exfoliation

[ eks-foh-lee-ey-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act, state, or process of exfoliating.
2. the state of being exfoliated.
3. something that is exfoliated or scaled off.

exfoliation

/ ĕks-fō′lē-ā′shən /

1. The process in which layers of tissue peel or are peeled off an organism, such as the distinctive ways in which bark peels off a tree in strips or flakes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exfoliation¹

1670–80; New Latin exfoliātiōn- (stem of exfoliātiō ). See exfoliate, -ion

Example Sentences

It’s designed to target rough, bumpy, or flakey skin without causing irritation, and it turns a simple shower into a spa-like exfoliation session.

From Popular-Science

According to these sources, exfoliation can amplify the results of topical products such as serums, masks and moisturizers, boosting the skin’s “glow” and “radiance,” as well as cutting down on acne and signs of sun damage.

From Washington Post

Manual exfoliation uses a product such as a face scrub or a tool such as a mechanical face brush to “scrub” and loosen the dead skin cells.

From Washington Post

Microdermabrasion and dermaplaning are manual exfoliation treatments performed in-office.

From Washington Post

Without exfoliation and moisturizer, areas of rough or dry skin "grab darker," says Sinless Sun's Peterson.

From The Daily Beast

Where unworn by contact with the ground, the horn of the sole is shed by a process of exfoliation.

From Project Gutenberg

The term exfoliation is sometimes employed to indicate the separation or throwing off of a superficial sequestrum.

From Project Gutenberg

This second efflorescence faded on the twenty-fourth day, and on the twenty-seventh exfoliation began.

From Project Gutenberg

This is very easy to do in the weak limbs of strumous patients, and may cause exfoliation, and greatly delay cure.

From Project Gutenberg

An exfoliation of the rock itself you would call the houses that seem to grow there—so identical is the colour and character.

From Project Gutenberg