Abrasives and skin

We are all familiar with skin abrasion after painful experiences in our childhood

Abrasives can't work;
the skin is folded!

Grooming signals the end of using abrasives to eliminate defects or to improve the texture of skin.
Now that we understand that the skin is folded, grinding it down doesn't make sense anymore.
Abrasives can't make the distinction between folded and unfolded skin.

Fold crossings go deep
beneath the skin's surface

Yes, your skin needs abrasion, but only in some places.
Scraping elsewhere than on the folds and their crossings brings blood rushing to the surface and damages the skin.

Only your nails will do

Anyway, only your nails have the sensibility and the delicacy to gently unfold the skin.
While grooming, you can continuously monitor skin tension and put pressure only on the folds and crossings.

Abrasives and techniques

Stay away from

•Rasps •Stones •Abrasive soaps •Exfoliating brushes •Exfoliating gloves •Exfoliating cleansers •Chemical exfoliants •Micro-dermabrasion •Dermabrasion

Using these products and techniques is like sanding your sheets to make your bed in the morning, instead of unfolding them.
You will get much better results by grooming your skin.

The facecloth technique

If, for some reason, you feel your skin would benefit from some type of scrubbing, try doing it with a wet facecloth.
Don't use it in the usual manner, try to groom through it.
•Place a wet facecloth over your grooming finger so it forms a tent.
•Groom your skin using scraping strokes.
Your skin is protected from the sharpness of the nails and receives a controlled abrasion.
You can still feel your skin through the facecloth and only scrape areas that need it.
Use this technique lightly. It may take days for your skin to recover.