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Tips to  FADE SCARS and  DARK SPOTS

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Our skin is a fantastically resilient organ. It is in constant contact with the elements, fabric, environmental toxins, products, and our, ahem, incessant poking and prodding. And yet, our skin is always healing, renewing, protecting, and detoxing us.

Unfortunately, its appearance can take on some of this trauma for longer or more intensely than we’d like to showcase, in the form of scars, dark spots, and sun damage. That pimple you should have left alone? The scabbing and redness is here to linger. Those days before SPF was a non-negotiable in your routine? Melasma, dark spots, and uneven tone.

The good news is, we can speed cell turnover with masterful exfoliation—aka not obliterating our skin with a 1200 grit sandblaster, but rather an intentional routine and amazing products. Here are some of our favorite tips for exfoliating like a pro to reveal your smoothest, most even—and, as a bonus—softest skin ever.

Try a skin spatula

Vanity Planet Essia Exfoliating Skin Spatula $85

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This all-in-one tool is not just highly functional for tightening the skin and loosening up clogged pores. It also helps to exfoliate the top surface of the skin while ultrasonic oscillation helps products to absorb deeper. This dual action is amazing to follow with powerful active serums that assist in fading dark spots and scars.

Exfoliate overnight

Kora Organics Noni Night AHA Resurfacing Serum $74

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Using a gentle overnight serum with the right amounts of active ingredients like lactic acid, lemon peel, and caviar lime can help speed cell turnover and promote glow, fading those scars and dark spots much more rapidly than they would renew on their own. Find one that is gentle enough to use nightly or at least several times per week to maximize results without damaging the skin barrier.

Vitamin C serum

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Vitamin C is a holy grail brightener, and brighteners help to even tone by boosting skin’s turnover rate. Look for a stable form of vitamin C, and apply it at alternative times to your exfoliating serums. So, if you’re using an exfoliating serum overnight, wait till morning, after you’ve washed your face, to apply vitamin C.

Use an enzyme mask

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Fruit enzymes are gentle, natural exfoliators that help to eat away at dead skin and encourage the renewal of fresh new cells to fade those scars and spots. They are a great once-weekly treatment to refresh the skin, unclog pores, and keep skin super soft, too.

Use gentle, reusable cotton rounds

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When removing your enzyme mask or applying an essence or toner, use an eco-friendly soft cotton or bamboo round in light, circular motions to help mechanically exfoliate what the chemical exfoliation process has helped to lift. They’re gentle enough for everyday use without causing redness or inflammation.

Dry brush

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Not all our sun damage is on the face—our delicate décolletage often gets neglected even though it deserves the same amount of skincare love, especially SPF. Dry brush before the shower, making sure to use light circular strokes on the chest and finishing by brushing out towards the left armpit. This not only helps with lymphatic flow but also circulation and exfoliation. After your shower, apply the vitamin C serum or your exfoliating serum to the décolletage (not both at the same time), and follow with a moisturizer and/or SPF.

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