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A long-handled bristle brush is best. Never use a synthetic brush.
Brush skin lightly to begin with. As the skin becomes toned you may brush heavier.
Start at the bottom of the feet using a rotary or circular motion. Then proceed to the legs and arms, back, abdomen and chest. Women should avoid doing the breasts. Never wet brush. Always brush towards the heart. Brush your skin until it gets a red glow. Skin brushing should take about 10 minutes.
Skin brush as soon as you wake up and before retiring. Skin brushing in the morning will freshen the body and before bed will relax it.
A shower should always follow skin brushing. This will remove uric acid crystals along with any dead skin that has been loosened.
Always start your shower with warm water and end with cold. Once the water is cold do not stay in any longer.
When the water turns cold let it hit your legs first, do not let it hit your heart or head first as this can cause a slight shock to the body.
Baths can be unsanitary. When the pores open they allow the toxins to be reabsorbed. Showers are best.
Natural soaps should always be used, but do not soap the entire body down. Areas to be soaped are the underarms and groin region. Rinse soap off thoroughly to avoid clogging of pores.
Sun bathing is very therapeutic. At least 10 minutes a day will help ensure your Vitamin D and A content for the body. Vitamin D helps to control body calcium. The sun also helps guard against blemishes.
Benefits of dry skin brushing:
- Opens pores, removes toxins and dead skin.
- Increases blood circulation.
- Helps to stimulate hormone and oil-producing glands.
- Helps to take load off other organs by helping the eliminative system.
- Helps in rejuvenating the nervous system.
- Helps improve muscle tone and preventing fat deposits.
- Improves complexion.
- Improves overall health which helps against premature aging.
The sun is not really the culprit for skin cancer. The sun may cause sweating of toxins and poisons through the skin causing irritation and cell mutation. This is not to say that over exposure to the sun cannot cause problems.
Skin Brushing Tips:
- Every 2 weeks wash your brush with natural soap and let dry in the sun.
- Never share your brush.
- Never brush irritated or infected areas of the body.
- Brush scalp to remove dead skin and to help promote hair growth.
- Brush scalp to remove dead skin and to help promote hair growth.
- Increased soap = decreased body oil. No oil = no interaction with sunlight to form Vitamin D.
- Always shower after skin brushing.
The skin is the largest elimination organ of the body – get to it!
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