“My face was sticky going to bed.
I looked like a snail.
I thought I might grow eye-stalks.
My roommate asked me why I looked like I just came out of a birth canal.”
Will you look a bit sluglike as you shimmy into bed?
But in the name of dewy, soft skin, it may be worth it.
What is slugging?
The term itself popped up on Reddit’sSkincare Addiction threadaround 2018, credited as a K-beauty trend.
“It’s really from the online community of people from all over the world.”
Who is it good for?
How to do it.
Protecting your skin barrier is crucialbut completely sealing your pores isn’t necessary every single day.
If there’s no signaling, your skin cells may think everything is A-OK and won’t repair.