Do you scrub? Its a bit of a marmite topic, some people swear by manual exfoliation such as the Clarasonic, others will wax lyrical about acid based exfoliators. Personally my skin can't tolerate either of those as exfoliation so I tend to opt for a simple facial scrub.
In times gone by I used to think that I couldn't exfoliate my skin because it was dry/sensitive. Recently however I have found that my skin needed a polish in order to properly absorb the great moisturisers I was using and heal.
My long time 'go to' face scrub has been the Clinique 7 Day Scrub Cream which is daily gentle but can be worked into the skin to increase radiance and give a super soft feel. As with all Clinique products the scrub is hypoallergenic and tested for sensitivities which is a bonus and as it foams up slightly could also be combined with a clarasonic or similar. Personally I like to lather it up on wet skin and work in with my fingers. I then use a hot face cloth to remove before toning my skin.
A new addition to the fold however is the Soap and Glory Scrubatomic Amazing Daily Face Polish which I picked up recently on a trip to Boots while on holiday having left my Clinique offering at home. This is another 'finely abrasive' facial scrub and I love the smell of it, it smells like the facial wipes and other items in the Soap and Glory Skincare line.
The scrub states that it is for all skin types and I found that even during a flare up of sensitivity I could use this product although I did find I needed to rinse my skin well and moisturise straight away as my skin felt slightly tight.
All in all these two are very similar and to be honest you probably don't need both in your arsenal. The Soap and Glory scrub is only £9 for 100ml where as the Clinique scrub is £19 per 100ml, so from a financial point of view the choice is fairly straight forward.
How do you exfoliate?
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