What’s a good exfoliator to use in the spring?
Because skin is still pretty sensitive from the wintertime, ease into spring with a gentle exfoliating cleanser or moisturizer that contains alpha hydroxy acids or beta hydroxy acids, dermatologist Heidi Waldorf, M.D., tells WebMD. Exfoliating is a great way to slough off dead skin cells that accumulate during the cold winter months. She also suggests avoiding mechanical exfoliants. That’s because “Scrubs that contain walnut shells or apricot pits, for example, can cause microscopic tears in the skin that can ultimately make dry winter skin look and feel much worse, especially on your face,” Dr. Waldorf says on WebMD.
