How often should I exfoliate?

If there is too much keratin on the face, it will generally cause clogged pores. Once the pores are clogged, it will cause various types of skin problems, such as acne. Of course, exfoliation should be done at an appropriate frequency. Excessive exfoliation can cause great damage to human skin. So, how often should you exfoliate? This will be described in detail below.

1. Why do you need to exfoliate?

Exfoliating can prevent clogged pores and reduce the occurrence of acne.

In layman's terms, exfoliation means removing dead skin. Temperature changes and dry climate can make it difficult for the aging cuticle on the skin surface to fall off. Over time, the face will lack luster and have a dull complexion. Exfoliation not only deep cleanses your skin, but it also prevents acne. Touch your face carefully. If it feels rough and inelastic, in addition to excessive dryness and dehydration of the skin, it may also be that the stratum corneum is too thick.

Because healthy and normal skin should be smooth, elastic and lustrous, but the deterioration of the external environment and the influence of one's own physiology often lead to dry and dehydrated skin, or rough keratin cells cannot fall off normally and accumulate thickly on the surface, making the skin appear dull and dull, not to mention soft to the touch.

Therefore, to avoid acne, enlarged pores, and dry skin, you must pay attention to removing the old dead cuticles on the surface of the skin. At the same time, you must also pay special attention to keeping the skin fully moisturized and applying sunscreen to prevent the thickening of the cuticles.

2. How often should you exfoliate?

Generally, functional skin care products will contain exfoliating items or ingredients, such as whitening, oil removal and anti-aging products, and facial cleansers often have exfoliating particles. Therefore, you should understand the efficacy and ingredients of each product, and avoid repeated exfoliation, which will cause over-cleansing.

For normal skin conditions, exfoliating once a week is enough. For sensitive skin, the frequency should be reduced, or some non-abrasive exfoliating products such as water-washable facial masks and lotions should be used. For combination skin, you can increase exfoliation in oily areas and reduce the frequency in other drier areas.

Whether you are using a facial mask, massage cream or exfoliating cleanser, the massage technique should be gentle, following the skin texture, lightly making spiral movements upwards on the forehead, or rubbing directly horizontally; rub the cheeks lightly from bottom to top; rub the nose forward or up and down in a straight line. The whole set of movements must be light, and the feeling should be gentle and comfortable. Rough movements will cause unnecessary damage to the skin.

3. Exfoliation precautions

1. Salicylic acid and fruit acid exfoliants are more popular, but they are also prone to allergies. Therefore, you can do a sensitivity test on the inside of your wrist before use. If there is no allergy after 24 hours, you can use it.

2. It is best not to exfoliate if your skin is inflamed or damaged.

3. For dry and sensitive skin, you can use keratinase products and avoid using acids.

4. Do not exfoliate when your skin is in any unstable state.