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give a dry, dull appearance to the skin.
Through professional exfoliation, these
dulling skin cells are effectively removed,
and newer cells are revealed for a fresher,
healthier appearance. Similarly, removing
the excess barricade of cells from the
skin’s surface helps ingredients penetrate
through the skin. As such, exfoliation is
a critical step in any skin health regimen.
Dermalogica’s Exfoliants combine
many unique technologies, ensuring
maximum effectiveness and the utmost
safety. Depending on the formula, your
Dermalogica Exfoliant can include Lactic
Acid, Salicylic Acid, Retinol, Sulfur or
enzyme peeling to give a total exfoliation
system. Dermalogica professional
Exfoliants are pH balanced, do not strip
skin of essential moisture and leave skin
feeling and looking extremely smooth
and clear.
When The International Dermal Institute
developed The Dermalogica Exfoliation
Level System, it was created to establish
the strength of Dermalogica Exfoliants
and help with the proper selection of
products. The Dermalogica Exfoliation
Level System also enables you to
customize our current chemical exfoliants
while maintaining an understanding of
the relative strength and intensity when
two products are mixed.
Our previous level system ranged from
Level 1 to Level 3, based upon their
relative strength. With the addition of
our more powerful Exfoliant Accelerator
35, we have added a Level 4. This
level represents the use of Exfoliant
Accelerator 35 when used alone on skin.
Level 1 Exfoliants are the mildest and
Level 4 (Exfoliant Accelerator 35) is the
strongest. In order to understand how
The Dermalogica Exfoliant Level System
works, it is necessary to explain how it
was established.
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Figure 1
Figure 2
skin layers
cell
turnover
stratum
corneum
stratum
germinativum
(basal cell layer)
epidermis
dermis
figure 1
An electron micrograph of a desmosome
(at tip of white arrow): the point where
two cells connect to one another.
The desmosome consists of Calciumdependent
proteins to help maintain the
attachment. Loosening the desmosome
attachment allows cells to separate and
be exfoliated from skin.
figure 2
how lactic acid works on skin
· Lactic Acid normalizes cell turnover
and cell cohesion
· Increases glycosaminoglycans
and collagen synthesis
· Increases ceramides (barrier function)
and reduces Trans-Epidermal Water
Loss
· Inhibits melanin formation