| Your skin naturally sheds dead cells
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| | exfoliators and leave skin noticeably
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| every day, which helps to keep it smooth
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| | smoother and softer after only one
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| and fresh looking. But after the age of
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| | treatment. They can be used as part of a
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| 35, the dead cells that make up the outer
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| | weekly or monthly facial treatment and
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| layer of your skin are not shed as
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| | can even be used daily as part of a
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| rapidly as when you were younger. As dead
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| | program to rejuvenate aging skin.
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| cells accumulate, they make your skin
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| | Alpha-hydroxy acids are natural
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| look dull and dry and you lose the
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| | exfoliators derived from foods such as
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| healthy, radiant look that characterizes
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| | citrus fruits (citric acid), sour milk
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| youthful skin. You can greatly improve
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| | (lactic acid), grapes (tartaric acid),
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| the appearance of your skin by regularly
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| | sugar cane (glycolic acid), and apples
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| removing the top layer of dead skin
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| | (malic acid). These gentle, natural acids
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| cells, a process called exfoliation.
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| | work by loosening the "glue" that binds
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| Exfoliation is accomplished by using
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| | the outermost layer of surface cells
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| grainy scrubs that physically remove dead
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| | together, which increases the shedding
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| cells through gentle abrasion, or
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| | of dead skin cells and encourages the
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| fruit-enzyme skin peels or alpha-hydroxy
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| | formation of new skin cells. The idea of
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| acid skin peels, which dissolve the top
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| | using the natural acids found in foods to
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| layer of dead skin cells.
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| | renew the skin is not new-Cleopatra
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| Natural scrubs are made from finely
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| | bathed in buttermilk, and red wine has
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| ground fibrous plant material such as
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| | been used for centuries as a skin wash.
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| oatmeal, corn meal, almonds, and apricot
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| | Alpha-hydroxy acids improve skin texture
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| kernels. Be cautious when using grainy
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| | and color, reduce fine lines and age
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| scrubs, because many are too harsh to use
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| | spots, and make pores appear smaller.
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| on the delicate skin of your face. For a
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| | Although you will usually notice smoother
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| gentle scrub that will not irritate your
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| | skin after the first treatment, you'll
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| skin. Although many grainy scrubs are too
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| | need to use alphahydroxy acids on a
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| abrasive to use on your face, they are
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| | regular basis for two months or longer to
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| perfect to use as an allover exfoliator
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| | see a significant improvement in skin
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| for your body. Your body builds up dead
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| | texture and diminishment of fine lines.
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| skin cells just as your face does and
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| | There are a variety of natural products
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| benefits from a weekly exfoliating
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| | available, and most contain between 5 and
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| treatment.
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| | 15 percent alpha-hydroxy acids. Products
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| Fruit-enzyme peels are made from fruit or
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| | that contain higher percentages of
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| vegetable enzymes that exfoliate the skin
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| | alpha-hydroxy acids will create faster
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| in approximately 20 minutes without
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| | results, but often cause stinging or
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| scrubbing. Many contain green papaya,
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| | tingling sensations when applied to the
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| which contains the protein digesting
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| | skin. These reactions are not usually a
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| enzyme papain. Dead skin cells are
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| | cause for concern, but severe stinging
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| composed primarily of protein, and enzyme
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| | or redness indicates an undue sensitivity
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| peels digest the dead skin cells on the
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| | or allergic reaction and you should try a
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| surface of the skin without harming new
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| | different product with a lower
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| cell growth. Enzyme peels are gentle
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| | concentration of alpha-hydroxy acids.
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