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Article: Miss clean: here's our guide to cleansing your skin the right way plus, how to conceal a pimple so well that even you might not be able to find it!
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- CosmoGirl!
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- April 1, 2004
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You flush easily, and some products (like those with ingredients such as benzoyl peroxide) can irritate your skin and sting.
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CLEANSE: Avoid irritation by washing with a gentle, soap-free lotion cleanser (try Dove Sensitive Essentials Non Foaming Cleansing Lotion, $5, at drugstores). Prevent pimples by applying a dab of a salicylic acid product (try Clean & Clear Invisible Blemish Treatment, $5, at drugstores) at night on acne-prone areas (wherever you tend to get whiteheads, blackheads, or red bumps). If using it daily makes your skin sting or turn red, out back to every other day. Finish by applying a ...