No matter how great you treat your skin by cleansing, moisturizing, and protecting with sunscreen, if your not exfoliating your missing an important step! Whether you have oily, dry or sensitive skin, exfoliation is key in having glowing radiant skin!
What is Exfoliation?
Exfoliation is the removal of dead skin cells on the surface of your skin. You can physically exfoliate by using an abrasive scrub on the surface of your skin, or by using a chemical exfoliator that contains acids that dissolve and remove the dead skin.
Benefits of Exfoliation
- It unclogs pores! When sebaceous glands produce oil it can get stuck under the dead dry skin, causing breakouts because theres no where for the oil to go. Getting rid of that dead and dry layer of skin prevents it from clogging your pores and causing white/black heads, and acne.
- Makes your skin glow! As we get older our bodies take longer to shed old skin and regenerate anew, the old skin starts to pile up on the surface and it can leave our skin looking dull, rough and dry. Proper exfoliation removes the dead skin and uncovers fresh new skin cells below.
- Evens skin tone! Dark spots, rough texture, hyperpigmentation, and acne scars can be reduced with exfoliation. It takes time but exfoliants can break down the dead skin, leaving your skin smooth and more evenly textured.
- Reduces wrinkles! Sign me up! Exfoliating is proven to stimulate collagen synthesis, keeping the skin looking more plump, tight and young.
How Often Should You Exfoliate?
This is a tricky question because everyones skin is different! My best recommendation is to listen to your skin! Since I use the oil cleansing method daily, I exfoliate once a week. However, on occasions when I’ve been wearing a lot of make up or sunscreen, I exfoliate twice a week. If your skin is on the sensitive side you might want to start exfoliating once a week, where as normal skin could handle daily exfoliation. Feel it out and determine whats best for you!
What I use to Exfoliate
I have been using the oil cleansing method for a few years now, and I can not recommend it enough, it’s been amazing for my skin! Yet it’s still super important that I exfoliate regularly to prevent breakouts and remove the dead skin.
For my face, I recently started using Eminence Strawberry Rhubarb Dermafoliant and I’m totally hooked! This scrub is really nice because it’s very mild and doesn’t dry you out. I have used facial scrubs in the past that leave your skin feeling sucked of all moisture and dried out, but this one doesn’t do that, it leaves your skin feeling soft, smooth and supple. As a plus the bottle lasts forever! You only have to use a dime sized amount of the exfoliant, and you mix it with water. It takes a good year for me to get through one bottle, making it great for the money.
I would love to hear your thoughts on exfoliation and how it’s helped you, please comment below!
