Scrubs have long been known as a method of skin care to beautify yourself. Not a few of the women who intend to take the time to do scrubs every day because it is considered to make the skin more beautiful and clean. However, if daily scrubs can really beautify the skin without any side effects?
Scrubs is a scrubbing method by applying the scrub to the skin area along with massage. The main priority of this type of treatment is to remove dead skin cells.
Scrubs are also included in the mechanical method of exfolating the skin using scrubs. Exfoliating the skin itself can be done in four ways, namely chemical, chemical peels, mechanics to pulling hair.
The accumulated dead skin cells can cause the skin to become dull and feel rough when touched, so that if the dead skin cells are removed from the skin, it will make the skin look brighter, smoother, and also soft.
In fact, the skin has the ability to shed its own dead skin cells, which is known as the skin cycle. This skin regeneration normally occurs every 28 days, which means that the skin cells from the base to the peak of death take 28 days.
Benefits of Scrubbing
Besides being able to maintain beauty, scrubbing can also maintain health. Scrubbing can function to smooth, moisturize, soften, and even fight signs of aging. By doing the scrub, the body will feel more relaxed and refreshed. Massage can improve blood circulation which will have a positive impact on the skin and body.
Other benefits of scrubs also depend on the ingredients in the scrub products. Usually, the scrub consists of small, sand-like particles that help remove dead skin cells.
Scrubs are divided into two types of scrubs, namely rough and soft. Scrub type fine scrub, it is safer to use more often than harsh scrubs.
The recommended scrubbing is two to three times a week for normal and combination skin, and also once a week for clear sensitive skin. Combination skin is characterized by oily skin on the T-zone (forehead and nose) with dry cheeks. While sensitive skin is characterized by redness and irritation easily.
The ideal frequency for doing scrubs also really depends on your activities. If you are often exposed to the sun or have a lot of outdoor activities, you may need to do it more often.
Impact If Too Frequent Scrubs
But be careful, even though it has health benefits, you are still not allowed to do scrubbing frequently.
The top layer of cult is a protective layer, so scrubbing too often will disturb that layer. The disruption of this protective skin layer will make the skin more sensitive to ultraviolet rays, causing it to become red and burn easily.
In addition, scrubbing every day is also not recommended because it can cause skin damage, as below:
- Dry Skin: Dry skin occurs because the skin's moisture is lost due to the erosion of natural oils due to frequent scrubbing
- Wrinkles: When the skin is getting thinner, it will be easier to appear wrinkles, which is a sign of aging
- Inflammation: Newly growing skin cells will peel back when doing scrubbing every day, until the skin will be more easily irritated until it becomes inflamed.
Even in those with normal skin types, scrubbing every day can cause excessive dryness, irritation, redness, and damage to blood vessels. However, not doing scrubs at all can also result in a buildup of dead skin cells which will clog your pores, making you risk acne.
To beautify yourself, scrubbing has indeed been a proven method of success. However, everything should not be done excessively, including scrubs. If you scrub every day, you won't get skin beauty, but skin damage. Therefore, you must be wise in determining how often to do this type of treatment.
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