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Understanding skin care can be complicated. Just because many of your favorite products contain words like “Vanilla” or “Citrus” on the label, doesn’t mean that either of those ingredients should go directly on your skin. There have also been instances where one person used one bizarre DIY at-home method, got positive results, and preached it as a fix-all for everybody. But, the reality is that that person may have just been having a good skin day, or something else could have helped their skin, and not their strange concoction. Skincare can also be quite expensive, which of course drives some people to look for more DIY methods. But you might be better off leaving your skin alone that turning to these items. Here are 20 things you should never put on your skin.

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Lipstick

If you’re ever caught in a situation where you want a little rouge on your face but don’t have blush on hand, you might rub some lipstick into your cheeks. But lipstick is made from very thick ingredients that will cause a breakout.

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Hair serum

Hair serum feels almost identical in texture to face serum, but it is not. Face serum is designed not to clog your pores, but hair serum is made extra thick to work on the follicles on your head.

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Shampoo

When you’re traveling, you can’t always bring all of your products with you. You might be tempted to use the hotel shampoo on your face—it has a similar consistency to face wash. But shampoo is meant to penetrate deep into your hair; when it does that to your pores, it could cause acne.

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Rubbing alcohol

Alcohol is a common ingredient in some toners and other face products. But that alcohol is a highly diluted version, made for skin. The rubbing alcohol in your pantry is too strong for your skin and can burn you.

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Vinegar

While certain types of vinegar are found in skin products, you shouldn’t put it directly on your face. Vinegar acts as a toner inside of some products, but the raw form can burn your skin because it’s so acidic.