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Published 14:30 20 Jun 2019 BST
Updated 19:19 20 Jun 2019 BST
Add us as a preferred source on Google »"Depending on how a moisturizer is formulated, some can be short-lasting in their ability to hold moisture into the skin," she explains. "Combine that with having a damaged moisture barrier (tiny, invisible cracks in the skin often due to retinoids or over-exfoliation) and moisture can easily evaporate out of the skin within hours." As a result, adding a few more applications into the mix could improve your skin's natural moisturizing factor.
However, you might also be wasting a lot of expensive product: "It's important to understand that the skin can only absorb so much," Rouleau says. "When Elizabeth keeps reapplying, it may not be offering any more benefit after a few applications even though it may feel like it."
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