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Dry
Brush Massaging or Skin Brushing
~ Natural Skin Care and Organic Beauty ~
The body’s largest organ is the skin. It is often overlooked
as an organ but, averaging over 17 square feet of surface, its responsibility in maintaining our health is vital. The skin handles one-fourth of the body’s daily detoxification making it our most
important elimination organ and so is also called the “third kidney.” As
much as the skin wants to help the body eliminate toxins, it can become bogged down with toxicity through such as chemical
based body soaps, skin creams, and antiperspirants.
Your skin is the
primary sign of an internally toxic body. As soon as your internal body becomes toxic, it will spread out into your skin causing
your skin to become irritated and itchy. There are numerous ports of elimination of the skin including your mouth, face, and
arm pits, the inside of your upper thigh region, feet, and toe nails. Did you know that body odor is also an additional indicator
of toxic build-up and is eradicated through the same channels. Let’s not forget your tongue, which builds up a plaque
and is yet another gauge of toxins in the body. Description:
Skin Brushes are used for dry skin brushing to
stimulate cleansing of the lymphatic system. It is a long handled bath-type brush with natural vegetable bristles. This brush
must not be used for bathing since it needs to be kept dry. Like the colon, the lymphatic system can contain stagnant waste
matter. To feel the full benefit of any Intestinal Cleansing Program, it is important to use skin brushing to stimulate
and cleanse the lymphatic system. Once the colon is at least partially cleansed, it takes a few months of daily skin brushing
to completely cleanse the system. You should begin skin brushing at the same time you begin the an intestinal cleaning regimen.
When you perform skin brushing, your body should be dry, and should move the brush once over every body surface
except your face, using small circular motions. Do not use any back and forth or scrubbing motions. Be gentle with your temple! How-To-Do-It and Benefits
Functions of the Skin Excretion:
No other organ is more busy in discharging
impurities from the body than the skin. Next in line are both the lungs and the kidneys. Like the lungs, it absorbs
oxygen and expels carbon dioxide and water vapor, and like the kidneys, it excretes organic and saline matter in a solution.
The entire surface of the skin is impregnated with millions of sweat glands which constitute a vast drainage system whereby
the blood, via perspiration, purifies itself of poisonous waste that it has collected from the cells. Blood
Circulation:
There are approximately 17 sq. feet of skin surface. When tiny capillaries are fully dilated, it
presents 6 times the capillary surface are of the lungs. This vast blood mini vessel network is required for: 1) nourish and
oxygenate the skin tissue; 2) regulate body heat (the blood is cooled when it moves through the surface capillaries); 3) distillation
of waste matter from the blood; and 4) the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between blood and atmosphere. The skin’s
blood vessel network is as crucial as the heart for normal circulation. The vast storage capacity of the skin’s blood
vessels enable them to act as blood reservoirs which release or store blood as needed. Lymph Circulation:
The lymph vessels transport excess, waste-charged fluid away from the intracellular spaces and return it to the bloodstream.
Lymph acts as a go-between medium for the transfer of vital materials from the blood to the cells, and for cellular debris
away from the intracellular environment into the blood. Thus, the blood feeds the lymph, and the lymph feeds the cells, making
the drainage of intracellular lymph one of the most crucial of all the body functions. The superficial lymph vessels terminate
just below the outer layer of skin and inter join freely with the deeper lymphatic vessels. Any blockage at the superficial
lymphatic level will result in congestion throughout the lymphatic system. Skin-brushing is an excellent way to stimulate
the activity of the entire lymphatic system.
Bio-energy Conduction:
“Aliveness” derives
from the presence of high-vibratory, vital energy within an organism. This energy, or natural force, which fills the universe
is referred to in traditional neuropathology and homeopathy as Vital Force and in Chinese medicine as Chi. Chi is the
fundamental energy which sustains life and is present in the vibratory, biological processes of every cell. Chi is not synonymous
with the metabolically generated energy derived from the oxidation of glucose. Rather, it is the force that animates the metabolic
processes which ultimately yield caloric energy. Chi differentiates life from death; it circulates through channels, or meridians,
throughout the body. Being an essential matrix for the Chi channels, the skin is a crucial medium for Vital Chi movement.
The places at which the various channels and vessels reach the skin’s surface are the pressure points used in acupuncture
and acupressure. Aside from the Chi which courses through the channels, a superficial portion of Chi (which the Chinese refer
to as Wei Chi or Guardian Chi) flows outside the channels in a non-differentiated layer beneath the skin. The Wei Chi serves
as a defensive perimeter protecting against environmental influences such as varying weather conditions, pathogenic microorganisms,
pollutants, emotional stresses derived from human interaction and other external challenges. Dr. Berkowsky
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Main Benefits of Skin-Brushing
Assisting Shedding of Dead Skin Cells:
The outermost layer of skin cells which serve to protect the underlying skin layers are not living cells; therefore, they
are continuously shed and replaced via the multiplication and upward movement of living skin cells. Inactive aging skin does
not shed dead cells as easily as does youthful skin, so it is susceptible to cellular build-up which accounts, in part, for
the dry, thick, leathery-look of older skin. The most obvious mechanical effect of skin-brushing is the detachment of dead
skin cells.
Excites Vital Functions:
Proper skin-brushing supports lymphatic drainage of the skin
by: 1) accelerating filtration from the intercellular spaces into the lymph vessels; 2) the emptying of the smaller vessels
into the larger lymph vessels; and 3) assisting the flow of lymph through the lymph nodes. Skin-brushing similarly increases
venous (i.e., vein) blood flow. The veins carry the blood back to the heart. Return blood-flow through the veins is not propelled
as much by direct heart action as by muscular contraction and vein constriction. Skin-brushing excites and tonifies the muscles
and nerves of the skin; thereby, it improves venous circulation. These same mechanical effects directly enhance capillary
circulation as evidenced by the skin-flush and feeling of warmth that skin-brushing imparts. The skin is impregnated
with nerve end-fibers which play an indispensable role in nervous system activity. This explains the remarkable relaxing effect,
including decreased muscular tension, elicited by skin-brushing. Decreased muscular tension affords better lung capacity,
digestion, bowel movements, blood circulation, lymph drainage as well as clearer thinking. Strengthens the Bio-energy
System:
Unimpeded Chi flow is essential to the prevention and cure of disease. Since the Chi meridians course
through the skin, they are readily accessible to the ministrations of skin-brushing. When these channels are massaged, the
movement of energy along their length is stimulated and the delivery of Vital Chi to their associated organs greatly improved.
Proper skin-brushing can also exert a profound influence upon the Wei Chi: the undifferentiated layer of Chi energy which
hovers near the skin’s surface. Benefits Mature Skin:
Decreased sweat- and oil gland functions
are a feature of aging. The oil secreted by the sebaceous glands coats the surface of the skin and prevents excessive water-loss
through evaporation. Proper skin-brushing stimulates both the sweat- and oil glands, and in this way, contributes to the restoration
of moist, supple skin. Also, it strengthens the skin pores through which the skin is moisturized and cleansed and oxygen and
CO2 are exchanged. Aging and devitalization of the skin often results in pore-enlargement and flaccidity due to loss of skin
tone and depleted Wei Chi. Promotes Skin Beauty:
Skin-brushing makes a strong impression upon
the dermis (the skin layer that contains an abundance of blood and lymph vessels), nerves, glands and elastin and collagen
fibers. The dermis provides nutrients and moisture to all the skin layers and lends contour and flexibility. When the dermis
ages, its connective tissue fibers reduce, rigidify, lose resilience, and even break into pieces, causing the skin’s
muscles to lose tone and volume and the skin to dehydrate and collapse into sags, wrinkles and lines. Healthy connective
tissue and muscles are products of efficient nutrient support and oxygenation, a waste-free milieu, optimal water balance
and moderate exercise, all of which are promoted by regular skin-brushing. The gentle stretching of connective tissues, afforded
by proper skin-brushing, helps to increase and regenerate the production of collagen and elastin fibers. Cellulite is
a structural disturbance of fat tissue. The fat content of cellulite-containing tissue is normal, but fibrous nodules surrounding
the fat cells give affected skin areas their typical orange-peel appearance. Cellulite formation is related, in part, to local
vein and lymph congestion. Proper skin-brushing can help to alleviate this condition. How to Get Started With Your Skin Brushing Regimen 1.
Purchase a natural, NOT a synthetic, bristle brush. (vegetable bristle) 2. Purchase a brush with a long handle, so that you are able to reach all areas of your body. Best-case
scenario would be one that had a removable head with a strap for your hand.
3. Skin brushing should be performed once a day, preferably first thing in the morning.
If you are feeling ill, please do it twice a day until you feel better.
4. Skin brushing should be performed prior to your bath or shower and your body dry and naked.
5. Begin brushing your skin in long
sweeping strokes or small circular motions starting from the bottom of your feet upwards, and from the hands towards the shoulders,
and on the torso in an upward direction. Always brush towards the heart. Try and brush several times in each area, over-lapping
as you go.
6. Avoid sensitive areas
and anywhere the skin is broken.
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7. After brushing your skin, rinse off in the shower. Paavo Airola,
author of Swedish Beauty Secrets, recommends alternating temperatures in the shower from hot to cold. This will further invigorate
the skin and stimulate blood circulation, bring more blood to the outer layers of the skin.
8. After getting out of the shower, dry off vigorously and massage
your skin with pure plant oil, such as almond, jojoba, sesame or coconut. We like to use a small amount of our "Blended
Organic Oil" which is a blend of sunflower, almond, apricot, avocado, and jojoba oils. 9. Don’t forget to clean your skin brush using soap and water
once a week. After rinsing, dry your skin brush in an open, sunny spot to prevent mildew.
10. For a thorough lymphatic cleansing, perform skin brushing daily
for a minimum of three months.
Caution:
Do not brush on or over skin rashes, wounds, cuts, infections, poison oak or poison ivy.
Note: Any
well designed program will take about 30 days to see and experience the changes. Please be patient and keep up the program!
JASH BOTANICALS
Our brushes are constructed with natural Tampico fibers from the agave plant
and natural vegetable fiber bristles making them ideal for dry skin brushing.
| Direction of Brushing |
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| Always move toward the heart (except back area) |
| Lymphatic (Immune) System |
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