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Lots of downvotes, but nobody to unpack it. Let me try:

my skin’s very healthy, and I never even wash off my makeup. I get like 1 zit per month but that’s cuz I’m still young.

It’s because you are young that it doesn’t have much impact now.

Then I used to have friends that kept complaining that they had zits DESPITE their excessive use of “skincare” products. which is, duh its not DESPITE , its because.

The experiences of your friends is different because genetics are different. You might be blessed with good skin genes, or they might be cursed by bad skin genes

I never got the deal, as long as your skin doesn’t rot or you know, hurt, what’s the issue?

I mean, there’s a whole spectrum between rotting and healthy that you generally don’t want to experience for any prolonged amount of time. Leaving makeup on your face will clog up your pores, and (prolonged) exposure might harm the collagen and elastin in your face, so your face ages faster.

Enjoy it while it lasts, I guess!

Moisturiser doesn’t cause pimples / zits unless it’s too thick and/or you applied too much, essentially clogging your pores and depriving them of oxygen.

So if that doesn’t apply, it’s just a coincidence and you’re attributing it to something that didn’t cause it