Ask anyone with gorgeous skin what they do to maintain it, and they’ll always tell you it has something to do with exfoliator. This is a lie, of course, because good skin is all about genetics and anyone who says otherwise is bullshitting you.
But in their defense, exfoliating does make skin glow in a way that simple cleansing and moisturizing just can’t. It doesn’t matter whether you prefer to get your kicks from a straight-up scrub or chemically exfoliating acids?if you don’t exfoliate, your skin has no choice but to hold onto that surface debris, that extra unnecessary layer of dead skin cells standing between you and the natural radiance and smooth texture of the genetically blessed.
Don’t let that happen! Instead, consider giving one of our editors’ 9 favorite exfoliators a try. Unlike those naturally poreless people, we would never steer you wrong.
“A few months ago, I decided to swap my entire skincare routine for men’s products (which you can read all about here!) which is how I discovered the amazing Algenist Multi-Perfecting Detoxifying Exfoliator ($38). Technically it?s marketed toward dudes, but I’m obsessed. It’s clay-based and oil-free, and?thanks to its granular algae?100% works to resurface my often-dull skin tone. It also leaves my face crazy-smooth and brighter, thanks to salicylic acid and oligosaccharides, which reportedly increases hyaluronic acid and makes skin more elastic.” (Perrie Sa...