See What Exfoliants Can Do For You

Here's an excerpt from The Natural Soap Book. Hope this helps us learn more about what we can do for our skin, the largest organ of our body.

"Our skin needs to be cleaned periodically of impurities. As skin functions normally, sweat glands and sebaceous glands rid our bodies of waste and toxins. They also trap external pollutants on the skin’s surface in a barrier of sebum and sweat. It is our job to clean the slate regularly.

Exfoliants are materials with irregular textures used to release debris which collects on the skin’s surface. They add some texture to our soap’s lather, increasing the soap’s cleansing qualities: the grainier lather removes dirt and dead skin cells while stimulating the healthier cells below…When using exfoliants, never rub with force. Soap and a little texture will pick up much debris, without a heavy hand."

- Susan Miller Cavitch, The Natural Soap Book