While interviewing K-pop group (G)I-DLE last year, one of the members, Minnie, mentioned sheet masking every day for a month is her secret to getting the clearest, dewiest skin possible before a big performance. In Korea, this is often called the “one day, one pack” method. Although it seems like it would be too much for your skin, dermatologists in Seoul swear by it too.
Redditors on the Asian Beauty subreddit also indulge in the daily skincare habit. (This is the same part of the Internet that brought us the heated sheet mask hack.) A user who goes by yasSkin wrote that using a sheet mask every day “is literally the only way [she] can keep [her] skin soft, radiant, and acne-free.” I can’t imagine doing one sheet mask every day, let alone two. Getting a facial once a week for a month was exhausting enough.
Time constraints aside, the beauty editor in me wondered what all that sheet masking really does for your skin. Just one every day, seven days a week seemed like it would irritate skin. So I posited a couple of dermatologists with a question: “Should you use a sheet mask every day?” The short answer is sure, go ahead. However, there are a couple of catches.
“Yes, it’s fine to use a sheet mask every day as long as it’s not a glycolic acid-containing sheet mask,” Elizabeth Tanzi, founder and director of Capital Laser & Skin Care and associate clinical professor for the department of dermatology at the George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, D.C., tells Allure. Why? Using sheet masks formulated with exfoliating acids, like glycolic, are too strong for daily use and can cause irritation.
Debra Jaliman, a New York City-based dermatologist, agrees. However, her caveat is those who are acne-prone shouldn’t sheet mask every day. “It can sometimes aggravate acne because it is occlusive and can block pores,” she explains. This can cause bacteria to grow on skin. Instead, she recommends using a sheet mask only once a week if you have are susceptible to breakouts.
Read more: allure.com
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