The Benefits And How To Of Dry Body Brushing

I’ve been dry body brushing now for the past 3 months and have loved the results. Read on to hear what dry brushing is, how to do it, and what my results have been.

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Products: Dry Body Brush (less than $8!), Raw Sugar Pineapple Maqui Berry Body Butter, Sugar Scrub, & Bath Fizzers

WHAT IS DRY BODY BRUSHING?

Dry body brushing is just like it sounds. You take a dry brush and brush your dry skin. This process of allover dry body brushing is done right before stepping into the shower or tub.

I’ve been hearing a lot about the benefits of dry body brushing (see list below) and knew I wanted to try it ‘some day’ but it wasn’t until my favorite hair removal treatment began leaving me with ingrown hairs (since my hair was becoming so fine) that I knew I needed to give dry body brushing a try.

THE BENEFITS OF DRY BODY BRUSHING

There are so many benefits to dry body brushing that maybe one or more of these reasons will have you wanting to give this technique a try. Benefits like increased circulation, removing dead skin cells, prevents ingrown hairs (why I started doing it), detoxes the skin, unclogs pores, promotes lymphatic drainage, aids in weight loss, removes cellulite, and it stimulates the nervous system helping you feel invigorated.

WHAT DRY BRUSH TO BUY

I chose this brush because it’s specifically made for dry body brushing. The brush is also made from natural fibers, plus it comes with a removable handle. The handle is great for reaching my back otherwise I use the brush without the handle for the rest of my body.

HOW TO DRY BODY BRUSH

The brush is meant to be used dry on your dry skin right before a shower or bath. When brushing you can decide if you prefer long or short brush strokes.

• Step 1 feet, legs, and rear: Starting at the bottom of your feet & heels brush up towards your toes, Next, brush the tops of your feet and ankles towards the base of your legs. Now, work your way up your legs and rear always moving towards your heart. You can go over each area of your body as much as you want.

• Stomach, sides, & Armpits: For your sides brush up from your hips up your sides and in your armpits. For the stomach you can either work in a clockwise motion, brush up towards your heart, or diagonal towards your heart (I do all 3). I like to do long brush strokes up from my hips to my chest. Next I do the same sweeping motion from my hips to my chest at a diagonal towards my heart. Lastly, I like to do a few clockwise swirls around my navel. The clockwise motion is meant to aid in digestion.

• Hands, arms, shoulders: Start at your fingertips and work your way up your hands making sure to do both sides, next work your way up the arms and elbows all the way up to the shoulders.

• Neck, shoulders, and chest: Starting at your neck brush down towards your heart.

• Back: Lastly, brush your back from lower back to your shoulders and I also brush from right to left going in an upward diagonal motion towards the heart.

I really don’t think there’s a wrong way to do this. Most experts say work towards your heart because that will aid in lymphatic drainage. No matter what you are still gaining the benefits of smother skin.

HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR DRY BODY BRUSH

About once a month you are going to want to clean your brush. I get mine wet and scrub it with shampoo, rinse it out with clean water, and then hang it to dry so it doesn’t get moldy.

HOW OFTEN TO DRY BODY BRUSH

I’ve read anywhere from once a week to daily. I typically dry body brush 3 times a week since that’s what seems to work best for my skin.

MY RESULTS AFTER 3 MONTHS OF DRY BODY BRUSHING

Now that I’ve been regularly dry body brushing for the past 3 months I’ve noticed a few positive changes. First, I hardly have any (if at all) ingrown hairs. I’ve noticed the bumps I used to have on the backs my upper arms are gone. Plus, I had a tiny patch of eczema on my upper left arm that I no longer have.

Now when I get out of the shower the lotion I use absorbs quickly and overall my skin feels much smoother. And lastly now that I’ve started using a faux tanner the foam goes on smoother and looks more natural. These images were taken 3 months ago when I started dry body brushing, but before I started faux tanning incase you couldn’t tell. 😂

Let me know if you have any questions about dry body brushing and/or my experience! I can’t wait to hear if you’ll be adding this inexpensive beauty technique to your skincare routine too.