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Unpopular opinion but the skincare community cant tell the difference between dehydration and inflammation
33, spent 2 years slugging and layering HA because my skin looked dull and puffy. everyone said dehydration. it was inflammation the entire time.
stopped everything, went fragrance free, one product. skin calmed down in 2 weeks flat.
dehydrated and inflamed skin look almost identical and the default advice is always hydrate more, layer more. nobody says maybe your skin is just angry and you need to leave it alone. this is also why i side eye stacking preventative anti aging stuff in your 30s without questioning if your barrier can even take it. curious if anyone else went through this
u/FeelingGold4282 — 6 days ago