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exfoliate

[eks-foh-lee-eyt] / ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪt /


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I have this silicone exfoliant pad that I will use to fully exfoliate my body.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Products containing salicylic acid also help exfoliate the skin, which promotes turnover of dead skin cells and keeps pores from getting clogged.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023

These are like facial masks for your feet, and many make lofty promises to remove calluses, exfoliate your skin and make your feet feel smoother and softer.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022

“It has antioxidants, green-tea extract, and a peptide-B3 complex, which helps hydrate and exfoliate skin,” says Gonzalez.

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2018

They exfoliate or come off in leaves; all these effects belong, I believe, to the great class of phenomena of which slaty cleavage forms the most prominent example.

From Fragments of science, V. 1-2 by Tyndall, John