Dry scrub: what it is and why you should try it –

The stiff bristles leave a feeling of skin tingling. At first, the affliction seems to speak louder and you prefer to leave the brush far away. After a while, he insists on the idea and begins to notice the effects on the skin and body: dry exfoliation really has many benefits.

For those who don’t know, the brush in the image above is the essential tool to make a good dry exfoliation: a methodology well known to Ayurvedic philosophers, which promises to help with circulation and, of course, with the health of the skin. It works following the cue of the name: pass the brush on the dry body, before the bath.

BENEFITS OF DRY EXFOLIATION

“This is a technique used by Ayurvedic medicine and, as such, aims to eliminate toxins”, explains the dermatologist. Luciana Garbelini.

The release of toxins, by the way, is one of the main positive points of this technique: according to the doctor, it causes a detox effect in the body and even softens fluid retention.

This type of exfoliation removes dead cells, improves circulation and, therefore, also softens the dreaded cellulitein addition to helping with skin roughness and even with cases of folliculitis.

“The skin is more beautiful and softer. There may also be a relaxing effect, as the exfoliation is almost a self-massage.

HOW TO MAKE A DRY EXFOLIATION?

It doesn’t take much: the first step is to have a suitable sponge or brush. Then, just pass it through the body always from the bottom up – for example, if you are going to start with the legs, start from the feet to the thighs, and the same goes for the arms, going from the wrists to the shoulders. Belly and lap follow another pattern: the brush must be passed in circles, clockwise.

Important to remember not to push! Using too much force can injure the skin. Still, it’s worth putting enough pressure on so that you feel the tingle typical of this technique.

FREQUENCY

That exfoliation dry have to be more widely spaced than is usually done with a exfoliating creamy.

“If the skin is drybetter once a week, since every exfoliation leads to skin aggression, making it even more dry”, says the dermatologist. “For skin normal or oily it can be more than once a week.