Mostly, that's good advice. I've tried the supposedly most gentle chemical exfoliant out there (1% salicylic acid lotion, which is a BHA) and it was a DISASTER. Took my skin MONTHS to come back from it.

What I was finding, though, is that I had so much flaking built up on my cheeks that wasn't completely sloughing off, and then I would get even more pustules in those areas. The cloth I linked to up top is made of an anti-microbial fabric and is very soft. I never scrub, just gently pull it across every area of my face one time. Just doing that, the cloth was streaked white/yellow with dead cells for the first few months. Now I don't do it as much, because it seems that my moisture barrier is better intact and my skin is turning over better without the additional help. This article on exfoliation for rosacea also suggests gentle manual exfoliation.

I am interested, however, in the new class of chemical exfoliants that are hitting the market right now. Thus far we've had physical exfoliants (washcloths, clarisonic, "scrub" products) and two classes of chemical exfoliants available (AHAs, like glycolics, & BHAs, like salicylic acid) to choose from. PHAs are the newcomer. They don't really penetrate the skin, as BHAs and AHAs do, but instead dissolve the protein bonds that “glue” dead skin to the face at a slower rate, which gives the skin more time to turnover. More about those here. I'm not sure that I'll be trying them any time soon; I'll likely wait until next spring when my skin isn't about to be attacked by winter. A formula like this, used twice a week, is probably how I would approach it.