The Right Way to Use Retexturizing Facial Pads: When, How Often, and What to Layer After
If you want to improve skin texture and tone, don’t just exfoliate: retexturize!
Retexturizing pads are exfoliating pads that promote soft, smooth, and hydrated skin. Using retexturizing pads as part of your skincare routine allows for deeper penetration of active ingredients, which means faster, more effective results for you. Plus, pads are easy and convenient to use, especially if you’re new to face exfoliating pads. No scrubbing required!
Today’s article will dive into the benefits of retexturizing pads and why they are more than just facial cleansing pads. Plus, you’ll learn the when, how, and what to include in your skincare routine. Keep reading as we discuss:
- How to use retexturizing face exfoliating pads
- When to use facial exfoliating pads
- How often to use them, plus pads for sensitive skin
- Skincare product layering with exfoliating face pads
- The best resurfacing pads from NassifMD® facial plastic surgeon skincare
What are Retexturizing Pads?
Resurface, retexturize, and exfoliate with NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads. These plastic surgeon-formulated facial pads are designed to smooth, even, and brighten the skin, addressing rough texture with a synergy of active ingredients. The formula utilizes:
- Niacinamide – A form of vitamin B3 (niacin) that acts as a powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-aging agent to improve skin hydration and barrier function. It also has skin-lightening effects.
- Hyaluronic acid – A natural glycosaminoglycan that draws water into the skin and holds it there. It’s one of the most hydrating molecules on the planet, and known for protecting the skin barrier, improving fine lines and wrinkles, and increasing collagen production for rejuvenating effects.
- Retinol – An active form of vitamin A that visibly improves the skin’s appearance. It minimizes wrinkles, decreases hyperpigmentation, improves skin barrier function, speeds up cellular turnover, promotes collagen production, and more!
- Mandelic acid – An alpha hydroxy acid chemical exfoliant that’s fat-soluble and deeply penetrating. It removes dead skin cells and impurities from the skin’s surface, promoting skin turnover and regeneration. You’ll also find Mandelic acid in chemical peels.
Skip the trip to the medical spa for laser treatments or peels and see results with just four weeks of use!
How to Use Retexturizing Pads & When to Apply Facial Pads
Use NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads to gently swipe across the face, neck, and décolleté after cleansing the skin. Don’t rinse off; let the active ingredients absorb into the skin and work their magic, and then layer skincare products on top. Read more on the skincare layering order below.
Use NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads as part of your evening skincare routine, after cleansing and before the rest of your routine.
How Often to Use Exfoliating Pads
The frequency of use may vary by person and skin type. However, Dr. Nassif typically recommends using NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads twice weekly as part of your evening skincare routine.
If you have sensitive skin, you can start with just once per week or spot test to ensure tolerance before increasing to twice weekly. If you have normal, oily, or acne-prone skin, you can try increasing to three times per week, as tolerated.
In a clinical study, those using NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads twice per week for four weeks noticed:
- Improved appearance of skin brightness
- Improved appearance of skin texture
- Improved appearance of skin tone and evenness
If you already use NassifMD® Detox Facial Pads daily exfoliating pads, substitute retexturizing pads twice per week.
Please note that some skin flaking is normal, especially at first, as old skin is removed, revealing the new skin below.
What to Layer After Pads
Begin your skincare routine with NassifMD® Pure Hydration Facial Cleanser to cleanse, nourish, and refresh the skin with antioxidants. A clean face creates the perfect conditions for exfoliating and retexturizing. Remember that NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads aren’t face cleaning pads, so you want to start with cleaning your face.
After cleansing and using NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads, you can begin layering skincare.
Here’s our skincare layering guide for after retexturizing:
- Tone and hydrate with NassifMD® 3HA Hydrating Facial Mist. With three forms of hyaluronic acid, this deeply hydrating and refreshing spray soothes the skin after retexturizing and prepares it for the next steps in your skincare routine.
- Nourish with serums. Choose from NassifMD® Hydro-Screen Serum, NassifMD® Pro Peptide Collagen Serum, or NassifMD® Niacinamide Biopeptide Serum. You can even use all three as part of your skincare layering to get the benefits of each targeted, active ingredient.
- Tuck in with deep moisturizing. As the last step in your evening routine, apply NassifMD® Skin Barrier Protection Cream to calm, heal, and nourish the skin while you sleep. This product creates a barrier that holds in moisture and the previous products you used, while nourishing the skin barrier. It can reduce any redness or irritation you experience from exfoliating and retexturizing, making it the perfect post-treatment balm.
- Use sunscreen the next day. Deep exfoliation and skin rejuvenation from mandelic acid and retinol can leave your skin more vulnerable to the sun’s harmful effects. It’s essential to use sunscreen every day, but especially so when NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads is part of your routine. Choose from NassifMD® Protect & Hydrate or NassifMD® Simply Hydration for daily use.
Best Retexturizing Pads for Beginners
Retexturizing pads are an easy addition to your existing skincare routine and great for beginners. For those with more advanced skincare routines, you can easily replace glycolic and salicylic acid pads a couple of times per week with NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads. If you’re looking for an affordable and effective solution for rough skin, consider adding retexturizing pads and skincare layering products from NassifMD® Skincare.
The best exfoliating pads are retexturizing pads! NassifMD® Even, Correct & Renew Retexturizing Pads offer spa-quality results with an easy at-home treatment. Watch your skin transform with twice weekly use.
References
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