Unlocking Radiant Health: The Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing for Vitality and Wellness
Did you know that your skin is your body’s largest, most eliminative organ?
It is the last organ to receive nourishment from the body but the first organ to show any signs of malfunction, deficiency or disease.
The skin receives one third of all of the blood circulated within the body. It is sometimes referred to as the third kidney and on average the skin eliminates over one pound of waste acids every day. This equates to 10-15% of the body’s total daily eliminations!
While often associated with wellness and beauty enthusiasts, dry brushing has garnered attention from doctors and dermatologists for its potential scientific benefits including stimulation of the lymphatic system, a vital component of the body's immune system. By promoting lymphatic drainage, this technique may help the body eliminate toxins and waste more efficiently.
Your lymphatic system is composed of lymph vessels, nodes, and organs. It is an integral part of your body’s defence system. Your lymph nodes remove microorganisms and other foreign substances and they act as a filtration system that keeps bacteria from entering the bloodstream.
As you can see, your skin may be more important to pay attention to than you think. Healthy breathing skin greatly contributes to overall body health. Adding dry skin brushing to your daily routine improves the overall health of your skin as well as helping your body to release unwanted toxins.
Eight Health Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing
- Exfoliation and Improved Skin Texture: The physical act of brushing helps remove dead skin cells, promoting smoother skin and potentially improving its texture.
- Enhanced Cell Renewal: By exfoliating the skin, dry brushing may stimulate the turnover of skin cells, contributing to a more youthful appearance.
- Improved Nutrient Absorption: It is suggested that unclogging pores through dry skin brushing may enhance the skin's ability to absorb nutrients from topical products.
- Nervous System Stimulation: The brushing action stimulates nerve endings in the skin, potentially rejuvenating the nervous system and providing a sense of invigoration.
- Increased Blood Flow: Dry skin brushing may promote better blood circulation, leading to increased electromagnetic energy and a feeling of energy and vitality.
- Muscle Tone and Fat Distribution: Regular dry brushing is believed by some to contribute to better muscle tone and more even distribution of fatty deposits.
- Tightening and Toning: Improved blood flow to the outer layers of the skin may lead to tighter and toned skin. Some proponents claim that this can also reduce the appearance of cellulite.
- Detoxification: Dry brushing is said to enhance the body's detoxification process by promoting lymphatic drainage. This may help eliminate metabolic waste and toxins, reducing the burden on the lymphatic system.
Dry Brushing Technique
Purchase a brush made with natural fibers. You can choose one with a strap for your hand or one that has a strap for your hand as well as a removable handle.
A systematic dry brushing session will take about 10 minutes. It’s best to do this before your morning bath or shower. If you are unable to dedicate 10 minutes of your morning, 5 minutes is better than nothing!
Note: Dry brush in the morning and the evening if you are sick. This will speed up your body’s elimination process and you will feel better more quickly.
Your lymph moves towards your heart, so this is an important detail to be strict about.
- Always brush in long strokes towards your heart! Brush between 10 to 20 times in each area. Overlapping as you go.
- Start from the bottom of your feet and move upwards towards your heart.
- Brush both the front and the back of your legs.
- You can concentrate more time on the back of your thighs and your buttocks to help to break up cellulite.
- Lift your arms above your head and brush from your hands towards your shoulders. Brush both sides of your torso in an upward direction. Brush in light circles around your breasts.
After brushing your skin, shower as you normally would. If you are so inclined, alternating the water temperature from hot to cold will further invigorate your skin. It will stimulate blood circulation and bring more blood to the outer layers of your skin.
After your shower, dry off vigorously and massage your skin with a moisturizer. Clean your skin brush using soap and water once a week. After rinsing, dry your skin brush in an open, sunny spot to prevent mildew.
Caution: Do not brush on or over skin rashes, wounds, cuts, infections, poison oak or poison ivy.
Note: Any well designed program will take about 30 days to see and experience the changes.
For a thorough lymphatic cleansing, perform skin brushing daily for a minimum of three months. Please be patient and stay dedicated! You're worth it!
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