Is it too harsh to wash my face 3 times a day with exfoliating scrub?

I just started washing my face 3 times daily with a St. Ives exfoliating scrub...I was wondering if I should stop? Is it too harsh? What should I use instead?Is it too harsh to wash my face 3 times a day with exfoliating scrub?
I don't know how many of my friends do this to themselves.


Reasons you should not do this:


1. It will irritate your skin


2. You can actually get scarring for scrubbing to hard


3. It causes redness


What you can/should do:


1. Wash your face once or twice daily


2. Use a gentle soap which might help heal any damage you have already done.


3. Every week or so it's good to use a scrub, to get any stubborn dirt out.


Hope this helps


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Yes too harsh! I used to use that exact scrub (Its still probably my favourite skincare product) but only once a day as exfoliating scrub like that is only supposed to be used once every couple of days and if possible just once a week as it will dry out your skin to the max.. get another regular facewash Cleanser to use (like clean and clear self foaming Cleanser) or a softer exfoliant (like the nivea young one with the blue speckles in it) that is meant for daily use. Regular fashwashes should only be used twice a day anyway, first thing in the morning when you get up and at night before you go to bed, any more and it starts to dry out/damage your skin.





As products go as well as clean and clear and Nivea Young i also like Proactiv


and Neutrogena Rapid Clear
my advise and it worked for me is just to wash it when you wake up with clean and clear or st ives, the more you wash the more of the essential oils are being taken off your face and that can cause spots to appear or get worse. So in this subject less is probably more,over time you will find a exfoliator that works for skin, if you have oily skin it doesn't mean you have to wash more you can buy special ones to reduce oilines. if your skin gets irritated stop using it you may be allergic.


hope this helped :)
I have really greasy skin, but at the same time after using that facial scrub twice a day i felt the effects on my skin. it felt really tight an left me with red marks where i had uneven skin.





i would advise using a facial scrub twice a day at most, but propbably once a day, say in the morning, then another product (a non scrub one)for the night.





You are only meant to use it about once a week, twice if you have blackheads and/or greasy skin.





hope this helps (:
It's much to harsh. You should only exfoliate your face about once a week at most! Use a cleansing face wash about twice a day. I use Simple face wash and toner in the morning and before I go to bed and an Estee Lauder moisturizer afterwards. I use simple because it has no perfume of colours in it and is very gentle on you skin. Make sure to use a good moisturizer as well. One that is right for YOUR skin.
you should only scrub your face once a week..once a day. your are being too harsh on your skin doing that routine throughout the day.





use the scrub once a week..


you should use a face wash that when wet it looks like the picture below.


http://www.entrederm.com/images/cleanser鈥?/a>





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wow.





well probably you should reduce the amount of washing to 2 times or 1 time a day. one in the morning and one in the afternoon.


you should be able to tell if its too harsh for your skin if it is dry, and peeling.
yessss. all youre going to succeed in doing is drying out your face. i would stop for a while, and then just do once a day. maybe twice. dont do three times tho.
I wouldn't exfoliate more than once a day. If you are having problems with your skin, try a cleanser and toner a couple of times a day...in morning, and at bedtime...that will help your skin more.
2 times a day,


once in the morning, once at night when removing make up.


Don't be to harsh on your face.
yes. at the most, use it twice. In the Morning, and at night.
Yes.


If you have to, use it twice. But if your skin starts drying out go down to once a day.
Yes. Once a day should be fine, or maybe twice if you have oily skin.
yes. no more than twice a day. Once when you wake up and once before bed.
YES. try once a day.