Touching your face, picking at pimples, spending too long in the sun: these are all common causes of acne and premature aging, among other undesirable skin issues, but they aren’t the only culprits that can be held responsible for various forms of skin damage and reactions.

Skipping Meals

Let’s get this out of the way: Skipping meals is detrimental to your body and your health in so, so very many ways, but beyond that, it also ensures your skin will look significantly less than glowing.

Your Sunglasses

Just as holding your phone to your face for long periods of time can cause breakouts, your sunglasses are doing the same.

Granted, sunglasses protect your eyeballs and eyelids from the sun, but the way they rest against your face acts as a breeding ground for breakout causing bacteria.

Makeup, oil, and debris accumulate on your specs over the course of the day, so be sure to clean them regularly with an alcohol wipe to keep bacteria at bay.

Hair Products

Hair products are a major culprit of breakouts and irritation in quite a few places:

Your back, chest, forehead, and sides of your face are all susceptible to breakouts caused by hair products because of where the hair touches the face.

There are plenty of ingredients in plenty of hair products that aren’t suitable for use on skin, which naturally means they can clog pores and cause other skin reactions.

Driving

Think you should only wear sunscreen when you’re outside? Think again.

UV exposure still occurs when you’re in direct view of the sun, even if there’s glass separating you from the outdoors, as in the case of driving

Heavy Makeup

Beyond simply clogging pores and irritating sensitive skin, heavy makeup deprives the skin of its ability to “breathe” and regulate itself.

Though some foundations and other base products tout 24-hour wear times, no makeup should be left on for that long, even if it could technically be up to the task.

It’s critical to wash your face completely both in the morning and at night so that your skin can complete its daily cycle.