The Importance of Using Exfoliating Treatments

 

Most people struggle with skin irritations, whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, and rashes every day. Many indulge in face cleansing, moisturizing, and face mask to neutralize these irritations to no effect. But while regular cleaning does raise the bar on your skin, exfoliating on a regular basis can help rejuvenate your skin for a healthy and radiant complexion. 

Exfoliating

Exfoliating is the removal of dead skin cells. Skin cells on your face have a shelf life, and failure to remove these dead skins can result to blemishes. But your face doesn’t have to look like a playground. You can do justice to your face, more so the forehead, by exfoliating, to remove the dead cells hence giving your skin a new glow. Exfoliating treatments also enables moisturizers, skin and anti-aging treatments to penetrate the skin for a healthier complexion. 

When should you exfoliate?

Exfoliating pores and skin unclog dirt, old makeup, and oil that usually cause skin blemishes. As such, you should exfoliate your face after steaming. Face steaming opens up pores hence enhancing exfoliates and other anti-aging treatments.

Types of exfoliation treatments

There are two types of exfoliations; mechanical and chemical. 

Mechanical exfoliating treatments usually involve rubbing off dead cells with an abrasive like body scrubs, salt glow, and jojoba beads. Most body scrubs are rough, coarse, and of uneven structure hence might be too abrasive and harsh on skins. Microdermabrasion is a more aggressive mechanical exfoliation but practical approach.

Chemical exfoliation uses acids such as alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs), beta hydroxyl acids (BHAs) and enzymes to dissolve the glue-like product holding cells together hence allowing them to shed. Chemical and face peels are forms of chemical exfoliation. 

Benefits of exfoliating treatments

Exfoliating is the use of anti-aging treatments to remove dead cells and hence to allow the skin to breathe. The main advantages of regularly exfoliating include:

• Detoxification of the skin

• Eliminates dead and dull skin cells

• Reduces effects of UV exposure and laugh lines (wrinkles)

• Improves the skin tone

• Brightens complexion

• Improves penetration of anti-aging treatments hence enhancing results

• Reveals healthy and younger skin

• Kills bacteria and prevents accumulation of dead skin

With time your skin's ability to slough off dead skins downs due to UV exposure and age. But exfoliating treatments can help resolve such problems.