Brighten up your skin with the right exfoliant for you by looking beyond your usual scrub!
Cell turnover slows dramatically as we age and as this happens, it affects the skin’s appearance and texture in a variety of ways including fine lines, wrinkles, looking tired, dullness, dehydration, pigmentation spots and dryness.
Exfoliation is not a new concept, it helps enhance the body’s natural process of desquamation, the shedding of dry, hardened dead skin cells. Today’s ingredients are far more advanced than the average scrub which exfoliates through friction with ingredients such as Corn Cob and Rice Bran. Modern day exfoliation has moved on at a pace and now the industry can offer you Acid combinations, cell-renewing botanicals, micro-fine powders, advanced home peels and the use of Retinol taking your exfoliation regime to a whole new level. Exfoliation is key for smooth, brighter and healthy looking skin and should be regularly performed. Active chemical exfoliants contain ingredients such as Hydroxy Acids which dissolve the intercellular glue that attaches unnecessary skin cells, allowing them to be rinsed away.
Salicylic Acid is the Acne slayer and is ideal for exfoliating acne prone skin as it softens impacted blackheads with out aggravating the skin. Lactic Acid hydrates and brightens and stimulates both cell renewal and cell turnover, it is ideal for mature skins. Glycolic Acid stimulates both cell renewal and cell turnover, it is ideal for mature skins too. Phytic Acid is a photochemical found in Rice Bran, it brightens the skin and provides antioxidant benefits and aids cell turnover. Many products combine Hydroxy Acids to deliver maximum results. Retinol is a derivative of Vitamin A and increases cell renewal, brightens skin and reverses signs of skin ageing.
Fruit enzymes and extracts also stimulate cell turnover and are frequently mixed with Hydroxy Acids achieve the best result e.g. Hibiscus Fruit, Grape juice, pumpkin seed, papaya and pineapple.
Our Dermalogica home care exfoliating product range:
Daily Resurfacer – A daily hydrating leave on Hydroxy Acid, gently exfoliates after 7 days of usage.
Daily Microfoliant – A daily applied gentle Rice based powder brightens and smoothes and is suitable for the most skin’s.
Daily Superfoliant – A daily Agesmart environmental toxin gobbler with Charcoal and skin brightening enzymes.
Skin Prep Scub – a hydrating corn meal friction scrub to be used 2-3 times weekly.
Gentle Cream exfoliant – Lactic and HydroxyAcid masque stimulating cell renewal. To be used 2-3 times weekly.
Multivitamin Thermafoliant – An Agesmart powerful heat activated scrub with Retinol and vitamins to be used 2-3 times daily.
Rapid Reveal Peel – The most potent Agesmart Hydroxy Acid exfoliant combining Salicylic, Lactic and Phytic Acids Rice Bran and fruit enzymes.
This product can be used for 3 consecutive days as a home peel or once a week.
If you need help with selecting the right exfoliator or would like to try before you buy to ensure you get the best ingredients please contact Essential Well-being on 01775 249425.