One thing I always tell my friends: Invest in a cleanser you really like, because if you’re not cleansing your skin every day, and properly, you might as well throw out the rest of your skin-care routine. And this applies to those who don’t wear makeup, too, as we sweat and our skin picks up dust and debris throughout the day. A good cleanser resets your skin and allows everything you apply afterward to sink in and work its magic as intended. “Cleansing is the step that makes or breaks a skin-care routine,” says Boise, ID dermatologist Dr. Dustin Portela. “It can have a cascading effect for good or for bad.”
According to a survey conducted by CeraVe among 2,000 U.S. adults ages 18-40, a whopping 80 percent of them did not know which ingredients to look for in a cleanser. Here, top dermatologists weigh in on some of the most common mistakes people make when washing their face and why it’s important to break them ASAP.
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