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Pharrell Williams is 44 years old, with the eternally youthful face of a guy just out of college—minus the zits. And what he does to achieve this magical feat has been a source of rumor and speculation for years. But Wednesday, while discussing his newest collaboration with Adidas, a 70s inspired line of tennis apparel and sneakers, Pharrell let the readers of Dazed magazine in on a key part of his daily routine: exfoliation.

"I exfoliate like a madman. When you exfoliate and you drink a lot ofwater, that does good for you. To me, the key is just exfoliating,like a monster. There’s a lot of dead skin. All the time. Like anarcissistic madman."

This isn't the first glimpse we've gotten into the ageless multihyphenate's grooming routine. But it is the first time in nearly four years that we've had any news regarding his secrets to youthful skin. Back then, model Riley Montana said in an interview that she started using Cetaphil cleanser and drinking a lot of water after Googling Pharrell's anti-aging secrets. It was secondhand, sure, but the simple advice seemed to be working for her. That same year Pharrell told Into the Gloss that he followed a piece of advice given to him by supermodel Naomi Campbell.

"My dermatologist, Dr. Elena Jones, gave me the Glytone Self-FoamingCleanser, which I wash off with cold water to close my pores. I followthat with a Clearing Toner and Moisturizer, also from mydermatologist. You have to take care of your skin. Years and years andyears ago, Naomi Campbell pulled me aside and said, ‘Listen, this iswhat you have to do—you have to go to a dermatologist; you can’t keepusing drugstore products.’ Well, you can, but with the store productsyou have to be really diligent."

Taken all together, Pharrell's advice is pretty simple: exfoliate, listen to the experts (be they a world-renowned dermatologist or a supermodel), and stay hydrated. While you don't have to recreate the skin-sloughing scene from Gattaca, exfoliating a few times a week will help remove dead skin and pollution from your skin, unclogging pores and making your whole face look brighter. And if going to the dermatologist more than once every few years feels like too much work, we found Pharrell's cleanser for you to buy right now online.

Glytone Self-Foaming Cleanser, $40, buy now at dermstore

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