Dermatologists and estheticians say exfoliating once a week is ideal, but more can damage your skin. Of course, these people also sell costly chemical peels and dermabrasion treatments. Many people believe that it is better to lightly exfoliate frequently, than to occasionally do a serious peel. It isn’t rare to have been burned and scarred under the care of a professional. Of course, you can also seriously damage you skin at home, especially with the very strong products now available on the home market.
Professional peels can be fantastic and regularly exfoliating at home for a few months before hand can reduce your chances of adverse reaction because you skin is already used to being exposed to lower amounts of acids or pressure. It will also make them more effective because superficial damage has already been taken care off and the professional skin treatment can work at the deeper skin damage.
How often you should exfoliate depends on what your skin care goals are. If you just want to smooth out rough skin, weekly exfoliating is a great place to start. If you have more ambitious goals, like wrinkle or scar reduction, you will probably end up exfoliating several times a week or even daily.
It’s important to work your way up to that point and go slow. If you are looking for real change, it will take months. You aren’t just changing how you skin looks; you are actually changing how it is. It needs time to grow into its better self. Going slow will produce better results than doing too much too fast and actually damaging your skin.
Take the time to experiment and come up with an exfoliation routine that suits your skin care goals and lifestyle. Exfoliating is ideal for making moisturization effective. Skin treatments like facials and face creams are needed if you are exfoliating heavily of chemically. Exfoliation is one of the most important aspects of skin care and can drastically change your skins appearance over time.
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