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Why does my skin get dry and flaky after tweezing hair?

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Irritation: When tweezing, you are ripping hair out by the roots, causing irritation to the hair follicle(can also get scarring be careful), whichnmanifests itself as dryness and flaking.

Dr Sparacino agreed

Answered 1/5/2019

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