7 Things a 36-Year-Old Beauty Expert "Quit" for Better Skin
かずのすけ
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Overview
Beauty expert Kazunosuke looks back on more than a decade of experience from his 20s into his 30s and shares seven things he "quit" in order to maintain healthy, beautiful skin. He explains the importance of rethinking extreme routines and excessive strain on the skin, and shifting toward habits that are gentle on the skin and easy to keep up.
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1. Pore Strips and Sebum Plug Removal Skincare
- Reasons and drawbacks: Peel-off packs damage not only the sebum plugs but also the surrounding stratum corneum, causing strong inflammation and enlarged pores. Products that break down sebum plugs using enzymes or alkalis also place a burden on proteins and can irritate sensitive skin.
- Current routine: To avoid straining the skin, he recommends mild pore care using a low-irritation oil-based cleanser.
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2. High-Concentration Skincare
- Reasons and drawbacks: With ultra-high-concentration products such as vitamin C and retinol, it's not only the active ingredient itself that can irritate; the large amounts of solvents (such as PG) added to dissolve and stabilize it can also burden the skin.
- Current routine: To avoid giving up due to irritation, he chooses items he can keep using long-term, such as low-dose retinol and highly safe quasi-drugs.
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3. Long-Wear Makeup
- Reasons and drawbacks: Primers containing heavy film-forming ingredients or zinc oxide can cause skin allergies, and they require strong cleansers to remove, creating a vicious cycle that overworks the skin.
- Current routine: Rather than makeup that "doesn't budge," he has shifted to "makeup that wears off beautifully," blending with sebum to look natural, combined with a cleanser that removes it gently.
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4. Fatty Foods (Trans Fats)
- Reasons and drawbacks: Trans fats found in margarine, shortening, and vegetable oils are hard for the body to break down and trigger sebum inflammation, causing acne and skin problems.
- Current routine: By checking ingredient labels and avoiding processed oils, he has greatly reduced breakouts.
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5. Washing His Face with Soap
- Reasons and drawbacks: Soap is alkaline and has very strong degreasing power, making it too harsh for sensitive or atopic skin with a weakened barrier function.
- Current routine: He makes a point of choosing mild cleansing agents such as amino acid-based or carboxylic acid-based ones, washing his face in a way that protects the skin's moisture.
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6. Lotions and Creams
- Reasons and drawbacks: Contrary to the theory that "dryness causes sebum production," applying oils does not actually reduce sebum secretion. For skin types that already produce enough sebum, adding excess oil can lead to clogged pores and acne.
- Current routine: He focuses on hydration with water-based toners and serums, following a simple routine that doesn't add too much oil.
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7. Jumping on Buzz (Sensational Social Media Claims)
- Reasons and drawbacks: Buzz on social media is sometimes deliberately manufactured by companies, and magical cosmetics that promise instant results, like "wrinkles and pores vanish in an instant," don't exist.
- Current routine: It's important to calmly assess the credibility of the source and the scientific evidence, and to put the stability of your skin and consistency first.
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