Dermatologists Rank the 4 Worst Exfoliating Mistakes

Exfoliation is one of those basic steps in your skincare routine that you know is important. It might even be as second nature to you as the act of cleansing your face. And while you're doing the good work of sloughing those dead skin cells off your face and body, you also might not understand exfoliation completely. So you do it, no questions asked, trusting that your skin is the better for it. For a long time that was my feeling on the subject.

What I didn't know was that exfoliation wasn't just about using a scrub and calling it a day—and it's definitely not a one-size-fits-all type of thing. For people with certain skin types, it can make or break your skin health. So it's important to know more about how to exfoliate for your specific skin needs and what products are personally better effective for you.Â

To help you (and myself) figure it out, I talked to dermatologists to get more details on the dos and don'ts of exfoliating.

By:

Sarah Yang