Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 , Soap has dried out my skin in one way or anothermy whole life. 3 Years ago, I stopped using it when I shower, except for underarm and behind. I use a body brush - not a loofah - while dry and just before showering, which does exactly what soap would do - loosen dead skin and bacteria and then rinse off. I dont even use soap on my face (maybe once in a while to remove mascara but even that comes right off with water) and i have had perfectly smooth and clear and moist skin ever since stopping soap. The pH of my skin is not disturbed, nor is the delicate oil layer that protects it. Keep in mind that I have serious immune issues and if this method were " unclean " or unsafe, it would be very dangerous for me. It is most decidely not. Skin brushing feels so good and is so good for the circulation. Use a natural bristle only, brush softly and in sweeps toward the heart, ending at the heart. I do feet then legs, bottom, stomach, back, then neck downward, arms inward, shoulders and upper back, ending with chest. Rins ethe brush after to lose the skin and batceria. I do not brush my face. in fact, other than mositurizer after showering, I never do anything to my face anymnore and wish i had started this years ago. I do, for obvious reasons, recommend gentle soap for certain areas. Its nice to not bother with skin issues anymore. Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 28, 2008 Report Share Posted May 28, 2008 I hope you don't think me impertinent but here goes ? How old are you ? Do you have any skin issues ? ...dry, eczema, etc. I would like to know if you did/do and the effect on the skin due to the dry brushing. I am 55 have very dry skin probably due to my hypo thyroid and adrenal issues and would like to explore if skin brushing would be an option/help for me. > > , > > Soap has dried out my skin in one way or anothermy whole life. 3 Years ago, > I stopped using it when I shower, except for underarm and behind. > > I use a body brush - not a loofah - while dry and just before showering, > which does exactly what soap would do - loosen dead skin and bacteria and > then rinse off. > > I dont even use soap on my face (maybe once in a while to remove mascara but > even that comes right off with water) and i have had perfectly smooth and > clear and moist skin ever since stopping soap. > > The pH of my skin is not disturbed, nor is the delicate oil layer that > protects it. Keep in mind that I have serious immune issues and if this > method were " unclean " or unsafe, it would be very dangerous for me. It is > most decidely not. > > Skin brushing feels so good and is so good for the circulation. Use a > natural bristle only, brush softly and in sweeps toward the heart, ending at > the heart. I do feet then legs, bottom, stomach, back, then neck downward, > arms inward, shoulders and upper back, ending with chest. Rins ethe brush > after to lose the skin and batceria. > > I do not brush my face. in fact, other than mositurizer after showering, I > never do anything to my face anymnore and wish i had started this years ago. > > I do, for obvious reasons, recommend gentle soap for certain areas. > > Its nice to not bother with skin issues anymore. > > Jane > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Jane, this is so interesting! I've heard of skin brushing, but not as a substitute for soap. I think I will try this. One question, however...do you wear makeup? I'm just curious because it sounds like you do nothing to your face other than moisturize. I wear a natural mineral makeup, and not very much of it, but I do find that my face gets a build-up that (I feel) needs to be removed. Thanks for the interesting info! -Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Very, very rarely do i wear makeup - like twice a year maybe -and just mascara and perhaps some mineral blush if Im looking low on red blood cells that day. But if i do, i dont use soap to remove it. I slather on moisturizer and then rinse with warm water. Takes it off better than soap. As you can tell, I dont think soap is either beneficial or necessary. If you wish to brighten your skin or need that feeling of having removed something from your face (;-D)take a warm washcloth and very gently make little circles to exfoliate. I mean feather touch. Then rinse and moisturize. Jane --- In , " Tamara " <all-natural-nut@...> wrote: > > Jane, this is so interesting! I've heard of skin brushing, but not as > a substitute for soap. I think I will try this. > > One question, however...do you wear makeup? I'm just curious because > it sounds like you do nothing to your face other than moisturize. I > wear a natural mineral makeup, and not very much of it, but I do find > that my face gets a build-up that (I feel) needs to be removed. > > Thanks for the interesting info! > -Tamara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2008 Report Share Posted June 2, 2008 Thanks for the info Jane. Here's what I'm going to try, as a refinement in my journey toward more natural self-cleansing… -dry-brushing before baths, as you recommend -soap-washing in the " essential areas " during bath -occasional hair-washing with the baking soda/ACV routine (usually I use castile soap and it works fine, but I'm curious to try this) -occasional face-washing with baking soda (I tried this recently and I **LOVE** how it removes my makeup and the " build-up " feeling on my skin) -Tamara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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