Kate recreates a favorite for sensitive skin
Posted Friday, March 20, 2009
There's an almost unanimous fondness for ExfoliKate among NewBeauty staffers. The only hold-outs share a similar qualm: it's a little too strong for their sensitive skin. But thanks to a new incarnation of this Kate Somerville best-seller, everyone can enjoy its revered results.
ExfoliKate Gentle offers the same physical-meets-chemical exfoliation combo as the original (called Kate in a Jar once upon a time). Lactic acid and enzymes from papaya and pineapple (papain and bromelain, respectively) enhance the effects of the gentler-than-ever scrubbing beads, making skin glow with an undeniably youthful radiance.
The main difference is the addition of soothing ingredients like sage, sesame seed and sweet almond oils, and the subtraction of salicylic acid. But these switcheroos in no way diminish the awesome outcome, so those with easily-irritated skin don't have to suffer for beauty.
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