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Did you know that your skin sheds dead skin cells on a daily basis? In fact, even while you sleep, Mother nature is doing her job by making sure your skin exfoliates itself without your help. Cells from the dermis age as they move upwards. By the time they reach the surface, they are dead and are shed off. These dead cells, removed from the epiidermis, are extremely tiny and not visible to the naked eye. The normal cycle is about six to eight weeks. Stress, pollution and UV rays however tend to slow down epidermal turnover time.

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