These 10 common skin-care ingredients could be the cause of your breakouts

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• Acne remedies that use salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, while helpful for tackling troubled spots, can cause greater damage in the long run. 
• Exfoliating beads can inflame your skin causing redness and irritation. 
• Foundations often have silicone, a pore-clogging ingredient. 

If you're prone to breakouts, you probably have an arsenal of products to treat them, but not all are actually helpful. These are the 10 ingredients that could be making your acne worse.

Salicylic acid

Breakouts can be caused by a number of factors, including not taking your makeup off at night, not changing your pillowcase frequently, a diet of fatty, sugary foods, or the wrong skincare regimen for your skin type, according to Kerri Daniels, New York-based makeup artists and consultant at Rodan + Fields Dermatologists. While you may have grabbed products with salicylic acid as a teen, as it's commonly found in drugstore cleansers and moisturizers targeted toward women with breakouts, salicylic acid can be too harsh on acne, causing inflammation, redness, and excessive dryness. Not ready to part with your favorite cleanser? Don't worry, you can still use it strategically. "It can be used in small doses as spot treatments," assures Daniels.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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