Want That Healthy Glow?
Use A Good Face Exfoliant.

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A Face Exfoliant.

That's the answer to the question "What is one of the most important products we can use on our skin"? And just what can we expect from exfoiatiing our skin on a regular basis. A fresher, healthier and more youthful appearance.

What Are Our Choices For A Natural Face Exfoliant?

As always my first considerations for any product are safety, cruelty free and environmentally friendly. My preferences tend to be for more organic and natural ingredients. When purchasing facial exfoliants there are several ways to go that meet those requirements.

Most exfoliation is a hands on process but enzymes can also be used to help dissolve dead skin cells. Exfoliation involves using some kind of cream or equipment that roughs the skin up and sloughs off the top layer of dead cells off the skin exposing fresher newer cells underneath. All the while encouraging sometimes sluggish older skin to more rapidly grow new cells.

Microdermabrasion ia an example of a face exfoliant preferred by some women. With the use of micro crystals, the process resembles sandblasting the skin and then vacuuming it to remove the dead cells leaving a clean fresh complexion behind. It sounds nasty but it is safe and very effective.

While the actual microdermabrasion itself is safe the products that are used along with this may not be the safest or even cruelty free products that are being used. If you decide this is the way to go for you please make sure that the products that are used on your skin do not contain harmful ingredients or have been animal tested.

Face Exfoliant Washes and Masks

Not all of us want or can afford microdermabrasion especially when done in a salon but we have a variety of options to help us accomplish a similar effect.

Many of the companies offering organic skin care carry cream exfoliants usually a combination of enzymes and rough materials to help encourage cell renewal and exfoliation. These are popular when used in a mask or scrub that is applied in gentle scrubbing motions and then can be left on the skin for a little while to allow the enzymes, usually fruit enzymes, to do their job.

The products below are some excellent choices for products like this.

• Aubrey Organics Natural Fruit Acids
  
• Avalon Organics Exfoliating Enzyme Scrub
  
• Botanical Skin Care Fresh Fruit Active Skincare Products

Many of the same ingredients found in these products you have at home in your own kitchen. Check out homemade exfoliants for some ideas to make your own.

Handy Tools for Face Exfoliants

A handy inexpensive and easy face exfoliant is to use cloths made from micro fiber. Using your own cleansers and these reusable cloths deep cleans, lifts and removes dead skin cells. Ultrafine fibers gently works even on sensitive skin. With proper care they are supposed to last 60 - 80 uses which is a big saving in money.

Exfolia Beauty Cloths are made from a material called Evolon which is a non woven microfiber fabric. This particular manmade fabric has not been chemically treated like other micro fibers so it is a better choice for using on our skins. The downside is that this is a manmade synthetic fiber not as environmentally friendly.

You can find these cloths at Isabella.

At Home Microdermabrasion Tools

There are a variety of tools available at a wide variety of prices for microdermabrasion tools that you can use at home. The biggest issue will be finding one that works well. Microdermabrasion done at a salon can cost anywhere from $75 on up. Average costs in my area are $100. At home tools can cost anywhere from very inexpensive $29.95 to the expensive $200. Save yourself some money and save the environment from another plastic piece of junk being sent to the landfill by buying a decent one with a warranty and good reviews from other users.

I'm not going to recommend one as I have yet to try one of this form of face exfoliant but I can direct you to product reviews. My problem with these tools is that most of them will arrive with their own creams and moisturizers. Based on the ingredient list for the products I looked at I would pass.

The Micordermabrasion Guide is a handy resource for reviews and information of the most popular brands of microdermabrasion kits. One to check that does not provide all the extras is Dermapower.

Ok, this is the most expensive one I looked at. It seemed to more closely resemble professional microdermabrasion where the the skin is not only exfoliated but then vacuumed for really clean pores and skin. No creams or cleansers to worry about and it comes with a money back guarantee. You can read a review of this product on the Microdermabrasion Guide.

If you decide to use one of the other brands with it's own cleansers and creams, I know I don't have to remind you but it bears repeating know the ingredients in the product. I did not find microdermabrasion products that would be called natural or organic mainly because the micro crystals used in the creams are synthetic and I'm not sure why but I was not able to locate one that didn't have at least some problematic ingredients.

No matter which face exfoliant you decide to use make it a regular habit. Exfoliating is one of the most neglected parts of most women's facial care routine. Depending on which products you use you should exfoliate at least once a week more often for effectiveness with some products.

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