What kind of brush should I use? This is completely new to me.
thanks!
[ 11-28-2012, 11:24 AM: Message edited by: WPinVA ]
Posted by Larae30 (Member # 35220) on :
There are even brushes made for skin brushing now.
I would recommend to just google it and watch some videos and read more about it.
I have two brushes and like having both to use, especially on my legs. You brush inwards towards your heart.
Posted by WPinVA (Member # 33581) on :
Thanks! I didn't realize there is a prescribed system to doing it. Just ordered a brush on Amazon.
Would still love to hear if people think it's helped?
Posted by whitmore (Member # 28721) on :
A Russian co-worker does this, but gets her brushes from the dollar store. She is 50 and looks in her early 30s....
Posted by happydaychick (Member # 37799) on :
I just bought a brush made by Earth Therapeutics from Bed Bath and Beyond for about $8. The same brushes were available on Amazon but you had to buy a pack of 3.
Posted by Haley (Member # 22008) on :
Okay whitmore... That convinced me to start dry brushing today!! My brush tears into my skin.... I better get a new brush.
Posted by desertwind (Member # 25256) on :
I use Earth Therapeutics. I always dry brush before showering and before going into my IR Sauna.
My sweat rate in the sauna increases when I dry brush first.
Always brush towards the heart.
Posted by GiGi (Member # 259) on :
The brushing has to be extremely gentle. The lymphatics lie very close to the skin. The stroking with a gentle hand is as effective. Take a look at a drawing of the lymphatic system. It is definitely not a massage. Light tapping with the finger tips in the different areas will do a lot.
Google lymphatic drainage and familiarize yourself with that part of the body. It is a very sensitive area.
I am also being very gentle with the copper brush aka Monastery Brush with hairlike fine copper bristles creating small ions, with excellent effects. Easy does it - barely touching.
[ 11-28-2012, 04:16 PM: Message edited by: GiGi ]
Posted by Catgirl (Member # 31149) on :
I just use a dry folded up washcloth.
Posted by Sammi (Member # 110) on :
Natural bristle brushes are good. You can even get these at Target very inexpensively. It is good to brush in a circular motion towards the heart. I start at the bottom and work up.
I do this fairly frequently before taking a bath or shower, but I have not noticed any obvious benefits. I definitely benefit from using a steam-room.
Posted by SouthPaw (Member # 35229) on :
What's the benefit of brushing toward the heart?
Posted by GiGi (Member # 259) on :
SouthPaw, please watch the YouTube I just posted explaining our Lymphatic System we have. That will answer your question.