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🙅♀️Facial Products I Wouldn’t Touch With a 10-Foot Pole (Esthi Secrets)
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items As an esthetician, I see the damage these trendy products cause every day. Here are the facial products I would NEVER put on my skin plus the safe swaps I recommend instead.
Sections
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✨ Exfoliation & Treatments
🧪Masks and toners
🧼 Cleansers & Basics
🌿 “Natural” Gone Wrong
✨ Exfoliation & Treatments
❌ Why not: Harsh walnut shell particles cause micro tears that accelerate aging.
✨ Better: [Dermalogica daily microfoliant] resurfaces without shredding your skin barrier. Find in my list Glow to’s by your Esthi 💖
Exfoliating Face Scrubs Skin Care Collection
❌ Why not: Baking soda is highly alkaline, which totally disrupts your skin’s natural pH. Over time it weakens the barrier, causes irritation, and can lead to breakouts or sensitivity.
✨ Better: (cherry enzyme mask from Naturopathica) smooths and br...
DIY Baking Soda Scrubs or Masks
❌ Why not: Burns your skin, disrupts pH, causes pigmentation.
✨ Better: (vitamin C by skinceauticals) brightens safely with science-backed formulations. Find in my list Glo-to’s by your Esthi 💖
Lemon juice diy skincare
Why not: Old-school “hack,” but toothpaste contains harsh ingredients (like fluoride + baking soda) that irritate, dry out, and inflame the skin instead of healing it.
✨ Better: (Spot Treatment with Dermalogica acne biotic moisturizer) actually targ...
Toothpaste Hack
🧪Masks and toners
❌ Why not: Strips your barrier, triggers rebound oiliness.
✨ Better: Naturopathica lavender munuka honey mist this preps skin for products. And will also soothe skin. Find in my list Glow to’s by your Esthi 💖
Sea Breeze Fresh-Clean Astringent Sensitive 10oz
❌ Why not: They rip away natural oils and damage the skin barrier.
✨ Better: ( Naturopathica cherry enzyme mask ) — clears pores gently without the trauma. Find in my list Glow to’s by your Esthi 💖
Peel Off Charcoal Masks
🧼 Cleansers & Basics
❌ Why not: They smear dirt and fragrance, never actually clean.
✨ Better: [oil cleanser like Dermalogica pre cleanse] find the link in my rec Glow-to’s by your Esthi 💖
Makeup cleansing wipes
❌ Why not: Highly comedogenic, clogs pores, traps bacteria.
✨ Better: (hydromelt by Hydropeptide) Rich hydration without breakouts. Find in my list glow to’s by your Esthi 💖
Coconut Oil
🌿 “Natural” Gone Wrong
❌ Why not: Pure oils = irritation, burns, and long-term sensitivity.
✨ Better: (Naturopathica rosehip oil) safe, balanced, skin loving.
Find in my list Glow to’s by your Esthi 💖
Straight Essential oils as skincare