We all know how important it is, but let's face it, we're still reluctant to officially include it in our weekly beauty routine. We are talking about exfoliation, the pending account of many women who live unaware of its power to transform the skin and who only resort to it on some Sunday for 'entertainment'.
Well, no, you have to take it seriously, and a correct facial routine in addition to beauty is health for our skin. For all this, it is normal that we live apart from the latest developments in this field that may seem inhospitable to us -many times due to the confusion with 'peels', first cousins of exfoliation- but which offers us infinite possibilities and with results believe us, amazing.
Exfoliation, in a very basic but accurate way, is to eliminate the dead cells that accumulate in the first layer of our skin over the days, turning it off, suffocating it and giving it that sallow color that we hate with all our might. Simply exfoliating the skin of the face once a week (and up to three if you have very oily skin) we will achieve a softer, smoother skin, with closed pores and with that natural and beautiful appearance that your friends notice and that you appreciate.
A world that is renewed, and in what way. In addition to the deeper treatments that can be carried out in the cabin, the most used products to exfoliate the face at home, as one of the steps in our facial routine, are usually those of cream with grain, more or less thick, according to our needs and type of skin. But what about the powdered scrub? Yes, as you hear it.
The powder scrub has been kept in a discreet plane, aware that the day it would be discovered it was going to hit it and its time has come. It is normal for being a powder texture to raise doubts about the mechanical 'drag' of dirt on the skin, but this is where we should let ourselves go and trust the magic of cosmetics.
What is the powder scrub and how is it used?
The powder scrub is as its word indicates a powder that combines different active ingredients and mineral powders to do their job and that combined do magic: take care of the skin, renew it with that detox effect, soften it and even 'correct' expression lines and equalize its color.
It is like an enzymatic peeling that, in addition to removing impurities, leaves the skin perfect and ready for the use of cosmetics and that these are 100% effective reaching the deepest layers. Always keep in mind: it does not matter if you buy the best and most expensive cream on the market, if you do not prepare the skin in the proper way it will not be able to penetrate and do its function, and therein lies the importance of proper cleaning and, of course, of exfoliation.
When applying water, it is created as a super fine and pleasant water-based cream that is applied all over the face, insisting on the most problematic and accumulated areas (forehead, chin, nose …), it is allowed to act and is removed with water and then put the usual treatment of serum, moisturizer, etc, etc …
It is much easier to use than the mechanic that we had to work for the grain to have its effects. The powder scrub does its job on its own and when you remove it, it takes away all the 'bad' without the need to drag the grain (and with it the dirt from our pores, the sebum and the dead cells), and therefore it is also more aggressive with the skin. For this reason, this exfoliation is one of the most recommended for sensitive skin .
Galenic Purete Sublime exfoliating powder (€ 22.09). Try it to see what you think!
The good news comes from the cosmetic firms that are putting the batteries and more and more powder scrubs that we can find such as Galenic or Dermalogica. Powerful but respectful, what more could you ask for, did we try?
Dermalogica Daily Microfoliant Microexfoliator (€ 59.45). If you want it, you will find it here.
