Your Acid Exfoliant Is Quietly Destroying Your Skin Barrier — And Dermatologists Are Sounding the Alarm

Dermatologists across the country are now reporting a measurable spike in adult eczema, chronic skin dryness, and chemical burns directly linked to daily use of alpha-hydroxy and beta-hydroxy acid body products — the same products that flooded drugstore shelves and social media feeds over the last five years. The clinical term for what is happening to millions of people right now is barrier dysfunction, and understanding it changes everything about how you should be bathing. +