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But that certainly doesn’t make it any less annoying because you probably work so hard on yourroutine.
A good rule to follow is simply to “apply products fromlightest to heaviest,” she advises.
Michelle Lee and Jenny Bailly called upon dermatologist Marie Jhin to share some hard-and-fast rules for skin-care layering.
“To prevent pilling even further, you could also stick to similarly formulated products when layering.
Impatience to get your skin-care routine done is another common cause.
The solution is pretty simple.
Again, the solution to this is pretty self-explanatory.
“Use lighter products and less of them,” Gohara advises.
“And give plenty of time between layers.”
Applying lots of products on top of heavily exfoliated skin, on the other hand, can also pill.
“My products pill when I overdo my retinol.
My skin peels off in little balls, moisturizer and all,” Gohara jokes.
If you have dry or balanced skin, that’s somewhere around once per week.
Folks with combination oroilier skincan exfoliate somewhere in the ballpark of three times per week.
If you start to experience inflammation or dryness, you’ll know you’ve probably reached your exfoliation limit.
Test your go-to products one by one and see if any of them pill on their own.
If any of them do, it could be the presence of a certain ingredient.
“This is commonly seen in carbomer-based products.”
And there’s nothing wrong with saving yourself those precious coins and R&R time.
