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True Grit
Scrub-a-Dub-Dub
By Lisa Link
Exfoliating once a week should be a regular part of your body-beautiful
routine. Exfoliating helps sluggish skin turn over its top dermal layer
more often, so you can address a multitude of problems such as flakiness or
excess sebum.
Take a gentle approach, though, as overzealous scrubbing can
harm rather than help. Unfortunately, many salt scrubs, while highly
effective, can be painful as all hell on irritated or broken skin.
I far
prefer sugar scrubs to salt scrubs, and absolutely adore Fresh
Cosmetics'
Brown Sugar Sugarbath Body Polish ($58.00 for 15oz). The formula smells luscious, and
contains essential oils that calm acne, heal abrasions, and revitalize
tired, sallow skin.
 I also really like
Blisslabs Lemon Peel
Scrub (8.5oz for $30.00 at NeimanMarcus.com),
Good Home
Company's Sugarush Body Scrub (8oz for $17.00) and Aromaleigh's Mad for Mocha Scrub,
(8oz for $15.00) which
uses ground coffee as an exfoliant and smells mocha - yummy!
If you're prone to breakouts and sensitive skin, I would stick with the
Sugarbath Scrub from Fresh because it really helps heal breakouts. You can
also use a gentle scrub formulated for
acne-prone complexions.
Look for salicylic acid on the ingredient list, which is great
for treating acne, yet won't over dry your skin when used in
small amounts. Proactiv Solutions makes a line of
products specifically designed to treat acne-prone skin.
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