Everything You Need To Know About Exfoliation

       Facts You Didn't Know About Exfoliation       

Now we all know that daily use of cleansing, toning, moisturizing and sunscreen is a key to healthy and glowing skin. But how important is it to add exfoliation as a part of your skincare routine? Exfoliation is primarily used to remove oldest dead skin cells and it helps in deep cleansing your skin pores. 

Also when you age the speed of cell renewal rate or cell turnover rate slows down and this leads to a build-up of dull, dead skin cells and coarse skin surface. The build-up of dead skin cells can result in excess oil and clogged pores, causing acne and other skin problems. Skin exfoliation can help in avoiding all these problems by removing the outer layer of dead skin cells and giving you healthy and glowing skin. 

Exfoliation is an integral part of most people's skincare routine as it removes cells from the surface layer of your skin by speeding up the cycle that your body naturally sheds these cells to give your complexion an instant but temporary glow. It sounds great right but it somewhere depends on the terms of how it suits your skin type, an exfoliator can do more harm than good. 

How often should you exfoliate your skin?

It is usually suggested that an individual with normal skin type should exfoliate their face at least thrice a week. This will help them to achieve softer and more luminous skin. But however an individual with acne-prone skin are advised to exfoliate on an everyday basis before cleansing to ensure that they have completely clear skin in order to get rid of the excess dirt which will help in reducing future breakouts. 

How do you know if you are over exfoliating?

It is quite easy to tell if you're over doing it on the exfoliators. The most common signs are:-

1) irritation

2) redness

3) otherwise inflamed skin

Eventually, your complexion can become dry and flaky. You may even develop a rash like texture, leading to uneven tone. Breakouts are another common reaction, especially small, rough, bumpy pimples. Sometimes even oil production increases. 

Incase, if you find out that you are over exfoliating your skin then it's okay don't panic! Just make sure that you don't use an exfoliator for a week and give your skin time to recover and ease your exfoliator back into skin care routine. You can also shift to some other mild exfoliator and see if that helps. 

Chemical exfoliator V/S Physical exfoliator