
Skin exfoliation is a natural ongoing process in which skin cells are shed and replaced with new healthy cells from the skin's deeper layers. As a cosmetic treatment, exfoliation refers to procedures that accelerate exfoliation. Methods of exfoliation range from dry brushing to peels, wraps, and microdermabrasion.
Benefits
Exfoliation lifts new healthy cells to the outer surface where they’re able to absorb nutrients from the air, water, and skin treatments. Nutrients are then transported to the skin’s deeper levels, improving circulation.
Skin is the body’s largest organ. To understand the skin’s role in general health, consider that fatalities have occurred from coating the skin with metallic paint. Unable to breathe, the skin's cells couldn’t absorb oxygen and other nutrients or release toxins and carbon dioxide.