5 Skincare Myths Beauty Companies Profit From (2 of 3)

It is not safe to dry your face with a towel

Many believe that it is unsafe to dry your face with a towel. This is a common misconception that helps skin care companies. If towels are dangerous to your skin, then they can sell you alternative face wipes instead. But actually towels are not as dangerous as they’d like you to believe. Just ensure that the towel has not been reused significantly to avoid possible contamination of yeast, bacteria or fungi growth. You really don’t need those fancy wipes.

You must exfoliate every single day

The beauty industry may want you to believe that you have to exfoliate every single day, but that just simply isn’t true. Not only is it inaccurate, it is actually harmful to your skin health. Exfoliating every single day can strip your skin of its natural oils, leaving it too dry. But this is what happens when you exfoliate too frequently, especially with the brushes that many companies like to oversell. So now you are damaging your skin, and making it more dry. Sounds like a good way to sell more moisturizer too, right? Expert dermatologists recommend exfoliating a maximum of three times each week.