Your Body Needs Exfoliation

It’s a step that most men leave out of their grooming regimens, but if you're not exfoliating you're really missing out. Because your body is literally covered in dead skin cells. It's gross, but it's true. We're always shedding and growing new skin cells. In fact, our skin completely regenerates itself approximately every 27 days. So if you don't get rid of the dead skin cells, they just hang onto you and cause problems. Like what? How about breakouts, scaly patches, hair loss and cracked gnarly feet? That's why it's important to exfoliate. Not just your face but every part of your body.

Sofie Pavitt, the in-demand New York aesthetician, says we should be doing it year round, but that exfoliation is particularly effective in the winter months. “I love to ramp up exfoliation during the colder months to reduce dryness and flaky winter skin,” says Pavitt. “You want to dissolve the bonds between dead skin and the healthy skin underneath—that's the key.” Think of it as shedding your dead weight. You'll look and feel better as soon as you do. We've put together a game plan for a full-body exfoliation, from top to bottom, along with how often you should ideally be doing it.