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Why?
In order to give your skin that fresh peachy glow making it softer and
more luminous. As well, exfoliating your skin allows it to absorb your
moisturizer and creams more efficiently.
Any dead cells that
linger on your skin end up preventing your skin care products from getting
through. So no matter how expensive your moisturizer is, it won't do you
much good if it can't do its job.
Sloughing your skin once a week
is plenty, and the best time to do so is just before bedtime. Exfoliation
deep-cleanses and makes your skin a little sensitive. A good night's sleep
will calm and soothe your skin while you dream away...
WHAT IS THE
BEST WAY TO GO ABOUT IT?
Even before twisting the cap off of your
exfoliator, you must remove all traces of makeup and/or thoroughly clean
all surfaces you are about to exfoliate. You can then apply your granular
exfoliator to your wet skin. Using your fingertips, loofah mitt or shower
sponge, rub your skin in circular motions, massaging in the direction of
your heart; that is, from bottom to top.
Be gentle! Don't scrub
your skin too hard; remember, the skin cells are already "dead" and it
won't take much to dislodge them. Also, your skin has been aggravated
enough by winter's roughness. Actually, if you exfoliate too vigourously,
you are doing your skin more harm than good as the skin's regenerative
process slows down and makes the skin susceptible to unpleasant
infections. What you don't want to discover are scaly eczema lesions on
your skin after a beauty session!
So after having covered all
areas of your skin, rinse off gently with warm water and apply a
moisturizer to help soothe your skin. That's it; you're done!
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