Exfoliation
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Exfoliation involves the removal of the oldest dead skin cells on the skin’s outermost surface. Exfoliation is involved in the process of all facials, during microdermabrasion, or chemical peels at medical spas. Exfoliation can be achieved through mechanical or chemical means.
Exfoliation (Wikipedia)
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Exfoliation can refer to:
- Exfoliation (botany), the loss of leaves (or, in some cases, pieces of bark) from a plant
- Exfoliation (cosmetology), a cosmetic technique that aims to remove dead skin from the body and face
- Exfoliation (geology), a process resulting in parallel fractures in the surface of rock
- Exfoliation corrosion (metallurgy), a severe type of intergranular corrosion
- Exfoliation - Intercalation (chemistry), the complete separation of the layers of a material
- Exfoliation syndrome, an eye disease
