Importance of skin exfoliation
                     Importance of skin 
exfoliation
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What is the difference between all 
the types of exfoliation and why do 
you need to exfoliate? First I’ll start 
by telling you a little bit about what 
the skin does. As the skin naturally 
renews we get what we call 
keratinization on the surface of the 
skin. These are little dead skin cells 
and what happens is if we strip the 
skin too much or we over exfoliate 
with the wrong type of exfoliant we 
start to get a condition called hyper 
keratinization.
Hyper keratinization is when the surface of the skin starts to get stressed or 
feels threatened it produces extra dead skin or little ‘ant mounds’ to protect 
it and then what happens during that process is bacteria will sit on those 
little ant mounds, oil that we produce gets stuck and then we start to breed 
bacteria and that could be why we start getting breakouts, so a good 
exfoliation technique is very important for skins that break out but also for 
aging or dehydrated skin.
It’s incredibly important that we exfoliate to help remove that keratinization 
or dead skin build up because the facts are if we don’t exfoliate properly and 
then we’re using a good treatment serum or cream it won’t actually 
penetrate as it creates a barrier, so it is important to exfoliate 
approximately once – twice per week.
Let’s talk about the different types of exfoliant, the first type and probably 
the most common is what we call mechanical exfoliation, which is large 
granular beads that literally slough away dead cells. Many of them can be 
quite sharp and really irritate the skin even when they’re not large so it is 
very important to avoid mechanical exfoliation if you have a thinner skin, are 
more sensitive or if you have lots of breakouts.
The next type of exfoliation is what we call enzyme exfoliation, which is 
generally activated by water and probably the most popular form of exfoliant 
as it is suitable for any skin type. The GDC Silky Scrub in our Excel O2 range 
is an enzyme powder and lasts 12 to 18 months so it’s not something you 
need to be replacing all the time. How it works is it “gobbles” dead skin cells 
and helps to lift them up and out like a vacuum. It contains rice extract so it 
helps to even out skin tone and colour and leaves the skin nice and bright 
and there’s no stinging or irritation with this product so it’s perfect.
The third type of exfoliation is a peel. There are many different peels but the 
most common peels are alpha hydroxy or beta hydroxy acid (AHA or BHA) The 
most popular AHA is glycolic acid and the most popular BHA is salicylic acid, it 
just means different molecular structures that work at different levels within 
the skin.
Peels are deep skin renewal, so it’s like you have an old timber table and you 
want to sand the top off it to remove the paint and condition the timber. 
Peels are ideal if you have a skin that has uneven skin tone, thickened/sun 
damaged skin or open pores. You would not use this if you have 
sensitive/thinned skin as it will create inflammation which can trigger your 
melanocytes which is what causes darker patches or pigmentation on the skin.
At Germaine de Capuccini, we have professional use (in-salon) Enzyme and 
AHA Peels as well as a deeper Peel containing Lactobionic and Ferulic Acid. 
We also have homecare products, the Glycocure Retexturising Booster that 
you can use every day under your moistusirser for gentle daily exfoliation and 
Glycocure AHA Mask (used once to twice weekly). The mask is applied and left 
on for 5-8 minutes and then you roll it off over the skin. It acts like a mini 
micro dermabrasion or a mini peel on the skin so if you’re having micros or 
peels you could use these products at home to continue that peeling process.
To sum up the difference in exfoliation, we have physical (mechanical) which 
is little beads working away, we have enzymes which is gobbling away and 
giving the skin a good vacuum and then we have your peeling product which is 
your AHA or BHA’s. I hope that helps to clarify the different types of 
exfoliation and if you have any further questions don’t hesitate to contact our 
friendly Head Office team on 1300 432 100.
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