The earlier you consistently include these items in your skin care routine the more effective your moisturizer will be. This translates to your skin looking healthier and smoother as well as looking younger than you actually are. If you’re fifteen, that may not be such an encouraging thought, but if you’re thirty, forty or fifty…
Frequently referred to as scrubs, exfoliators are made to lift and remove dull, dry or dead skin cells. They are comprised of sugars, salts, dried fruits, nuts, grasses, flowers and grains (wheat, corn or oats). They may be roughly ground for use on the body and very finely ground for use on the face and you can usually find one or more in creams, oils, lotions and compressed (bar) or liquid soaps.
Why Do I Need An Exfoliator?
For your natural oils to surface so that you have polished looking skin, you will need an exfoliator to remove your dead skin cells. If not, those dead cells will restrict hair growth and the release of oil, and may cause infection. An exfoliator will prevent that.
Exfoliating is necessary for polishing and allowing the skins natural oils to surface from beneath those dead cells; thereby keeping the skin soft and smooth. Exfoliators should be used by men and women. Most men regularly remove or exfoliate the dead skin on the lower halves of their faces - while shaving. So, the top half could benefit from weekly exfoliating.
What Do They Do?
In order for your skin’s natural oils to come to the surface, your dead skin cells should be sloughed off and with correct use, exfoliators also polish the skin which leaves it feeling soft and smooth. When you don’t use an exfoliator, those cells pile up and the results can be hair bumps or acne, especially in dryer skin areas like your back or shoulders.
How Do I Use Exfoliators?
If you have dry skin, you can use the oil based scrubs and oily skin should use the gel based products. Combination skin can use the lotion types and sensitive skin should use the mildest or baking soda based scrubs. After cleansing and while your skin is still wet, apply about a teaspoon of your exfoliator to a clean, wet wash cloth.
Gently scrub in a circular motion; all over your face and throat for about 30 seconds. Rinse your cloth thoroughly, and use it to rinse/wipe away the exfoliating grains. Use a clean towel to pat your face dry and then complete with the application of your toner, eye treatment and your moisturizers.
Women often believe that scrubbing longer or more often than recommended will result in better looking skin; it doesn’t and it could make your skin extremely dry. Companies formulate their products to respond to the recommended time that will give the best resultsExfoliator directions usually recommend a twice weekly use, so if you follow the directions, you’ll enjoy the benefits of your home facial.
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