exfoliate
去角质,去除角质,去死皮,去掉角质
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ex·fo·li·at·ed, ex·fo·li·at·ing.
- : to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
- : to remove the surface of in scales or laminae.
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ex·fo·li·at·ed, ex·fo·li·at·ing.
- : to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments: The bark of some trees exfoliates.
- : Geology. to split or swell into a scaly aggregate, as certain minerals when heated.to separate into rudely concentric layers or sheets, as certain rocks during weathering.
- : Medicine/Medical. to separate and come off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes.
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“Our skin cells naturally exfoliate on their own,” said Chicago-based dermatologist Caroline Robinson.
Because it’s easy to over-exfoliate at home, some dermatologists prefer in-office treatments, seeing the latter as a controlled burn compared with a wildfire.
When we exfoliate, we use hydroxy acids and enzymes to break the bonds that hold the cells together, which is what we don’t want.
While, again, exfoliating your body isn’t necessary, Hirsh said hands, feet and sometimes arms and legs can benefit from regular exfoliation.
There is no soil, but those towels are contaminated with dead skin cells that the towel has exfoliated.
“I enjoy dating beardy blokes because you get to kiss and exfoliate at the same time,” she quips to The Daily Beast.
The loch having been drained away, we proceeded to exfoliate the crannog.
A layer of the exposed surface of bone will probably exfoliate, and the wound granulate and become closed without further trouble.