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You can’t believe everything you read on the internet: We all know this, but when it comes to anything DIY that you would apply to your skin, sometimes we fail to use our better judgement. Sure, some are much safer than others: a coffee scrub you can make with ingredients from your own kitchen to rejuvenate your skin? Count us in! But putting Elmer’s glue on your skin in hopes of it removing their blackheads? Oh dear god, stay away.
MORE: Glycolic Acid Face Wash Is The Key To Brighter Skin Lemon Unlike baking soda with a high pH, lemon juice is on the opposite side of the pH scale, with a pH of 2, meaning it’s highly, highly acidic. So when you apply pure lemon directly to your skin, the acids immediately disrupt your skin’s acid mantle and causes a significant amount of irritation on cellular levels, says Gohara.
MORE: 11 Celebrities Who Opened Up About Learning to Embrace Their Acne Hot Water “Hot water strips your skin’s moisture barrier, so we actually consider it an irritant,” says Gohara. Yes, a steaming-hot shower feels excellent on sub-zero nights, but the water will literally zap away your skin’s lipids, leaving you red, irritated, and itchy—which is especially scary for people with eczema, psoriasis, or keratosis pilaris, whose skin barrier are already compromised.
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