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A Russian co-worker does this, but gets her brushes from the dollar store. She is 50 and looks in her early 30s....
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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.
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Haley
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Okay whitmore... That convinced me to start dry brushing today!! My brush tears into my skin.... I better get a new brush.
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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.
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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.
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I just use a dry folded up washcloth.
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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.
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What's the benefit of brushing toward the heart?
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GiGi
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SouthPaw, please watch the YouTube I just posted explaining our Lymphatic System we have. That will answer your question.
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