to acne skin care products too I know a lot of people just use the acne skincare products a little bit mindlessly Using it all over the skin even to the areas where it doesn't really have acne 

Understand the difference of physiology on your skin and map it out do some spot treating and that'll be good enough skin care mistake number five using a full range of active ingredients or an acne range 

acne serum, acne day cream and night cream. I'm a firm believer that in your teenage years and all the way up to early 30s Your base line should be always hydration and moisturization 

and that is just creating the right environment for your skin to do its own jobs and then here and there you can insert an active treatment like aha or bha or a retinol product or vitamin a product when your skin needs it Instead of just shoving your skin and heaping on so many different active ingredients 

that are stressing your skin out Skin care mistake number six It's something that I don't think a lot of my palm palm farm are doing it, but not moisturizing oily skin 

I know it's easy to fall under the trap of thinking that you really need to dry up your skin in order to balance your skin out and you guys know that is very far from the truth in fact a lot of you guys have oily but dehydrated skin and once you start at truly hydrating and nourishing and moisturizing your skin 

And I don't really wake up with those annoying crease marks and the pillow lines and stuff of my skin, which is awesome. I hope this was informative and helpful If it was

I'll talk to you guys later. Bye =))