Exfoliate vs Peel

Exfoliate [ ɛksˈfoʊ liˌeɪt ]

Exfoliation can refer to:

• to throw off in scales, splinters, etc.
• to remove the surface of (a bone, the skin, etc.) in scales or laminae.
• to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin fragments The bark of some trees exfoliates.
• Geology.
• to split or swell into a scaly aggregate, as certain minerals when heated.
• to separate into rudely concentric layers or sheets, as certain rocks during weathering.
• Medicine/Medical.
• to separate and come off in scales, as scaling skin or any structure separating in flakes.
• (tr)
• to wash (a part of the body) with a granular cosmetic preparation in order to remove dead cells from the skin's surface

Peel [ pil ]

Peel or Peeling may refer to:

• to strip (something) of its skin, rind, bark, etc. to peel an orange.
• to strip (the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.) from something to peel paint from a car.
• Croquet.
• to cause (another player's ball) to go through a wicket.
• (of skin, bark, paint, etc.) to come off; become separated.
• to lose the skin, rind, bark, paint, etc.
• to undress.
• Metallurgy.
• (of a malleable iron casting) to lose, or tend to lose, the outer layer.

• desquamate
• doff
• shed
• flake off
• scale off

• bark
• cover
• epicarp
• exocarp
• husk
• peeling
• pellicle
• rind
• shell
• shuck

• 1. Exfoliate your back at least once a week.
• 2. The bark of some trees exfoliates.
• 3. Face masks work by means of a mild exfoliating action, stripping off surface dead-skin cells.
• 4. They involve the same exfoliating, cleansing, toning and moisturising routines as facials.
• 5. Salt grains - Gently exfoliate the skin.
• 6. What it can do: Exfoliate skin.
• 7. It will exfoliate the dead skin.
• 8. Successive section sees endoderm has exfoliate phenomenon.
• 9. Exfoliate: Once a week, apply petroleum jelly to your lips and leave it on for five minutes. Dip a toothbrush in hot water and gently brush your lips. Dead skin will be history!
• 10. Efficacy : In - depth clean skin, exfoliate cuticle, body fitness, relieve fatigue, vitality glowing.

• 1. The paint is starting to peel off.
• 2. Scales of skin peel off after scarlet fever.
• 3. Peel and dice the potatoes.
• 4. Cut the orange peel into fine shreds.
• 5. Would you peel me an orange?
• 6. Peel the pears and remove the cores.
• 7. Peel, core and chop the apples.
• 8. Please peel an apple for me.
• 9. Peel the carrots and cut them into shreds.
• 10. Peel and grate the potatoes.