ROSEMONT, IL—Saying the product tasted bad despite having an appearance similar to vanilla pudding, the American Academy of Dermatology issued guidelines Wednesday in which it advised against taking a big bite of facial cream. “We conducted a few tests and found that while skincare products may look velvety smooth and yummy sometimes, it’s not a good idea to eat them, because they can be really gross,” said Harold Wilmington, a dermatologist who helped devise the new recommendations, describing how he winced and vigorously wiped his tongue with a paper towel the first time he consumed facial cream, which “almost made [him] puke” even though it “smelled nice like coconuts.” “We tried putting it in the refrigerator to make it cold, like regular pudding, but it didn’t hide whatever ingredients are in facial cream that make it taste so bad. Slicing up a banana and tossing it in there didn’t help, either. That stuff’s pretty awful.” Wilmington added that in a pinch it was probably okay to serve facial cream with vanilla wafers, but even then, it might be better to just eat the cookies by themselves.