Your Cell Phone Might Be Doing THIS to Your Skin

by Alexandra Samuel


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My girlfriend is all of a sudden getting crazy breakouts on the right side of her face. She tried everything: Washed her pillow, wore her hair back, ate better -- anything to help stop the zits. But the breakouts persisted. Finally, after like three week of this, she realized she was on her phone constantly and was convinced that was why she's getting the breakouts.

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So, can your cell be the cause of mysterious breakouts? Absolutely, says Paul Jarrod Frank, MD, a cosmetic dermatologist in NYC. You phone holds germs and every time you chat, those germs transfer to the skin between your temple and chin. Gross.

What to do? Well, first -- and most obviously -- clean your phone. Pick up a pack of Mobile Clean & Go, which is a travel-sized cleanser and cloth that's perfect for stashing in your purse. Then, exfoliate your skin to get rid of gunk and dead cells -- which build up , then use products that help skin cut back on oiliness. (The amaze Fresh Umbrian Clay Mattifying Face Exfoliant does both.)

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If your skin is going totally insane and you're, like, the queen of phone chatting, switch to in-ear headphones with a mic like Urban Ears Bagis Earbuds, which come in a ton of cute shades for only $35. But make sure you wipe those down, too. Seriously, people.

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