Combine that with my desire to pile on aggressive activeslike exfoliating acids and retinoland the result was sensitized skin.

Going off all products and then reintroducing slowly can help.

Next (and arguably most importantly) comes the moisturizer.

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After only a few days, my skin has started to return to normal.

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