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Woman & Home
Lifestyle
Stephanie Maylor

Here’s what you can skip from your skin routine, according to beauty experts

A woman applying moisturiser to illustrate the skin steps you can skip.

With new beauty products launching all the time, it’s easy to get swept up by slick marketing and fancy-sounding ingredients. But a ‘more is more’ approach to skincare might be doing more harm than good.

Many 'skinthusiasts' subscribe to the notion that the more active-packed potions they apply in their skincare routine, the better their complexion will look. But skin burnout is real, and if yours has become dull, sensitive, red and prone to breakouts, it could be a sign you’re over-exfoliating or layering too many actives.

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