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Flaky Skin? Try Gentle Dermabrasion

March 30, 2016 by jessica

Origins Modern Friction Review

I didn’t know about the ins and outs of dermabrasion until I started working on this post last night. Yes, I knew it was a skin treatment. Yes, I knew it made skin smoother. No, I did not know it sounded as awful as this:

Dermabrasion is a “technique that uses a wire brush or a diamond wheel with rough edges (called a burr or fraise) to remove the upper layers of the skin. The brush or burr rotates rapidly, taking off and leveling (abrading or planing) the top layers of the skin.”

Doesn’t it make your skin crawl just to read it? Thanks, WebMD. (At least it was my first search on the site that didn’t lead to cancer.)

Anyway, the only reason I’m enlightened now is because I’m obsessed with this gentle dermabrasion scrub from Origins. While “gentle dermabrasion” is just marketing speak for “exfoliator that actually works,” it totally lives up to the hype. I have dry, flaky skin in the winter that neither lotion nor overnight masks totally fix (even though I adore this one). The only thing that has gotten rid of it has been the brand’s “Modern Friction” scrub. I received a sample with a recent Sephora order and found that it smoothed my face without leaving behind redness, irritation, or breakouts (unlike this one). The little “scrubbers” are made of rice starch. Paired with the extracts in the Origins product, it sort of smells like Froot Loops — or at least my memory of them. (I can’t remember the last time I had a bowl.)

It’s not cheap at $39.50 for a 4.2 ounce bottle, but you’ll find that a little goes a very long way.

Origins Modern Friction Review Origins Modern Friction Review

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Comments

  1. Victoria Fox says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:02 am

    I seriously love origins! Seriously what wonderful photos! Happy Wednesday!
    xoxo,Victoria
    http://www.coffeeandablonde.blogspot.com

  2. Darcy from A Memory of Us says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:34 am

    I love origins products! I’ve never tried this one, though. Seems great!
    http://www.amemoryofus.com

  3. Franish says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:38 am

    another origins product i’ll have to try at your recommendation!

  4. Closet Fashionista says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:53 am

    Ooh I may have to try this next! Currently I use St Ives apricot scrub, a much cheaper option! Haha. I have the Origins charcoal mask and I looove it (I’ve never really liked masks before)
    http://www.closet-fashionista.com/

  5. Tiffany P. says

    March 30, 2016 at 8:54 am

    I’ll have to try this out!!

  6. Lyddiegal says

    March 30, 2016 at 1:42 pm

    I too have been using St. Ives, though I go for the green tea scrub, but I have always been an Origins fan, especially of their ginger line.
    http://iamchiconthecheap.com

  7. Rachelle says

    March 31, 2016 at 4:51 am

    been using modern friction for years, it is a constant in my skincare routine.

    xo
    PinkSole

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