Tai 0 Share Posted September 22, 2003 When i take a shower my skin feels really wierd... feels like i have alot of dead skin of my face so i put the St.ives appricot srub to losin the excess skin then use my finger to rub them off after that my skin feels really smooth. If i dont do this, after the shower, my face would get really dry and flaky and this is everyday too, i have to do this everyday and new skin still kept comming off. You guys must srub your face in the shower to get rid of access skin dont you? i mean... you have to! unless you use the tape method daily but if you dont where do the dead skin go? even if you mousterize it, the dead is still there, so how do you guys get rid of the dead skin? is it good to srub dead skin in the shower? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 0 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I find it interesting that no one has ever asked that same question. I know exactly what you are talking about. I have to rub the dead skin off every day as well. However, this is only when I am using Retin-A. Also, when I did not live in the dry climate that I live in now, it was not every day, but like every 3-4 days. Shaving also exacerbates the process, so this ritual is probably more prevalent in males. I think overall it is a good thing. My skin has gotten used to rapid cell turnover which helps to clear away the redness and my skin feels smooth after. But you must be very careful when you breakout. You must stop the process or you will peel away the dead skin that forms when your cysts are drying up and healing. If you rub away the dead skin, you will not allow it to heal completely and it will leave a shallow indentation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finch 0 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I rub off like 4 pounds of dead skin every night in the shower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tai 0 Author Share Posted September 22, 2003 Yea mark, i find it really odd that this subject has never been brought it, am sure everyone has gone thru this and you are right about a cyst drying up, i had a few scar and dark mark of scrubbing over a healing scab, sometimes even when i dont touch it by the warm water make the scab so moist that it comes off easily Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maya 6 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I rub after the shower with a towel, whilst my face is still moist - and yeah, that helps to remove flakiness. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ObiWontonKenoli Share Posted September 22, 2003 I just use gentle exfoliator scrub from physicians choice when I apply my neutrogena face wash. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
browny 0 Share Posted September 22, 2003 I'm also surprised thta this topic has not come up before. Can scrubbing away dead skin cells get rid of hyperpigmentation over time? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tai 0 Author Share Posted September 22, 2003 Browny is pretty logical to say that it does. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
