Synonyms of exfoliate

exfoliate

verb

(ˌ)eks-ˈfō-lē-ˌāt 

as in to shed

to cast (a natural bodily covering or appendage) aside

a soap that promises to help me exfoliate all that dry, flaky skin I've apparently been carrying around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shed
• peel
• discard
• slough
• ditch
• sluff
• molt
• slip
• flake
• scale
• scrap
• unload
• throw away
• jettison
• fling (off or away)
• chuck
• throw out
• shuck (off)
• junk

Examples of exfoliate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Choose purifying masks that refine pores with exfoliating AHAs, or calm angry skin with soothing ingredients like chamomile and allantoin. —Tracy Achonwa, Vogue, 12 July 2024

Hussein loves how this cleanser moonlights as an exfoliating mask, which does an excellent job of breaking down her makeup—no double cleanse necessary. —Sarah Han, Allure, 16 Aug. 2024

They’re packed with two powerhouse exfoliating acids (glycolic and salicylic) to keep skin smooth and bump-free. —Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Aug. 2024

Hope is an old school cosmetics-monger, who, after 20 years of exfoliating Hollywood’s most expensive faces, is ready to let regular people in on the secret. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Aug. 2024