Microdermabrasion: Not Nearly as Scary as it Seems

For years I was terrified of those scary sounding nonsurgical but next best thing products. I always assumed that microdermabrasion kits were, well, insane. I like my skin attached to my face thank you very much, not scrubbed off by some futuristic sounding micro-things. Clearly I was a bit misinformed in addition to being overly immaginative.

A few years ago I was given a free sample of a L'Oreal at home microdermabrasion kit. This full sized free product was part of my spoils from the ever popular Women's Show, which I suggest every last one of you go to in your own city if at all possible, if there is not one in your home town, then I would suggest looking into traveling to get to one.

Anyway, this at home kit, aside from being free, is also, as it turns out, a miracle. Not only does it not scrub the skin from your face, it actually leaves your skin feeling smooth and polished, just like it says it will. Imagine that a product that actually does what it claims, incredible.

The L'Oreal Advanced Revitalift Micro-Dermabrasion kit includes a derm-abrasing cream with lots of micro scrubbies, and then a super duper moisturizor. You apply the scrubby cream in a lught circular motion. The key here is to make sure you use light pressurse. Press too hard and the scrub will irritate your skin, but a light pressure will gently exfoliate your skin. After you give your face a gentle scrub you rinse off the scrubbing cream and apply the moisturizor.

It works well and I think it's really worth the effort. Now, if you, like me, use a light scrub on a regular basis, you may not immediatly see the need for a more intense scrub. However, I find it really does make a difference. There's all sorts of facts and numbers about the rate of skin cell renewal and the slothing off of dead skin cells and so on, but it leaves my skin looking smooth and polished, much more so than when I don't use it, so for me, that's all I need to know.

In addition to the L'Oreal kit, there a several other at home kits available. I have also tried and liked the Mary Kay TimeWise Microdermabrasion set, which works similarly with a scrub and a moisturizor. If you decide to try out either of the sets, be sure to go gently, and use the system once or twice a week. I think you'll be really happy you took the chance.