To exfoliate or not?
It occurred to me this morning that the use of exfoliants / scrubs I’m not sure is understood. Our layers of cells should turnover approximatly every 28 days. As we get older the longer that takes.
AHA’s, peels, enzymes, and scrubs are all different ways to exfoliate and speed up the process of sloughing of layers of the stratum corneum. How often and how much is controversial. A scrub, whether it says daily or not should only be used 1-2x weekly. Don’t forget your body when you exfoliate. More then that can be over kill and actually cause the problems you are trying to get rid of. It can damage your moisture barrier and cause flakey, dehydrated skin. It can also cause your skin to be more sensitive. So remember in skincare there is such a thing as to much of a good thing.
More on the subject of peels later!!
