This Is What Exfoliation Means.

By Zulema Gelman


Is not it ironic that the things that make the greatest impact are often underestimated? Please, for the sake of your skin's beauty, engrave this on your mind: exfoliating at least once a week depending on your skin type is crucial - it boosts your circulation, buffs away dry skin and improves cellulite. Exfoliation will make your moisturizer work 10 times better.

In some cases, when dry skin cells pile up, it's not even worth wasting your favourite cream, because you might as well be hydrating your dead cells, which makes absolutely no sense! What you should do is get rid of those dead cells in order to have your new skin cells available for you to hydrate and take all sorts of care of.

Normally, your skin replaces the dead cells with new cells every month. However, you can speed up the process by sloughing off old, dead cells. If the old, dead cells are not removed, it will block the sebaceous spores and developed blackheads.

There are many types of exfoliators on the market to suit your skin needs. You should choose the one that best suit your skin conditions and will be beneficial to your complexion after using.

Exfoliation Unclogs Pores - Over time, dead skin cells clog your pores, giving you a dry and dehydrated look that ages even the youngest of us. By removing the top layer, you are unclogging these pores. As a result, your skin appears to be more radiant (even after the first time).

Simply put, mechanical exfoliation is when you physically scrub your skin with some sort of abrasive (be it crushed apricot kernel, sugar, salt etc.). Applying this technique on the face should be very gentle- make sure not to scratch, but rather use soft circular movements rubbing the exfoliant until it dissolves.

You can, on the other hand, use stronger, more vigorous movements when exfoliating your body, especially the most problematic parts prone to unevenness and cellulite. These types of products are also often referred to as scrubs.

Chemical exfoliators may contain salicylic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid, fruit enzymes. The most effective means of exfoliating are AHAs (products that contain alpha hydroxy acids) and BHAs (products that contain beta hydroxyl acids). There is actually only one BHA, and it is a famous salicylic acid. Glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid and tartaric acid are all considered AHAs.

Another type of exfoliator is the enzymatic exfoliator. Enzymatic exfoliator contains enzymes that will help to remove dead skin cells. Enzymatic exfoliator is suitable for dry, and thin skins as well as skins that suffered from acne. Enzymatic exfoliator is a handy exfoliator if your skin is not allergic to the type of enzyme used in the ingredient of the product.

You can also make your own exfoliator by blending fruits such as oranges, papaya, pineapple, and kiwi that contain protein resolving enzymes that helps to improve your skin complexion.

For normal skin, it is recommended that you exfoliate about twice a week. Depending on your skin, you may want to increase or decrease, but wait to see how your skin responds. Generally, if you are using a product that is too harsh, your skin can get overly dry, stripping away essential oils. Remember, even after a non-abrasive exfoliating product, always apply a soothing moisturizer.

A lot of things also depend on scrub beads that are a very important part of exfoliating products. They define how and for what you should use them. For example, scrubs with sea salt are great at polishing the skin; scrubs with plastic beads massage the skin and make it more elastic. Scrubs with crushed almond shells are more dangerous, because they have sharp edges. But they are suitable for those who have an oily skin, because they provide a deeper peeling. Now, I would like to talk a little about those products that contain little plastic particles. Please, be aware that while we are enjoying the smoothing benefits of those products, ocean creatures DO NOT.

That is because the tiny particles of polyethylene that scrub your face then go down the drain into watersheds and, eventually, oceans. I hope you will make conscious choices, especially when there are products that contain natural ingredients, like salt, sugar, almonds, apricot seeds, jojoba oil etc.




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