Skin Deep: Natural Exfoliation

Enlarge Image Image Gallery Natural exfoliation ensures smooth skin with treatments including exfoliation scrubs, alphahydroxy acids and a fruit acid exfoliant.

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Natural Exfoliation Recipes:

• Oatmeal Facial Cleanser 
• Homemade Sea Salt Scrub 
• Grapefruit Sugar Scrub for Sensitive Skin 
• Papaya Enzyme Facial Mask 
• Citrus Scrub 
• Rosemary Fruit Face Mask 

Spring is just around the corner, and it’s time to shed dry winter skin along with sweaters and coats. The quickest route to smooth, soft and radiant skin is to add some natural exfoliation to your skin-care routine.

Natural exfoliation is the simple process of removing dead, dry skin cells to reveal the healthy new skin beneath the surface. Exfoliating the skin stimulates circulation, helps unclog pores, smoothes skin texture and improves the ability of the skin to absorb moisture. Because it stimulates cell turnover and collagen production, regular exfoliation can even result in more youthful looking skin. (Note: Those with rosacea or hypersensitive skin should not exfoliate.)

Three primary methods of natural exfoliation are exfoliating scrubs, fruit enzyme exfoliants and alpha-hydroxy acids.

Exfoliate with Natural Scrubs

Based on sugar, salt or finely ground grains, nuts or seeds, exfoliating scrubs remove dead skin cells through abrasion. All of these ingredients are effective as a body scrub, but salt is too abrasive and drying for facial skin. Avoid using scrubs that contain pulverized nutshells or fruit pits, which can have sharp edges, on delicate facial skin as well. Whatever type of scrub you choose, use a light touch to avoid irritating sensitive skin.

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