Answer: exfoliated

AnswerCrossword Clue
EXFOLIATEDFlaked off
exfoliatedShed (material) in scales or layers
exfoliatedCause to do this
exfoliatedEXFOLIATE, to separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark
exfoliatedWash or rub (a part of the body) with a granular substance to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin
exfoliated(of a material) Come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers