Below, she shares seven bad habits youll want to stop doing.

6 harmful skin habits to quit ASAP

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The hair follicle goes down as deep into fat in your skin.

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Tweezing incorrectly can cause severe scarring actually.

So waxing is better.

Plus, scratching super hard can cause scarring, and hair cant grow through a scar.

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board-certified dermatologist in Washington, DC

Its less harmful to just rub the itch with the fingers rather than scratching with the nail.

When you scratch psoriasis, it makes it worse.

It makes more psoriasis come.

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But toenails and all nails really should be cut really straight across so that you dont get ingrown toenails.

Ingrow nails can get infected and you could get damage to the nail.

And so it tends to break easily because its stiffened by the edging oils and creams.

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you’re able to cause an abrasion very easily, says Dr. McKinley-Grant.

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A curvy woman applying cleansing balms and smiling to her reflection in the mirror.

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