What is Exfoliation? & Types of Skin Exfoliator
Exfoliation is an important procedure which helps keep your skin young, healthy and beautiful. It is an important part of facials and body treatments.
What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliating is skin treatment where the upper layers of dead skin cells are sloughed off by a loofah sponge, sea salt, brush, or by other means. You can exfoliate any area of skin. When exfoliating your face, use products that are designed for your face.
Types of Skin Exfoliator
Exfoliation is the step most people skip in their weekly skincare routine. But if you start properly exfoliating your skin, you will notice an almost immediate difference. According to Berg, one of the reasons men’s skin looks more youthful than women’s is because men tend to exfoliate daily when they shave. There are several ways to exfoliate skin: Microdermabrasion, chemical peels and retinoids.
Microdermabrasion: Scrubs work by removing the top layer of dead skin cells that tend to dull your complexion. We find exfoliating skin once a week with a microdermabrasion kit keeps skin glowing year-round. Make sure you use a gentle scrub with tiny grains. Big grains in cheap scrubs can tear skin and cause more harm than good. My favorite microdermabrasion kit is made by Lancome.
Chemical Peels: In the hour it takes to get a chemical peel, you can take off five years from your face. Can’t afford the pricetag for a monthly peel? Try some over-the-counter peels that work over the course of a month. I prefer MD Skincare’s.
Retinoids: Retinoids (such as Retin-A) also work by removing the top layer of dead skin cells while also generating collagen in the skin. Collagen is the skin’s structural fiber. As we get older, it breaks down, creating lines and large pores. Skincare experts disagree on all sorts of things, but most of them consider retinoids to be a miracle skin saver.
Exfoliating Skin Products: Revitol’s skin exfoliator with oatmeal helps cleanse the damaged skin while rejuvenating and restablishing youthful skin tone and complexion with all natural ingredients.
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