Exfoliation is especially important in areas where we are trying to encourage the
skin’s natural rebuilding process to repair and prevent cellulite damage. Since skin
cells grow less active when trapped under “dead” cells, exfoliation helps to
improve and maintain your skin’s health and appearance by polishing away the
thick dulling layer of dead cells that builds-up more quickly as skin ages.

While both chemical and mechanical agents can be effective exfoliants, look for
products with ingredients that are aggressive enough to polish the skin but gentle
enough to avoid damage and irritation. Doctor recommended chemical agents
include Alpha and Beta Hydroxy Acids, as found in AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser.

Brushing your skin with a natural bristle brush provides a triple-action method of
addressing your cellulite. Not only do the bristles exfoliate, brushing stimulates
both blood and lymphatic circulation. The increased blood flow helps to bring more
healing nutrients to help repair cellulite damage while the boost in lymphatic
circulation means that toxins and waste products are cleared more quickly.

Like any other part of the body that is injured, your damaged cellulitic skin is
especially vulnerable and needs extra protection. Since cellulite is essentially cell
and connective tissue damage, you must shield your skin from any exposure to
sun, in order to not worsen the situation. A sunblock with a high SPF, like Murad’s
Waterproof Sunblock SPF 30, gives your skin the essential protection it needs and
allows existing cellulite damage to heal.

Healthy, cellulite-free skin is well hydrated skin. Unfortunately, as our bodies age
and endure exposure to pollution, stress, bacteria and other antagonists, it
becomes a challenge for our skin to maintain water without help. A high quality
moisturizer like Body Firming Cream provides that help, and fights the formation
of cellulite by saturating and strengthening the uppermost barrier layer of our
skin. A strong skin barrier not only protects our body from environmental assaults,
it protects us by sealing the skin so that cellular water cannot escape. When we
keep water in our cells, where it belongs, our skin stays strong and cellulite does
not have a chance to form.