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If your skin feels worse: troubleshooting your salicylic routine
Skin feels tight and flaky most days: Cut back salicylic acid to once or twice a week, switch to a gentle, non-foaming cleanser, and add a hydrating serum and moisturiser until your barrier recovers.
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Troubleshooting common serum problems
Skin looks dull and flaky: You may have overdone strong actives. Pause acids and retinol, use only a gentle cleanser, moisturiser, and hydrating serum for a couple of weeks, and restart actives slowly if and when your skin feels normal again.