As you read this, your body’s busy making new skin: “It takes a skin cell 28 days to move from the dermis, where it’s created, to the top layers of skin, where it’s naturally sloughed off,” says Francesca Fusco, M.D., a New York City dermatologist.
Spring is the perfect time to help that process along: Post-winter skin is usually dry and scaly after months of low humidity and those overheated homes and offices. Exfoliation kick-starts your skin’s renewal system, removing dead cells and uncovering the fresher skin that’s waiting underneath. So buff, scrub, and peel your way to a smoother summer with the season’s best remedies, both handmade and high-tech.
