u/Obvious-Charge-7413

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What do you guys use/do for body exfoliation?

My body skin isn’t super sensitive to acids or other medium to harsh skincare chemicals, but I am super super sensitive to any sort of abrasion/trauma and flare almost immediately, especially with added heat. (I also have patches around my knees that turn red in heat, had them since I was little and they never hurt)

I don’t shave anything but my armpits, but I do sugar everything hips down. It’s way better than other methods for me, but I still get tons of tiny ingrown hairs all over my legs when it grows back in. Obviously exfoliation solves the issue, but when I’ve tried physical exfoliation like scrubbing mitts/gloves, slightly abrasive soap bars, and scrubs with medium to harder exfoliating beads, my skin develops an unbearable burning painful itch that doesn’t go away for at least a half hour. I’ve tried some gentle scrubs and chemical exfoliation over the years that haven’t been too bad, but I haven’t noticed much effect with them. The one I have currently is the nécessaire body exfoliator. It doesn’t make my skin flare that much but again I barely notice a difference.

Any recommendations for effective chemical body exfoliators and/or gentle but effective physical exfoliation that won’t make my body flare?

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u/Obvious-Charge-7413 — 1 day ago