There are complexions on the internet with a sort of glinty, dreamy finish that resembles light hitting the snow or saccharine frosting crystallizing atop a freshly baked cake. If you asked me to pick out which skin-care products are responsible for achieving this effect, I’d reach for serums, oils, and lots and lots of moisturizers. But as it happens, the more-is-more mantra doesn’t play out here, and dermatologists say you can actually do too much moisturizing in your skin-care routine.
What happens if you use too much moisturizer
The Goldilocks moment of “just enough” skin care is tricky to achieve, but you’ll know you’ve added too much moisturizer if a few things happen.
First off, applying too much moisturizer isn’t inherently problematic if the ingredients are gentle and nourishing—you’ll likely just waste a good product. “At some point, the skin becomes fully saturated with the product, so more does not give any added benefit,” says
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