Exfoliate for the Season Change

Lavender Sea Salt soap bars

If your skin is like mine, then it is starting to become a little drier with the season change.  I know your first response is slap on some lotion!  However, don't forget to do a key thing that will help with the dryness - EXFOLIATE!  Exfoliation is your friend, and can be accomplished several ways.  You actually do it every day with your terry cloth bath towel.  The soap and water helps to loosen the dead skin.  As you dry your skin, you are removing dead skin with the towel.  However, there are several ways to help loosen the dead skin. 

Soap Pouch
A soap pouch is a tool that you actually insert your soap bar inside.  The multiple layers of textured fabric actually work to remove dead skin.  Also, this a easy way to add exfoliation without actually adding a new product that may irritate your skin.  Soap pouches are a gentle way to exfoliate, and can be used daily.

Sea Salt and Sugar
Sea salt and sugar are available in many products, and are great ways to exfoliate. They are normally mixed with oils and sold as scrubs.  You can also purchase Fanuppa's sea salt soap bars to exfoliate that are available in Lime and Lavender.  The soap bars are less messes, but scrubs and soaps work great.  Exfoliating with sea salt is not as gentle, and should be limited to 2-3 times per week. 

Other Options
The list of ways to exfoliate are endless.  Oatmeal is gentle enough that it can be used daily.  The acid from milk (goat's milk) is also another gentle exfoliation option. Coarse ingredients can be added to soap like coffee grains and cornmeal.   The circular brushes that rotate or manual brushes work great too.  There are also acid peels and other in office treatments.  Just remember if you skin becomes shiny, then you have probably over exfoliated. 

Enjoy,
Fanuppa Soaps