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Exfoliate For Younger Looking Skin

You're going to love seeing your skin glow.

Exfoliation is the easiest method to restore a youthful appearance to the skin.

An excessive build-up of dead skin cells, hormone driven loss of skin moisture and years of sun damage creates an uneven, blotchy skin tone and can make you look 10 years older. Also, a build-up of dead skin cells will keep your skin care products from working as they should. Exfoliation revitalizes and restores vibrancy and evens tone and texture. Within days, your skin looks healthier and more youthful.  

The outermost portion of the skin, the epidermis, is built much like a brick wall. Cells are stacked upon each other in layers. Like a brick wall, a type of "cement" runs between each cell, bonding them tightly together. Skincare exfoliation methods typically target the "glue" containing different types of ingredients aimed at dissolving it.  

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Glycolic, retinol, lactic and salicylic acids are ingredients contained in anti-aging skincare for this purpose. Synthetic particles are another form of exfoliation that can be kinder to your skin, unlikely to cause irritation or abrasions the way natural particles may.

The Clarisonic Brush is another way to gently exfoliate. The Clarisonic Sonic brush uses a patented sonic frequency of more than 300 movements per second to gently deep cleanse and exfoliate.

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Exfoliate your skin at least twice a week to rejuvenate your skin, and follow with your favorite nightly anti-aging face cream. Ask your aesthetician or dermatologist which method is best for your skin type. You're going to love seeing your skin glow.

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