Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Choosing Herbal & Mineral Exfoliants

Exfoliants work by removing the dirt and upper layer of dead cells from your skin. Exfoliation helps to avoid dull skin and gives skin a youthful, radiant and healthy appearance. When choosing natural exfoliators you should consider your skin type: sensitive, normal, dry or oily, as well as skin thickness or thinness.

Fine grit exfoliants are excellent, particularly in facial products because of their super-fine consistency. This helps to eliminate scratching and other damage to delicate facial skin. Most fine grit exfoliants are powdered.

Medium grit exfoliants are great for body treatments and some facial treatments, especially for thicker skin types. Medium grit exfoliants are usually powdered with slightly larger, round or oblong grain size to provide more exfoliation.

High grit exfoliants are best-suited for body treatments or treatments for the feet where thicker, more calloused skin is found. High grit exfoliants are not suitable for facial use and are generally large or abnormally shaped.

The following list will help you select herbal exfoliants for your project by "grit" and "type":

Herbal (High-Grit)
 
Mineral (High-Grit)
 
Herbal (Medium-Grit)
 
Mineral (Medium-Grit)

Herbal (Low-Grit)

Mineral (Low-Grit)

Allison B. Kontur
www.BathBodySupply.com

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