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"For the past couple of months, it seems I always have a small friend hanging out somewhere on my chin or lower jawline. And by small friend I mean pimple, and really, they&amp;#x27;re not always so small. It took me a while to figure out what was causing this seemingly random and sudden acne situation, but I am happy to say I&amp;#x27;ve finally cracked the case! The mistake I was making: applying moisturizer containing sunscreen after exfoliating my face. One morning, right before I was about to make this mistake again, I had my epiphany&amp;amp;#8212;maybe the sunscreen in the formula was sinking too deep into my pores when they were freshly exfoliated and softened post-shower. And/or maybe my skin was just more prone to a flare-up after the (however gentle) irritation of exfoliation (I&amp;#x27;ve been using a fine-powder exfoliant a few times a week lately). To prove this hypothesis, and hopefully clear up the bumps, I decided to conduct an experiment. I applied my antioxidant serum first, as always, but let it sink in for much longer than usual, then I applied a non-sunscreen moisturizer if my skin still felt dry. Then I went and got dressed and did whatever else needed to be done before putting on my sunscreen and makeup, allowing my skin some downtime first. It seems to have 100-percent worked! Now, I haven&amp;#x27;t run my theory by a derm yet, so don&amp;#x27;t take it as scientific fact, just my personal anecdote&amp;amp;#8212;but I think the best beauty tricks are usually the ones we figure out ourselves based on our own habits and products and body chemistry. I feel so proud right now. Have you ever solved a mystery of a habit that was causing you to break out suddenly? What did the problem turn out to be, and how did you fix it?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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