Dry Skin Brushing: Keeping Your Skin Healthy

Dry brushing helps remove dead cells, stimulates circulation and lymph drainage. Poor lymph drainage is linked to cellulite, arthritis, hypertension and even depression. This practice keeps skin healthy and functioning well. It can enhance the health of your whole system. Your skin will feel softer and your consciousness stimulated. The skin is the largest organ of elimination and discharges over a pound of waste products each day. Dry brushing in the morning helps support this process. (In traditional Chinese medicine the skin is seen as the third lung.) This five to ten-minute ritual feels wonderful, and inspires you to wake up and move into your day with a fresh countenance. Additionally, it is an excellent treatment for cellulite. Rinse off in the shower afterwards if you like.

How to Dry Brush: Use long smooth strokes toward your heart (where the lymph ducts empty into the blood stream). Begin at the sole of your foot, brushing toward your heel. Brush up your calf toward your knee, and then from your knee toward your hip. Repeat on the other leg. Brush up your torso from hip to heart, front and back. Brush up your arms from hand to shoulder to heart. Do not brush your face and brush lightly on sensitive areas. Do not practice dry brushing if you have psoriasis, eczema or hyperthyroidism. Avoid brushing broken or infected skin, rashes and varicose veins.

Each month take one week off from dry brushing; during menstruation is a good time. Wash brush during this time in soapy water.

All natural brushes are available for $12.00. Contact us to order. Dry brush bristles are made from tampico fiber – the unbleached stem of the agave plant. Hardwood removable handle and backing is improved with a protective natural coating.