What a good brush! Dry skin brushing helps detoxify the body

Do you know how much toxic substances you consume every day? You may accidentally ingest pesticide residues in vegetables or preservatives hidden in food, and over time, various toxins will accumulate in your body. In addition to sweating and defecating regularly to expel toxins from the body, you can also use "dry skin brushing" to help detoxify. Regular dry skin brushing can metabolize waste discharged from the pores and dead skin cells of the body.

Are there any new ways to detoxify? In addition to detoxification through sweating and defecation, you can also detoxify through "dry skin brushing". (Photography by Hong Yuqi)

The skin is the body's detoxification organ

The skin is an excretory organ and also a small detoxification organ, which is responsible for cleaning the blood and expelling toxins that threaten health at any time. Once the skin stops functioning, the pores become clogged with many dead cells, and uric acid and other impurities are retained in the body.

Sweat to remove heavy metals

Most fat-soluble toxins and heavy metals are excreted through sweat, so the excretion of sweat by sweat glands also serves as a detoxification function. As skin cells get closer to the body's epidermis, they die and fall off due to loss of blood supply. The human body metabolizes about 30,000 dead skin cells every minute and produces new healthy cells to replace them.

Dry skin brushing promotes lymphatic drainage

Dry skin brushing can help eliminate waste from pores and restore the skin's original elasticity. In addition, dry brushing also helps improve blood circulation, promote lymphatic drainage and tighten the skin, accelerate the exfoliation of dead skin cells while allowing new cells to develop.

If you find your skin is too dry while dry brushing, you can use skin care products such as coconut oil and vaseline to assist with dry brushing.

5 Key Points of Dry Brushing Your Skin: Be Gentle

method:

1. Choose natural soft bristles and avoid using artificial plastic bristles.

2. When dry brushing the skin, the movements must be gentle to avoid damaging the skin.

3. The direction of dry brushing should be along the lymph, from bottom to top, brushing towards the heart as the basic principle, starting from the fingertips, moving to the feet, buttocks, and abdomen in sequence, and moving clockwise in the abdomen.

4. After dry brushing, you can shower directly to help remove sloughed skin cells.

5. If your skin is too dry, you can use coconut oil to assist with dry brushing.

【Health Tips】:

After dry brushing, the skin will feel tingling and slightly red, which is a normal reaction because dry brushing stimulates the skin and accelerates blood circulation. Dry skin brushing has many health benefits. It not only keeps the lymphatic system unobstructed and promotes metabolism, but also restores the skin's original elasticity and even has a slimming effect. You can achieve the above effects by simply brushing your skin gently before taking a shower.

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