How your phone, towel and pillowcase may be playing havoc with your skin

You double cleanse; you layer hydrating essences with the precision of a filo pastry chef; you own at least three types of sunscreen ... and yet, your skin is confused. It's dry but still breaking out. Dull despite the exfoliating acids. Sensitive, irritated, maybe a little inflamed, even though you're doing everything "right". Turns out, sometimes the real threats to your glow aren't the products you're using, but the towel you're drying off with, the detergent you wash your bedding with, or the phone screen pressed against your cheek. It's no wonder, then, that "barrier repair" cream has become the beauty world's latest fixation, with ceramide-rich balms and microbiome-boosting serums dominating the shelves, promising to restore what everyday life quietly wears down. But while we invest in all the right things to protect our skin, we rarely pause to question the habits quietly sabotaging those efforts. Take the pillowcase, for example: ground zero for nightly skin damage. It absorbs sweat, oil, skincare residue, even the occasional drool puddle, and then the next night, the same happeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times