Healthy, glowing
and clear looking skin is very attractive, in both women and men, not just
women. Cleansing, toning, moisturizing,
exfoliating and masking is important for your face as most people already know.
However, taking care of the skin on the rest of your body is equally important.
More to drinking lots of water, bathing and moisturizing your body, I highly
recommend skin brushing and body exfoliation!
What
is skin brushing?
Skin brushing is
the natural way to detox, cleanse and improve texture and tone of the
skin. While enhancing your skin, it can
change the health of your whole body.
Directions:
Dry brush the
skin every morning, before showering or bathing. Starting at the soles of the
feet work with long sweeping upward movements, towards the heard, focusing on
areas prone to cellulite. I personally do not do this every morning but when I
do have some time I most definitely do.
Caring
for your brush:
If you buy one
that is excellent quality it could last you a lifetime. Try to get one that has
natural Cactus bristles like the Elemis one – www.elemis.com,
the one from The Body Shop is also good. You must never wash your brush, after
every use spray it with Tea Tree Spray to disinfect and remove bacteria.
Body exfoliation
is done in most Spa’s, but if you cannot make it to a Spa don’t despair. Once a
month I mix olive oil and sugar then after body brushing using circular motion
start from my toes to my neck focusing on some areas, knees and elbows being
some of those areas then shower. My skin feels heavenly afterwards!
One of the
benefits for body brushing and body exfoliating is the removal of dead skin
cells which will help your body oils and butters penetrate your skin better
giving you maximum results from the products.
Healthy skin is
attractive – true story ;)
Yours in Uzuri,
Moi.
