TEmpo of spring cleaning e Scrubs and rubber are in the front row to renew the skin and prepare it for the summer. Even the epidermis in fact, in this period, feels the demand for Being renewed and exfoliation is a fundamental ritual. Which exfoliating product to choose and how to proceed? A complete guide and products to try.
Scrubs and rubber, time to exfoliate the skin in spring
Let’s start with a curious fact: Italians like to exfoliate themselves. Scrub, rubber, face peeling or body are among the most loved and purchased products at this time of the year. This is confirmed by the 2024 beauty report of Cosmetic Italia, referring to 2023, which indicates how Body products in Italy have increased by 8.7% And, specifically, creams and exfoliants have marked an increase of 6.9%.
But is it really necessary to exfoliate the skin? Yes, especially in this period of the year, it is a good gesture Eliminate all dead cells on the surface To find brightness and eliminate the winter gray, as well as stimulating the cell turnover.
Attention and caution in the case of very sensitive skin or with skin problems: too aggressive an exist can sensitize or worsen redness, dermatitis and ongoing problems.
Scrub, rubber, peeling: are there differences?
In general, Exfoliation stands out in chemistry or physics. In the first case, enzymes are exploited, in the second, “physical” exfoliating particles such as sugar crystals, micro fragments of volcanic rock, pumice stone or microparticles of fruit shells, careful to be more sustainable and non -polluting in the drain waters.
In both cases, these ingredients act on the skin by breaking the bonds that keep the dead cells united so as to remove them more easily.
Peeling, another cosmetic category, also combine ingredients such as vitamin C or retinol with exfoliating agents That, day after day, not only exfoliate the skin but stimulate the cell turnover deeper.
How to choose the right exfoliating
In case of foreseen sun exposure Scrubs and rubber are generally recommended, rather than peeling: they are less photosensitizing. The scrub is suitable all year round and for all skinin particular for normal but also mixed, devitalized and inspected by winter.
The rubber is more delicate, therefore indicated for the sensitive and delicate epidermal. In both cases, they rub on wet skin, rinse and then A good moisturizer is applied.
It is also time for Dry Brushing
Real ritual highly appreciated by Hollywood stars, Dry Brushing is a mechanical body exfoliation technique, performed with a specific body brush. On dry skin, it is performed Starting from the center of the body, from the bust and from the heart, proceeding towards the ends and then from the bottom up with circular movements.
It can also be done daily, for about 10 minutes a day, and then proceed with a warm shower. The quality of the tool is fundamental, one Body brush with natural bristles And that you act gently. And the dormant energies also awakens.
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