Answer: exfoliates

AnswerCrossword Clue
exfoliatesCause to do this
exfoliatesEXFOLIATE, to separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark
exfoliatesWash or rub (a part of the body) with a granular substance to remove dead cells from the surface of the skin
exfoliates(of a material) Come apart or be shed from a surface in scales or layers
exfoliatesShed (material) in scales or layers