Why Do Products I Used for Years Suddenly Irritate My Skin?

One of the most frustrating skin changes is when something that was completely fine before suddenly isn't.

Your cleanser feels drying.

A serum stings.

Your moisturizer no longer feels like enough.

Or your skin simply seems to react more easily than it used to.

That doesn't automatically mean you need to replace everything.

Change one thing first

When skin becomes reactive, changing five products at once creates another problem: you no longer know what helped - or what made things worse.

Instead:

  • Keep the products your skin still likes.
  • Remove or replace the step that seems to be causing the most trouble.
  • Introduce one new product at a time.

For skin that has become dry, depleted and increasingly reactive, Replenish is the Pure + Kiwi treatment designed to add calming hydration.

If your cleanser is leaving your skin tight, start there instead with Clean Slate.

If your moisturizer simply isn't lasting anymore, Harmony Crème may be the missing step.

Your routine does not have to start over because your skin changed.

Keep what works. Change what doesn't.

Next: [Build a Routine for Suddenly Sensitive Skin]

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