Please exfoliate!

It’s incredible that even today many women neglect such an important procedure as exfoliation (both facial and body)… Isn’t it ironic that what impacts the most is often underestimated? Please, for the sake of your skin’s beauty, engrave this in your mind: exfoliating at least once a week depending on your skin type is crucial: it stimulates circulation, removes dry skin and improves cellulite. Exfoliation will make your moisturizer work 10 times better.

In some cases, when dry skin cells build up, it’s not even worth wasting your favorite cream, because it’s like you’re moisturizing your dead skin cells, which doesn’t make any sense! What you should do is get rid of those dead cells so that your new skin cells are available for you to hydrate and take care of all kinds. How do you get rid of them? – Just exfoliate- an easy technique that will give your skin a healthy, glowing and fresh look. In addition, it will prepare your skin for all the benefits that your masks, toners and creams offer you.

So what exactly is exfoliation?

“Exfoliation involves the removal of the oldest dead cells from the skin’s surface and has been used for many years to help maintain the skin. Exfoliation is involved in the process of facial and body treatments at spas. Exfoliation It can be achieved by mechanical or chemical means. Wikipedia.

just put, mechanical exfoliation is when you physically rub your skin with some type of abrasive (be it crushed apricot kernel, sugar, salt, etc.). The application of this technique to the face should be very gentle, make sure not to scratch, but rather use gentle circular motions rubbing the scrub in until it dissolves. You can, on the other hand, use stronger and more vigorous movements when exfoliating your body, especially the most problematic parts prone to irregularities and cellulite. These types of products are also often called exfoliants.

chemical exfoliants May contain salicylic acid, glycolic acid, citric acid, fruit enzymes. The most effective means of exfoliating are AHAs (products containing alpha hydroxy acids) and BHAs (products containing beta hydroxy acids). Actually, there is only one BHA, and it is a famous salicylic acid. Glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, and tartaric acid are considered AHAs.

Exfoliate properly according to your skin type.

There are different skin types that need different types of care. The good news is that there are different types of exfoliants that would work for your skin, be it oily or dry, normal or sensitive. Scrubs can be cream, gel, or clay based. Cream-based scrubs are best for dry and sensitive skinwhile Oily skin You will benefit best from clay-based scrubs – these types of scrubs will help minimize pores and reduce shine. Gel-based scrubs are more universal and suit all skin types.

Good note! for those of you who have very problematic skin with acne: some say that you should be careful with mechanical exfoliation, because there is a possibility that you will spread “dirt” all over your face when rubbing, which, of course, only it would worsen your condition

Many things also depend on exfoliating beads which are a very important part of exfoliating products. They define how and for what you should use them. For example, sea salt scrubs are great for buffing the skin; Plastic ball scrubs 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 with oily skin, because they provide a deeper peel.

Now, I would like to talk a little about those products that contain small plastic particles. Keep in mind that while we enjoy the softening benefits of these products, ocean creatures do NOT. This is because the tiny polyethylene particles rubbed on your face then go down the drain into watersheds and eventually into the oceans. I hope you make conscious decisions, especially when there are products that contain natural ingredients, such as salt, sugar, almonds, apricot kernels, jojoba oil, etc.

How often do you exfoliate?

It is equally important to know how often you should carry out exfoliation procedures. It depends on your skin type too. oily skin types can benefit from it as often as 2-3 times a week, while people with normal skin it will work well with an exfoliation session once a week. For those of you who have a very sensitive skinit would be enough to do an exfoliation 2 times a month or once every 10 days.

As I mentioned earlier, the benefits of after-wash beauty products like masks, toners, creams are much greater after getting rid of those nasty dead skin cells. Take advantage of the fact that your skin breathes now, hydrate! The result will be super soft, clean and glowing skin.

One very important thing to add is that if you are going out right after exfoliating, don’t forget to put on sunscreen. I mean, sunscreen is one thing you should never neglect either. But the importance of using it is even greater after you’ve just exfoliated! Your new skin is now sensitive—it’s not only receptive to all the great ingredients in your favorite cream, but deadly UVA and UVB radiation as well, so be sure to protect yourself. Fortunately, you don’t even have to do much to be sure. Your moisturizer most likely contains the much-needed SPF.