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exfoliate

[eks-foh-lee-ayt] / ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪt /


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Add a small bit of water to the mineral-packed blend of volcanic green clay, Dead Sea salt, kelp and spirulina to exfoliate, soothe and hydrate the skin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

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

“The body treatment is especially nice because you’re able to exfoliate away a lot of the summer grime and get your skin ready for the fall season,” Holm explains.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

Wait three minutes — take the time to shave, exfoliate, sing, whatever floats your boat — and then rinse it out and voila!

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2019

The name is from the Latin vermiculor, “to breed worms,” because when heated before the blowpipe these minerals exfoliate into long worm-like threads.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

Writer-director Sofia Coppola exfoliates the lust for celebrity lifestyles that often powers theft, even at its most haphazard and uncoordinated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

The spa’s most popular body treatment is the Honey Glow Body Wrap, which exfoliates your entire body in a warm wrap of honey.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2021

It exfoliates with Dead Sea salt crystals, and the formula includes tea tree oil, which can help heal spots and scars.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2020

But overuse of a brush that exfoliates can cause skin to become inflamed and red.

From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2019

When heated before the blowpipe, the mineral exfoliates, owing to loss of water, and on this account was named apophyllite by R.J.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" by Various

After addressing structural problems such as loss of adhesion and exfoliated paint, the restorers then used reversible techniques -- including watercolour paint -- to "stitch" everything back together, she said.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026

For 45 minutes, a “Q-facial” machine sprayed, vacuumed, exfoliated and hydrated my face, delivering ultrasonic waves at two different depths.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

"Specifically, we have provided high-quality exfoliated flakes tailored to their requests, and we worked together closely to optimize the exfoliation conditions for their materials. This partnership has significantly enhanced their sample fabrication process."

From Science Daily ● May 14, 2024

Once my feet were soaked and clipped, she exfoliated the tops of my feet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2022

In Miller's aerial photo the mountain looked particularly sinister: a huge fin of exfoliated stone, dark and smeared with ice.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

She starts by using an exfoliating mitt to apply an oil-based Nerra cleanser and follows with Prequel’s Gleanser, a hydrating, glycerin-based wash that she also uses on her face.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

The treatment takes place on a heated marble table inside the hammam and begins with a thorough cleansing before moving into an invigorating exfoliating scrub.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2026

They swirled hand-muddled blueberries and raw honey into organic, sugar-free yogurt for his facial; they stirred exfoliating Japanese volcanic sand into mineral-rich Korean mud for his hydrating mask.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2025

"I have to undergo a lot of treatment every day, which takes three to five hours and involves bath emollients, creaming and exfoliating," she said.

From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025

Ifemelu had finished and Aunty Uju was coating an exfoliating mask on her face when The General called to say he could no longer come.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie


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