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4 Reasons You Need to Exfoliate Regularly

Exfoliate Your Way to Younger, Healthier-Looking Skin

It only takes a few minutes each week to exfoliate your face and reveal the appearance of your truly beautiful, glowing skin. Exfoliating is such a simple but crucial part of our skin care routine. As we age, our cell turnover rates slow down dramatically, and it takes longer for new cells to reach the surface. You don’t want those dead skin cells to hang around on the surface, which is why exfoliation is so important. Skipping exfoliation can lead to skin that looks dull, feels rough, and traps dry skin cells on the surface, which can lead to blemishes. Let’s look more closely at the benefits of regular exfoliation and why it should be part of your weekly skin rejuvenation routine.

Reveal Smoother Textured Skin

A common skin complaint for many is uneven skin texture, which means skin feels rough or bumpy and looks dull. The main cause is excess dead skin cells and impurities building up on the surface of the skin. The solution could be a simple as doing a gentle exfoliating face mask once to twice a week to slough off dead skin cells and built-up gunk to allow healthy cells to more easily reach the surface of the skin. The result is skin that looks smoother, healthier, and glowing. Antioxidant-rich vitamins and fruit enzymes in your exfoliating mask formula will help repair skin and defend against environmental factors.

Fade Age Spots

Another concern with aging skin is sun spots, or hyperpigmentation. The appearance of these dark spots tend to make us look older than we are. A high-quality exfoliating mask can help fade the appearance of these spots by removing dead skin cells that contain the pigment. When fresh, new skin is allowed to come to the surface, your skin will appear brighter, and discoloration will be less apparent. Seek an innovative, exfoliating face mask as well as an anti aging cream or smart serum that actually targets skin discoloration at the source. An advanced age-repairing system will yield the best results.

Allow Products to Absorb More Efficiently

When the top layers of skin have an excess of built-up dead skin cells, the products you apply every day, such as moisturizer and serum, aren’t properly penetrating your skin, so you’re not getting the most out of your products. Regular exfoliation can help improve the effectiveness of your products by helping to remove all impurities, allowing your skin to absorb skin care products more effectively. You want this to happen because your skin care products assist in keeping your skin hydrated, nourished, and radiant.

Help Prevent Breakouts

Excess oil, old makeup residue, and dirt can clog pores, which can lead to blemishes and blackheads. Get rid of the surface debris by exfoliating. An excellent exfoliating mask formula will break down trapped oils, remove buildup, and decrease the chances of breakouts as a result. Choose a product that will not irritate your skin and that’s free of harsh ingredients that aggravate blemish-prone skin. Avoid microbeads and synthetic fragrance in your creamy resurfacing mask. Aloe juice is a great ingredient as it calms and nourishes the skin.

About DefenAge

DefenAge is a skin care brand that offers professional-grade, dermatologist recommended skin care products. DefenAge’s products are age-repairing—formulated with defensins (molecules that wake up dormant cells to make brand-new, healthy cells). Brand's rejuvenation technology is patent-pending and designed to boost collagen production, improve the skin’s barrier, increase visible skin’s density, and improve the look of dark spots. The brand’s proprietary use of Age-Repair Defensins is considered a breakthrough in skin care technology. DefenAge is a multi-beauty award winner, including two NewBeauty Beauty Choice Awards and a 2019 Beauty Independent Innovation Award for “Eye Product of the Year,” to name a few.

Learn more about DefenAge’s awards and its advanced technology at www.defenage.com

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