Keep your skin and hair healthy by avoiding these three DIY beauty products.

Here’s what an expert has to say about the harmful ingredients.

But you might want to hold up.

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Experts say you could be doing more harm than good if you dont avoid a few DIY beauty products.

DIY beauty products to avoid, according to a derm

1.

Salt scrubs

Exfoliation is great.

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But doing it with the salt in your shaker?

Many people are trying to exfoliate their skin in quarantine by making their own salt scrubs.

Sounds easy enough right?

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She notes saltcan also over exfoliate your skin, which can seriously disrupt your skin barrier.

The result is drying of the hair, which can lead to increased breakage.

That way, you wont be left with red, irritated lips on all your Zoom calls.

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Black hair woman wearing a grey and white bra giving herself a deep cleansing session with a face brush and Gatineau skincare face wash lotion, after her shower. Studio skincare portrait over isolated background.

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

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