You enjoy when your skin feels soft, cared for and hydrated. Good skincare contributes to this, but what is actually good for your skin? Chemical peels and intensive scrubs or rather mild products that support your skin's natural process? Find out the secrets of the best scrub for your face here.
What should a scrub achieve?
Before you can find the best facial scrub, it is important to know what a scrub does. Is exfoliating your skin even safe? Certainly, within Mothr Earth Proof's 4-step routine, a face scrub has several functions, based on the Japanese philosophy for skincare.
- Exfoliate the skin gently, loosening old skin cells from the skin
- Support the skin's natural cell renewal, for a radiant complexion
- Nourish and care for the skin from within, with moisturising and soothing ingredients
- Maintain the integrity of the skin's natural barrier
A chemical or physical scrub?
When looking for the best scrub for your face, you face the question of whether a chemical or physical scrub is the best choice. A chemical scrub works by using acids. These acids soak into the skin, loosening loose skin cells. This is a gentle process that is accomplished over an extended period of time, actually speeding up your skin's natural cycle. A physical scrub removes skin cells thanks to its rough texture. Is this texture too rough? Then it causes damage. The same goes for a chemical scrub: too high acid concentrations can damage and irritate the skin. Both have their place in your skincare routine. It is especially important that the products match your skin type.
Support the natural process
Old skin cells making way for new skin cells: it's a completely natural process. Nature knows what it's doing, but sometimes it's okay to give your skin a little help. That's why the best scrub is a product that stimulates the natural cell renewal process. By also moisturising the skin, skin cells manage to let go more easily. As a result, you experience less clogging and blemishes. So the best scrub is not aggressive, but mild and caring.
No irritation with the best scrub for your face
You deserve to treat your skin with care. Be gentle on yourself, so avoid scrubs that irritate and damage the skin. Many physical scrubs contain coarse ingredients that scrub the skin, so to speak. This may offer good results on the surface, with skin that feels smooth to the touch. What you don't see is micro cracks forming in the skin that boost your skin'd own collagen and elastin production. The skin is in fact speeding up it's natural healing proces and repairing it. Similar like the proces with microneedling and laser treatment. The best scrub feels wonderfully nourishing and soft on the skin. It leaves no flakes and works from the inside out. The addition of natural oils and butters help the scrub glide over the skin. The oils are penetrating deeper in to the skin layers were they stimulate the healthy anti-proces. Therefore, pay attention to the ingredients in your daily scrub. Is it rich in oils or ingredients like shea butter? Then it will immediately be better for your skin than a drying scrub.
A good facial scrub does more than exfoliate
Your skin is layered and never stands still. It is therefore important to use products that respond to that layering. That means it is valuable when a skincare product has more than one function. The best face scrub not only loosens and drains old skin cells. It should provide intensive nourishment at the same time. For instance, our Scrub & Shine features Camellia Sinensis, an extract rich in antioxidants that fight skin ageing.The addition of Butyrospermum Parkii assures you of deep hydration. So your skin is intensely cleansed, nourished and hydrated. Experience it for yourself and discover Mothr Earth Proof's Scrub & Shine.