Exfoliating delicate skin

Is it safe to exfoliate delicate skin? When you spend so long protecting fragile skin, is it really a good idea to scrub it with harsh abrasives?

The answer is yes, but there are gentler ways of exfoliating skin without using a brillo pad.

Here are some tips thanks to StyleCraze:

Get friendly with acids. Sounds scary, but totally isn’t. Glycolic acid, or AHAs and BHAs, are your friend. These are chemical exfoliants that remove dead cells from your skin gently and gradually reveal fresh baby skin underneath. They also help with blackhead prevention, since it eliminates the debris on the surface of your skin, thus there’s no gunk to fill your pores, turning into blackheads. You can find glycolic acid in cleansers, toners, serums, and chemical peels. We recommend starting out slow and seeing where that takes you. Don’t want to overshoot it with a chemical peel, lest you end up red in the face.

Rub, don’t scrub. If you’ve ever felt a dampened konjac sponge, you’re probably wondering how in the heck such a soft thing can properly exfoliate. Well, believe it or not, it does. A classic washcloth works in the same manner. With gentle scrubbing on a regular basis, you’ll be flake-free without even realizing it.

Erase your flakes. There are some very new and exciting exfoliators out there that look just like any old clear gel cleanser. When you rub it on your face and let sit for a couple seconds, it’ll turn a milky color, emulsifying and bonding to your loose keratin cells which then pill up and rub away when you rub said exfoliator gel around your face. The resulting bits look like eraser dust that you can then just rinse off with lukewarm water, and feel how soft your skin has become—no granules of anything required.

Or try peeling them off. There’s something very satisfying about a peel-off mask, especially when you can get the whole thing in one piece. They’re great for sucking the gunk out of your pores and tightening them as well. But a beneficial side effect of using a peel-off mask is that it also sticks to your loose dead skin cells and peels those off too. Blemishes AND dry skin in one go—it’s a win-win!

One of our bestselling exfoliators for delicate skin, with its creamy and soothing texture due to Chondrus crispus red algae, Thalgo Descomask Scrub – Gommage Descomask delicately exfoliates the skin. Feeling smooth and toned, the skin is ideally prepared for the application of skincare products. Use once to twice a week, concentrating on rough areas (elbows, knees, heels).

Results:
The skin is smoothed and recovers its radiance and softness. Cell renewal and surface micro-circulation are stimulated.

Expert advice:
Apply to dry or damp skin once or twice a week. Massage in circular motions, concentrating on rough areas (elbows, knees, feet). Rinse thoroughly in the shower. Always use before applying a self-tanner.

Active ingredients:

• Mallow
• Micro-Beads
• Butcherbroom
• Chondrus Crispus