what is the difference between exfoliating your skin and washing it?

Question

I'm asking because i thought exfoliating removes dead skin but doesn't regular washing do the same?

Answer 1

Exfoliate: to cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters

Wash: to cleanse by or as if by the action of liquid (as water)

The difference is that washing just runs the dirt, make-up, or whatever it may be off of your skin, exfoliating actually removes dead skin and unneeded layers.

Answer 2

Washing will remove some dead skin but it basically just cleans the skin. Exfoliating removes more dead skin.

Answer 3

Exfoliate has enzymes on it, to remove the dead skin this could be use once a week depending on your skin type. While washing is just to cleanse the dirt or remove make-up.

Answer 4

Not as good. To exfoliate you usually use a scrub with like crushed walnut shells or something in it, and that REALLY does a good job of getting dead/dry skin off. To wash your face ppl usually just use some type of soap, and that really just gets the dirt and oil off the face, not so much the dead skin.

Answer 5

Exfoliating is more abrasive on your skin and will remove more dead skin cells than just washing alone.

Answer 6

exfoliating removes the dead skin cells. it has tiny beads in it that feel slightly abrasive. washing your skin is just using a cleanser, that probably doesn't have any beads in it.

Answer 7

regualr washing is not aggressive enough to remove layers of dead cells

Answer 8

i belive that products that exfoiliate have beads or abrasives in them.. where soap is mostly cleaners and moisturizers and no abrasives...

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