Negative Effects of Excess Exfoliation

Are you aging your skin with excessive exfoliation?

In 2009 I watched a Japanese TV program, and it changed my idea about exfoliation.  They studied a group of women by checking their skin under a microscope.  They recorded how they took care of their skin daily, and the one thing they discovered was that the more time these women spent taking care of their skin, the more they damaged their skin!?.

This group spent extra time stimulating their skin by touching, or/and rubbing daily. The conclusion is that over stimulating your skin daily sends the wrong message to your skin -- it thinks it is damaged.” 

Therefore, the skin tries to repair itself by sending melanin in order to compensate for it.  That in turn causes free radicals which equals aging.  Scrubbing regularly buffs away your top skin layer, essentially removing the protective barrier that your skin has.  

Dr. Perricone's comments on the "negative effects on exfoliation," he asserts that "the bad news is that many scrubs, exfoliators and peels are unnecessarily harsh.  These rather extreme treatments trigger inflammatory markers and result in micro-scarring and this is known as the 'birth of a wrinkle.  The damage can be even more apparent in the delicate eye area".

Beautiful skin begins with good habits and good products are a must.