Dry skin brushing
Here is what the eminent Dr. Bernard Jensen says about it:
“Dry skin brushing is the best of all baths. No soap can cleanse and make the skin as clean as the new skin hidden beneath the old. The skin regenerates itself every 24 hours. Dry skin brushing removes the old layer of skin. This aids in the removal of uric acid crystals, catarrh, and other acids from the body. The skin should normally eliminate up to 2 pounds of bodily waste per day.”
Our skin, the body's largest living organ, is multifunctional: one of its functions is to eliminate bodily waste. Dry brushing your skin every day increases pore activity. This process is highly effective and removes more harmful substances than soap and water.
Why brush your skin regularly?
1. Brushing helps stimulate and increase blood circulation to the underlying organs and tissues, so it helps your body flush out metabolic waste.
2. It revitalizes by increasing the elimination capacity and also helps your skin breathe because it removes dead skin cells and allows clogged pores to open. Without dry brushing, dead skin cells can simply accumulate on the skin.
3. Dry brushing stimulates lymphatic circulation. We all know how important it is to keep the lymph moving!
4. It helps reduce cellulite. Cellulite is the result of toxic waste accumulated in your body's fat cells. Dry brushing helps the body detoxify more effectively.
5. It stimulates hormones and reproductive oil glands keeping pores open while allowing the skin to retain its natural oils.
6. It has an invigorating influence on the nervous system by stimulating the underlying nerves of the skin.
7. It improves muscle toning and proper distribution of fat deposits.
8. It improves skin complexion; it refreshes and rejuvenates while making the skin soft and silky.
9. It improves overall health and also helps in the prevention of premature aging.
How to proceed?
In the morning, to energize, tone up and therefore wake up, before taking a shower, use a natural bristle brush to brush your skin ( available here ) in circular motions, starting from the top of the feet towards the torso, then starting from the fingers towards the chest.
In the evening, it's a great way to relax after a busy day. Follow with a hot shower or bath, and you'll have a great night's sleep.
You want to work in the same direction as the lymph flow, which is towards the heart.
Be careful around sensitive areas like your breasts. The more regularly you brush, the less sensitive your skin will become. Once you're done brushing, hop in the shower to get rid of dead skin cells! It's quick and easy, just 2-3 minutes! Dry brushing, a plus to add to your daily routine.
Please note that to properly care for the dry body brush, made from plant fibers, it is important that it never gets wet, otherwise it will lose its properties.
Some restrictions
- Avoid sensitive areas: rash areas, wounds, cuts, infections.
- Avoid on injury, varicose veins, sunburn, tumors
- Finally, avoid brushing on a body that is too hot or too cold.
Dry brush cleaning: Every week, you can hold it over a wastebasket and brush it with a toothbrush or even a hairbrush that you designate only for this purpose.
And dry brushing of the face…
Like a scrub, dry facial brushing helps remove dead skin and renew cells, but also flushes out accumulated toxins. A natural detox effect that helps get rid of the impurities that cause certain small spots. But be careful to be gentler on your face, as this can stimulate sebum production, especially if you have oily or problem skin. To learn more about facial brushing, how to brush your face, and how to care for your brush, here is the link that will introduce you to our wonderful and soft brush!
Skin that breathes fully is healthy skin!
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