Are You Using Too Many Skincare Products?

From Julyne Derrick,
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Yesterday's "Skin Deep" column in the New York Times had an interesting bit about women using too many skincare products. Overtreating skin with too many acidic products can inflame skin, according to Dr. Bradford R. Katchen, a Manhattan dermatologist. He suggests women need no more than four products and prescribes the following skincare regimen:

A mild cleanser; a sunscreen or moisturizer containing sunscreen; a product that contains antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin E, pomegranate, soy and green tea; and an antiwrinkle product containing ingredients like retinoids, a form of vitamin A, or protein fragments called peptides.

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