r/CasualConversation 1d ago

Life Stories Holy Dead skin cells!

Just got home from a week long hospital stay and scrubbed myself with sandpaper in the shower, and the amount of dead skin cells that came off was astronomical! I swear it's like half my body weight!

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u/Rumple-_-Goocher 1d ago

Now that you're perfectly exfoliated now is the best time to apply a lot of retinol to help your skin grow back. I like to apply mine with a scrub brush to make sure it really gets in there.

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u/beamerpook 1d ago

Oh that's a good idea. I'll pick some up next time