The benefit of exfoliating without a grain!!

The most effective skin care product in your skin care gang will always be your exfoliant...and for some reason we were taught to scrub,scrub,scrub!! We seek out the most grittiest scrub with the assumption that, a grittier scrub will remove more dead skin and make the skin even softer...which makes total sense while we're perusing the beauty aisle at the drug store. And oh even better..let me use a daily scrub to fight off that ONCE-A-MONTH pesky pimple (that only comes once a month by the way).  As adolescents learning to care for our skin we were never taught the true benefits of exfoliation... 1. Stimulates healthy cells to the top layers

2. Softens skin texture

3. Improves product penetration

4. Brightens and reduces pigmention

Our skin cells grow everyday, which makes it OK to exfoliate everyday but...as we mature (from age 18) our skin becomes more delicate, and harsh scrubs with acids,citrus cleansers,and detergents drastically compromise the barrier function of our largest organ. Scrubbing the skin with a grain causes friction leading to inflammation which leads to immediate dehydration and sometimes irreversable damage. 

Think of exfoliation  as your P.O.T.U.S...it's the most powerful player in your routine and controls the outcome and success of  your entire skin are cabinet.