The hidden benefits of exfoliation for the skin
Exfoliation is an ultra-common facial treatment that we recommend you perform once or twice a week. Far too often avoided or overlooked, many of you minimize its effects or fail to understand its importance.
So here are all the hidden benefits of exfoliation for the skin. After this article, this gesture will become a must in your routine 😉
Why should you exfoliate your skin?
Did you know that in one day, we lose around 1 million skin cells? This represents an average of 28 grams of dead cells in 1 month, or 4 to 5 sugar cubes. Obviously, the cells being of a tiny size, it is impossible to see them with the naked eye. As small as they are, it is essential to exfoliate to get rid of these dead skin cells. Eventually, dead skin accumulates, mixes with the sebum of the skin and clogs the pores. Then follows blackheads, acne and all those atrocities that make life hard for us!
So rather than treating these imperfections, you might as well prevent them by carrying out an exfoliation 😉.
In addition to preventing the formation of impurities, exfoliation stimulates micro-circulation, which improves skin radiance and promotes the regeneration of the epidermis.
For the body, exfoliation is an essential gesture since it prevents the formation of ingrown hairs. Indeed, the excess of dead skin cells creates a skin occlusion that encloses the hair under the skin.
In addition to all these benefits, the body scrub is great for making the skin divinely soft and perfectly smooth 😍.
The different types of exfoliation
You may not know it, but there are different kinds of exfoliation: mechanical and enzymatic. These two exfoliations do not act in the same way and do not remove dead skin in the same way.
Mechanical exfoliation in brief:
Mechanical exfoliation is physical exfoliation. It is the best known and the most used. It is the combination of a creamy texture with fine grains of sand, salt, particles of fruit stones, micro-beads... which will erase the skin. The exfoliation takes place thanks to a massage that is carried out. By massaging the grains on the skin, the dead skins come off and fall off.
When choosing your mechanical exfoliant, it is essential to distinguish between your body scrub and your face scrub. Indeed, the skin of the face being much finer, the grains of your exfoliator must be much finer and more delicate so as not to irritate the skin. For the body, on the other hand, you can opt for a scrub with thicker grains.
During mechanical exfoliation, there is no need to rub your skin harshly. The best is to make slow and circular movements for 2 to 3 minutes ⏱
Enzymatic exfoliation in brief:
Enzymatic exfoliation is chemical exfoliation. You can also find it under the name of peeling.
These are fruit enzymes (AHAs) that work by nibbling away dead cells. It is a treatment that is applied to the skin and left to act for a period of time so that it nibbles away the dead cells.
This exfoliation is gentle and less abrasive for sensitive, dry and mature skin since it does not attack the epidermis.
Why choose a natural exfoliator?
Exfoliation is a gesture to add to your facial routine to renew the epidermis and improve its oxygenation
This is done at least once a week. It is a treatment that is therefore regularly applied to the skin. As with the choice of your moisturizer, it is important to choose a treatment with a good composition.
Choosing a natural exfoliator is not only choosing an eco-responsible treatment but also a treatment that is good for your skin.
An organic, natural and vegan scrub will be formulated without plastic micro-beads and will be biodegradable. Formulated from plant active ingredients, it will bring real benefits to your skin: hydration, detox, regeneration...
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