Dry brushing appears to have become a shareable buzzword recently. I came across the phenomenon on Pinterest and was quite interested in learning more. At first sight, the idea of brushing your skin with harsh looking brushes and no water sounds crazy. The benefits though... they say it makes for smoother and fresher skin, is good even for people with sensitive skin and even helps the body detox somehow (something to do with lymph). My curiosity has been peaked. I'd be more likely to use it on my body, less risk of irritation I'd say, but you can do it on your face too I've heard and of course my face is where the dry patches are.
So those are the pros (perhaps there are others?), but what are the cons of this technique? There have got to be some, right? Also if you do dry brushing for your face yourself, please share your experiences?
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You need to use gentle upward movements as you brush, moving up from the chin, systematically, to all of your face. Do put gentle pressure but not too much. Especially be cautious when you first start doing it and do not do anything that hurts the skin. Watch some videos on correct technique, which there are quite a few of. You only do it a few times a week and for less than a minute to start off with.
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This doesn't appeal to me! Dry brushing for the body, perhaps, but brushing my skin without any cosmetic products really doesn't appeal to me! I want to infuse my skin with moisture, and no matter what the dry brushing advocates say, something that does not actually contain moisture can't do that for my skin. Using an electric facial brush with creams makes more sense, and I did actually try the Clarisonic as well (it was too harsh for my skin). So if that does not work, WITH creams, than why would dry brushing? The procedure is actually quite complex as well, and I would be afraid of doing something wrong.
Rosie
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