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   >>> this morning on "today's beauty" the five biggest skin sinses, but there is good news. you can correct mistakes and your skin will bounce back looking better and younger than ever a cording to allure's latest issue. linda is the editor in chief. you can bounce back and be better than ever?

   >> i would not lie to you.

   >> you are using dermatologists and reporters.

   >> we looked at studies and dermatologists. they say the most insidious skin problems are ones you don't pay attention to, you make by mistake. we identify the ones you can fix. your skin bounces back.

   >> we're glad you did the research. let's look at the five thingses on the list. number one on the list is when you get a breakout, don't overwash. don't blast it.

   >> right. the first instinct is to say, get rid of this thing. then you're left with flaky skin. go gentler. as your skin is older you have less oil so you don't have to deal with the oil. use milder products and moisturizers. one of the fist things is a cleanser with salycilic acid and moisturizer in it. we love aveeno clear complexion. it has soy, too, so it's gentle. apply the spot treatments but when you were a teenager you may have used -- not you because you have perfect skin but 10% ben zoil peroxide lotion. now only 2.5 and it does the job without blasting it away. this on the spot treatment is a good one. doctorses love it because it's mild. then apply moisturizer which you think is heresay but if you have one with anti-redness ingredients it helps. cera-v is $14. it's fantastic and reduces redness and takes care of skin at night.

   >> very useful. adult acne is a problem. number two is not using the right products at the right time. what do you mean?

   >> there are so many products out now. they are confusing and you don't know when to use what. use antioxidants in the morn when they can product against environmental hazards like pollution and son. at night use rhett knopeels and retinolss, things that can go to work as your skin is resting. this is one doctors love so much. put it on before sunscreen and it protects your skin more. so do that in the daytime. at night, you can use a retinol product like roc protection skin cream . that takes care of all of the things you want to repair and anti-aging. you don't have makeup or sunscreen to get in the way of them working.

   >> you mentioned sunscreen a few times. very important. but that's as mistake that we don't use it everywhere we need to.

   >> everyone knows they should use sunscreen but they misapply it. doctors are finding a lot of skin cancer on the hairline and ears. women pull their hair back and don't protect it and there's the problem. the idea is to forget your vanity. make sure you apply it all over and to your chest and hands as well. the one we love now is shiseido urban environment with spf 35 with uva screens which is important. those are the ones that cause damage and the aging and skin cancer .

   >> this is related to the next point which is about rhett tolls tolls -- retinols.

   >> it's confusing. they are the proven anti-aging ingredient according to dermatologists. they fight wrinkles build collagen, get rid of spots, even help acne. so there are all these great things in one perfect package. if you get an over-the-counter one at the drugstore, the department store it's much milder than one you will get from a prescription. still, they can cause irritation, so be sure to use it correctly on dry skin and use a pea-size amount. don't layer it all over. less is better. then let it dry and then apply moisturizer afterwards. use it every other day so your skin isn't red and irritated.

   >> quickly on the last one. this is mistake number five. always buying the next big thing.

   >> right. that's coming from me who edits a magazine which writes about new products, but it's true. we hop from product to product and don't give things to work. take it easy. be patient. use ingredients that are proven.

   >> all right. linda wells, looking especially beautiful this morning. the

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