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dianthus
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03 Feb 2016, 8:34 pm

Just wondering if this might be why some of us tend to look younger than our ages. My skin sloughs off really fast on my face. Like every day I can pretty much scrape off a whole layer of dead skin across my forehead and along the back half of my cheeks close to my ears. The back of my neck is often the same way. Anyone else shed skin rapidly?



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03 Feb 2016, 8:46 pm

Howdy, Miss D. That doesn't sound normal. Skin replenishes, but you usually don't see it. You may have some sort of skin problem.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/peel ... m-20050672


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03 Feb 2016, 8:54 pm

Only if I get sunburned.



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03 Feb 2016, 9:41 pm

nurseangela wrote:
Howdy, Miss D. That doesn't sound normal. Skin replenishes, but you usually don't see it. You may have some sort of skin problem.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/peel ... m-20050672


This is way off base. My skin does not "peel." It just needs frequent exfoliation.



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03 Feb 2016, 10:49 pm

dianthus wrote:
nurseangela wrote:
Howdy, Miss D. That doesn't sound normal. Skin replenishes, but you usually don't see it. You may have some sort of skin problem.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/peel ... m-20050672


This is way off base. My skin does not "peel." It just needs frequent exfoliation.


Ok . I exfoliate with a Clarisonic. Maybe that might be something to try. I highly recommend it for keeping any blemishes away.


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