Why exfoliating is so very important--a must read!

The skin is made up of many different layers. Some are dead and some are living. To help you better understand the skin and its layers, let’s concentrate on three primary layers of skin. There is the top, dead cell layer, the middle living layer and the lower supportive layer. We don’t need the top dead cell layer nor do we want it. It makes the skin look dry, dull and old and inhibits any topical nutrients or moisturizers from penetrating into the skin. It basically suffocates the living skin cells. Women who exfoliate or remove these dead, dry skin cells with regular European facials, scrubs or peels will look much better than women who don’t. Men’s skin will look younger longer than women’s because they shave their face, removing some of the dead, dry cells.

Exfoliating dead, dry skin cells is the first step of any skin care program and extremely important. If we don’t remove these cells we are wasting our time applying topical vitamins, or moisturizers over them because nothing will penetrate or be absorbed into the skin. Without absorption, you will not get the benefits of using good skin care products. The beauty of using Glycolic acid is that it dissolves the glue or sebum, which holds dead, dry cells on the top layer of skin, loosening them and gently lifting them off. I say gently because this type of exfoliation is called a chemical exfoliation and it is less harsh than a mechanical one, which uses abrasive grains and scrubs. If you look under a microscope, you can actually see the small scratches caused by a mechanical exfoliant.

Using a Glycolic cleanser will allow your skin to breathe by unsufficating the pores.  Check out our Clinage cleanser by visiting www.clinage.com. It allows the pores to absorb essential vitamins and to become refined. Until next time……