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" I recently learned the art of calming your skin post-chemical peel. Chemical peels are specifically good for improving acne, evening out your skin&amp;#039;s texture, and minimizing the look of fine lines. But the treatment does leave you red-faced, followed by the ew-but-cool shedding of your skin for the next few days. But at last you emerge with the most gorgeous facial skin. A small sacrifice for a glowing complexion, if you ask me. However during the shedding stage, which I had never experienced before, I was kind of at a loss for how to deal with bits of skin randomly peeling off midday, so I enlisted some help. Gervaise Gerstner, M.D., a cosmetic dermatologist in NYC told me to, &amp;quot;take a dry washcloth and buff the skin while dry.&amp;quot; Apparently using a physical exfoliator or a skin-cleansing device is too harsh to slough away the dead skin cells. Then, to properly hydrate my face after buffing away the dead skin cells, Gerstner recommends mixing a tiny dot of Aquaphor into your nightly cream to calm any chaffing. If you&amp;#039;re prone to acne though, she suggests skipping the Aquaphor and simply applying your daily moisturizer six times a day to avoid further clogging of the pores. I loved her tip about using a dry washcloth on a dry face, especially since it doesn&amp;#039;t leave your skin super red. It&amp;#039;s now my go-to way to exfoliate. Plus, if you&amp;#039;re not getting a chemical peel anytime soon, but accidentally get a sunburn this summer (remember to slather on SPF!), it&amp;#039;s a good way to slough off dead skin gently. Try this exfoliating trick and let us know what you think! Photo: Getty Images Follow Carly Cardellino on Facebook and Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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