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