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. Because the scrubbing particles in mechanical exfoliant products should
not have any sharp edges, Dr. Murad chose sugar and jojoba beads as the agents for
Murad’s Activating Body Scrub.

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 SPF30,
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.