Scrub a dub dub

Exfoliation is good for your skin, but how much? It seems to be a place where lots of us overdo it. We think if a little scrubbing is good, more must be better. Your skin cells turn over every 28 days on their own, and exfoliation speeds that process, so you have newer looking skin more often. While the right amount of exfoliation makes your skin look less dull and more youthful, too much scrubbing, especially if it's not with a gentle natural facial scrub, can be irritating. Scrub too often and you have constantly new skin that's bombarded by the weather, sun, and other outside influences, and can become damaged. Here's my recommendation: Thicker, oilier skins can scrub several times a week, but if your skin is on the dry side, once or twice a week is probably plenty. And pick something with smaller grains, such as ground dried beans, because they scrub most delicately. Pangea Organics makes a great organic exfoliator, Egyptian Geranium with Adzuki Bean & Cranberry Scrub, we sell on Nature's Basin. And best of all, it's on sale right now for 25% off!