How to Brush Your Skin to Relieve Acne
by Rudy Silva
Brushing your skin with a brush or cloth is an excellent
way to improve the appearance of your skin. If you have acne, this
brushing will help to eliminate toxins through the skin and reduce
the toxins that accumulate in your acne.
Brushing your skin while dry and just before taking
a shower is a way to stimulate the flow of liquid through lymphatic
system and increase the circulating of blood. It also has other benefits:
- Removes and brushes away dry dead cells that can
clog your skin
- Opens pores to allow you to excrete more toxins
safely
- Activates the nerves near the top of your skin,
making your skin work better
- It stimulates the tiny blood vessels near your skin
and brings more nutrients and acid neutralizing minerals to your skin
- Improves your overall health since the skin must
eliminate close to 2 pounds of waste through your pores.
If you practice dry or wet brushing your skin, you
will see improved beauty and health in your skin.
You can also scrub your skin during your shower and
this is the way I like to do it.
There are two different types of brushes that are
designed for dry skin brushing.
- A natural bristle brush - Loofah with a long handle
When you start bushing for the first time, do it softly
and gentle until your skin gets use to the rough feeling. If you have
not been brushing and scrubbing your skin, then you may have some
side effects caused by stirring up toxins. Because skin brushing promotes
release of toxins through the skin, you want to make sure you are
not constipated, otherwise you will start to release to many toxins
through the skin.
A word of caution: Brush only once a day and do not
brush too hard. Excessive brushing over stimulates the skin and can
produce unwanted side effects.
But, here is how to dry brush your skin before you
take a shower,
- Start with gentle light touch circular motions at
your face. If you have severe acne do this gently massage with a clean
hot face towel and do not brush your face.
- Always brush only in the direction of your heart.
From the feet upward, brush up toward the heart. At the neck, brush
downward toward the heart.
After you finish brushing, about 5 minutes, take a
shower to remove the dead and old skin.
What I do is use a loofa in the shower with soap and
brush my skin as described above. It is a gentler way to brush your
skin and you wash away the skin derby at the same time. Brushing your
body decreases the amount of toxins that reach your face and can help
you get rid of or prevent acne.
Copyright © 2005 Rudy Silva
About Rudy: Rudy Silva has a Physics degree from
the University of San Jose California and is a Natural Nutritionist.
He writes a newsletter called "Natural-Remedies-ThatWork.com."
More acne hints and information on his acne e-book can be found at
http://www.acne-remedies.for--you.info
