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  • noun Plural form of exfoliant.

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  • New products: Facial care, such as exfoliants for sensitive skin, moisturizing spritzers, a signature cosmetics line

    Brandweek - News and Features 2009

  • New products: Facial care, such as exfoliants for sensitive skin, moisturizing spritzers, a signature cosmetics line

    Brandweek - News and Features 2009

  • For some, physical exfoliants can be too harsh on the skin.

    Lynecia’s Beauty Pick: Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel « 2010

  • The new generation of gommages are gentler and just as effective thanks to chemical exfoliating ingredients like fruit acids, which peel away dead skin cells, and more high-tech, face-friendly scrubby exfoliants like jojoba beads.

    Scrubbing Off Indian Summer 2011

  • Similar to its use in body scrub recipes, oatmeal it is recommended for sensitive skin, but can be used in preparation of facial masks for any skin type, as well as for preparation of facial exfoliants as it is gentle on the skin, yet highly powerful.

    Free Mask | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • A few billion dollars spent on Miley Cyrus tickets and upscale man-bags and top-of-the-line exfoliants could give this economy just the jolt it needs.

    Cyber Stimulus: Blogging Is Shovel-Ready, Too Joe Queenan 2010

  • We see women spend ridiculous amounts of money and time on facial creams, exfoliants, complexion repair treatments, “age-defying” lotions and all the other things they gobble up on a regular basis.

    15 Worst Birthday Gifts to Give Your Girlfriend | Manolith 2010

  • From abrasive, sandblasting exfoliants to powder concoctions that morph into a milky cream when wet, I've sampled the gamut to discover the one your girlfriend will covet: Origins Modern Friction™ $37.50.

    Felicia C. Sullivan: Holiday Gift Guide: Seven Special Splurges Felicia C. Sullivan 2010

  • Unlike other exfoliants, these beads are a circular shape with soft edges ensuring that no microscopic tears are formed in the skin when exfoliating.

    New Jojoba beads! Anne-Marie 2008

  • I also added rice bran and adzuki bean powder as an exfoliant (my favorite exfoliants).

    Monday Round-Up Anne-Marie 2008

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