Benefits of Exfoliation

Exfoliation is a pathway to new beginnings, a way to refresh and revitalize skin. In this guide, we’ll explore the benefits of exfoliation, from boosting radiance to enhancing texture, and a 2 step ritual to transform your skincare routine.

The Radiance of Renewal: 6 Benefits of Exfoliation

Regular exfoliation helps to remove dull, dead skin cells, revealing a fresher, more radiant complexion underneath. By supporting the skin’s natural renewal process, gentle exfoliation will leave your skin with a healthy, luminous glow.

Detoxifies the Skin and Slows Aging:
Exfoliation gently detoxifies the skin, clearing away environmental stressors that, when left on the skin, can accelerate the aging process. By encouraging renewal and removing impurities, this practice helps purify the skin, slowing down the visible signs of aging.

Unclogs Pores and Prevents Breakouts:
This practice gently sweeps away impurities, allowing skin to breathe freely. By removing the buildup of dead cells and helping curb excess sebum for oily skin, exfoliation reduces the likelihood of clogged pores and blemishes, fostering a clear and balanced complexion.

Improves Skin Texture:
Exfoliation smooths and refines the skin's surface, unveiling a softer, more even complexion. It encourages cell turnover, which diminishes the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Enhances Product Absorption:
By removing the barrier of dead skin cells, exfoliation creates a receptive canvas for skincare products to penetrate deeply. This allows serums and moisturizers to work more effectively, maximizing their nourishing benefits and promoting healthier skin.

Boosts Radiance:
Exfoliation gently lifts away dullness and surface debris, revealing a luminous and revitalized complexion. This process invigorates the skin, enhancing its natural glow.

Helps Address Hyperpigmentation:
Through regular exfoliation, hyperpigmentation is gradually reduced, unveiling a more even skin tone. By promoting a harmonious complexion, exfoliation helps fade dark spots and discoloration over time, supporting a balanced and unified appearance.

 

Physical and Chemical Exfoliation

Exfoliation can be achieved through chemical and physical exfoliants. Chemical exfoliants including alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) and beta hydroxy acids (BHAs) work to dissolve dead skin cells. Glycolic acid and lactic acid are common AHAs, while salicylic acid is a well-known BHA. Tammy loves to work with both physical exfoliants, as found in Epi-Peel, and gentle, natural AHAs for gradual, lasting results with formulas like Restorative Radiance Masque. These remedies offer great benefits without the harshness of some acids which can disrupt the skin’s natural protective barrier. 

Physical exfoliants manually remove dead skin cells through the use of exfoliating scrubs with particles, face cloths, or natural bristle brushes.

 

How to Exfoliate Your Face 

Consistency with an exfoliation ritual is the path to glowing skin. Exfoliate your skin up to three times a week to support the rhythm of the skin's natural 28-day renewal cycle. 

The following 2-step practice gently exfoliates with Epi-Peel and replenishes with Quintessential Serum, supporting the body's innate renewal and radiance.

 

Step 1: Epi-Peel

At the heart of Epi-Peel’s award-winning formula are two of nature’s most potent elements: deep marine silica and mineral-rich clays. These powerful ingredients are perfectly blended with botanical remedies to create a treatment that revives and renews every skin type, including sensitive skin.

From the ocean’s depths, Marine silica is prized for its ability to provide gentle yet effective exfoliation. Its unique structure allows it to polish the skin’s surface delicately, removing dullness without causing irritation, making it ideal for even the most sensitive complexions.

Mineral-rich clays work in harmony with the marine silica to draw out impurities, absorb excess oils, and detoxify the skin at a deeper level. These clays not only cleanse but also refine the skin’s texture, leaving it smoother and more balanced.

Great Burdock, rich in antioxidants like quercetin and luteolin, neutralizes free radicals and reduces inflammation. This ancient root enhances circulation, supporting the skin's natural cleansing and balance.

Kaolin Clay draws out impurities, refining pores and smoothing texture. Its silica content boosts elasticity, leaving the complexion refreshed.

Moroccan Rosemary invigorates and renews the skin. Rich in rosmarinic and ursolic acids, this herb enhances circulation and promotes regeneration.

Far West Native Spearmint, with its refreshing scent, purifies the skin and awakens the senses. Rich in vitamins A and C, spearmint provides antioxidant protection and soothes inflammation, while its antiseptic properties cleanse and prevent acne.

Begin with freshly cleansed skin, and apply a small amount of Epi-Peel. Use gentle circular motions, activating micro-circulation before allowing the formula to set for 10 minutes. 

To gently remove, employ the gommage technique by using your fingertips with very light pressure flicking movements. This loving technique helps remove dead surface cells without harming the underlying living layers of skin. Or simply remove with a warm damp cloth and rinse thoroughly.

Step 2: Quintessential Serum

Quintessential Serum is a nutrient-rich nectar for the skin. Our most sought-after formulation, this precious serum blended with Frankincense and Rose, replenishes the skin, leaving it glowing with dewy luminescence.

Frankincense, a sacred resin, is renowned for its soothing and rejuvenating properties, promoting renewal and tranquility. It helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and supports skin elasticity, creating a more youthful complexion.

Precious Rose, with is nature’s most powerful rejuvenator, delivering a wealth of active phyto-nutrients to slow aging in skin. Rich in antioxidants, Rose helps to protect against environmental damage and promotes radiance. 

To apply, gently press a precious drop or two of Quintessential Serum into the skin, allowing it to absorb fully.  This exquisite serum transforms your skincare ritual into a celebration of beauty and well-being.

 

How to Exfoliate Your Body

Our two-step process ensures radiant and healthy skin by combining exfoliation with deep nourishment. Exfoliation helps to remove dead skin cells and impurities, allowing the skin to breathe and regenerate. Following this with deep nourishment locks in hydration, supports skin barrier function, and enhances overall skin vitality, revealing a smooth, glowing complexion.

Step 1: Epi-Body Polish

Embrace the transformative power exfoliation from head-to-toe with Epi-Body Polish, a gentle exfoliant and body mask designed to rejuvenate and revitalize skin. This luxurious formula features a detoxifying herbal blend of Marjoram, Peppermint, and Watercress. Each ingredient brings its unique benefits to support cellular regeneration, enhancing skin vitality and promoting a healthy, vibrant glow.

Use Epi-Body Polish as an all-over body scrub to exfoliate and renew, or apply it as a body mask for 10 minutes before showering for deep nourishment. It can also be used as a foot massage, scalp scrub, or décolleté treatment, offering a versatile and indulgent experience.

 

Step 2: Bulgarian Lavender Body Oil

After exfoliating, envelop skin in the soothing embrace of Bulgarian Lavender Body Oil. This aromatic body oil is rich in nutrients and deeply hydrates the skin, leaving it soft and supple. Infused with the calming scent of pure Bulgarian Lavender, it transforms your skincare routine into a serene ritual of self-care.

Bulgarian Lavender is renowned for its calming and relaxing properties, soothing both the skin and senses. This aromatic oil hydrates and nourishes, helping to lock in moisture and maintain a healthy skin barrier.

Apply morning and evening, or after exfoliating and showering, to seal in moisture and promote relaxation. For enhanced benefits, dry brush the skin before showering, then follow with the oil, embracing the gentle flow of energy and balance.

Embrace this journey of renewal and watch as your skin transforms in texture, clarity, and glow.

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