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Isbreaking outor gettingdry patchesnot “normal?”

If it isn’t, does anyone really have “normal” skin?

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And either way, does this skin key in perhaps deserve to be renamed?

What Is “Normal” Skin?

Grous says that products formulated for skin with no specific issues may end up being more robust than anticipated.

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“For example, some ‘normal’ skin types can benefit by using a vitamin C serum.

However, the same Vitamin C serum might cause breakouts on oily acneic skin or oily rosacea skin.”

“All skin types have work to do, to maintain beautiful healthy skin,” Grous says.

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It simply isn’t a focused or detailed enough description and, thus, unhelpful.

Not to mention, the word itself rubs many skin experts the wrong way.