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common skin care mistake

Latest comment: 8 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

It would be useful to include a section about common skin care mistakes and how to avoid them ~2025-37654-72 (talk) 09:57, 1 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Uncited Claims Appear to be Endorsement

Latest comment: 5 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

The article begins with several strong statements in support of the practice of skin care:

"Skin care can help prevent infections and irritation and is an important part of daily hygiene." ^{[citation needed]}

"Skin care is an essential part of wound healing, radiation therapy, and the management of some medications." ^{[citation needed]} ^{[according to whom?]}

"Simple habits like washing and applying lotion can make a big difference in skin health, but little is known scientifically about the benefits and clinical efficacy of these practices." ^{[citation needed]} (How do we know that they "make a big difference" if there is no scientific evidence?)

Given that the article goes on to repeatedly note that skin care is rife with false marketing claims, I think it would be wise to either delete these sentences, qualify them, or properly cite them. ~2026-93898-6 (talk) 19:20, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

See Special:Diff/1337851189 and following edits for some repairs. If problems remain, WP:JUSTFIXIT. Zefr (talk) 21:25, 11 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

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common skin care mistake

Uncited Claims Appear to be Endorsement