But if you want skin that’s not just luminous, but incredibly clear to the point that it verges on poreless, one category is ...

So, absolutely avoid: mechanical exfoliation, using microbeads, and chemical exfoliation, using fruit acids (AHA and BHA). Any exfoliating product that weakens the skin's defenses and attacks the ...

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