Believe it or not, there was a point in time when skincare felt relatively straightforward: you’d cleanse and moisturise daily and exfoliate once a week. Now, there’s acid layering, retinol sandwiching, skin cycling and a whole host of other things to think about.The downside to all of this extra knowledge? For some, discomfort has become a normal experience in the pursuit of “good” skin. Things like tightness, stinging and flaking are often overlooked as a side-effect of a product doing its job, rather than a warning sign pointing to a potential skin reaction. On dark skin tones, this irritation and reaction cycle can be easier to miss.

 

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