
For as long as I can remember, I’ve always had chronically dry skin. In fact, I have vivid memories of me lying next to my mom and sister watching fantastic 90s rom-coms in bed like Runaway Bride and Miss Congeniality and my mom would use the tip of her long nails and carefully draw the letters “D-R-Y” on my legs. I couldn’t feel it, but boy could I see it. My skin was always dry, and either I was too much of a teenager to do something about it or I just didn’t know what products I truly needed to use, until now…

Per pretty much every chemistry class, rule #1 was no acids near the face. So be forewarned that this post is breaking that rule and you probably should too. Now, this doesn’t mean that you should casually crack open a beaker and drizzle it on your face – but you should look to learn more about certain acids that are good for the skin. . .