Skin brushing and special designed skin-care products can boost blood flow to the surface of the skin, which will benefit our general health by stimulating the lymphatic system and increasing the skins ability as an eliminative organ, aiding the entire body.

Stimulating the skin increases the blood and lymph circulation to this vital organ, nourishing and cleansing it as it supports its many functions. The step in stimulating the skin is with a popular European technique called dry brush massage. Dry brush massage has been used for hundreds of year to benefit the skin as well as overall health. This technique cleans the skin without removing the protective pH mantle or natural skin oils. It stimulates the hormone and oil-producing glands in the dermal layer. By sloughing off the top layer of dead skin cells, dry brush massage opens the pores and assists the respiring function of the skin. It can assist in the breaking up fat deposits, removes dry skin cells that are clogging the outer skin so the skin can breathe.

Dry brush massage is best done before a bath or shower so the dead skin cells will be rinsed off the skin. Use a long handles, natural vegetable bristle brush that is used exclusively for this purpose.

Begin brushing the extremities (arms and legs) and work in circular motions toward the heart. Brush all of your skin, except the face. This very simple yet invaluable skin care exercise will leave you feeling warm and revitalized. Another way in stimulating the skin is using an weave hand glove, wash clothe and/or loofah.

The second step stimulating the skin is invigorating massage the skin with a herbal body wash follow by a herbal scrub as you bathe.

The purpose of cleansing the body is not only to wash away the excreted wastes, dead skin cells, and accumulated dust and dirt from the surface of the skin, but to also detoxify the skin from damaging germs, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Surprisingly, this can be accomplished with an herbal body wash or an body scrub.

Most people wash their body with soap and water on a daily basis. However, daily washing with soaps which are very alkaline remove the protective "acid mantle" film from the skin, leaving the skin susceptible to bacteria and fungus infection. Repeated washing with soaps, can reduce the skin's ability to return to its normal pH balance. Natural body - care products, are soap-free and is pH balance to protect the skin's natural "acid mantle". When purchasing an body wash, look for essential herbal oils such as: peppermint, spearmint, tea tree, eucalyptus, aloe vera, mint, cinnamon, jojoba, witch hazel and/or milk. These essential oils will work deep down into the pores of the skin to disinfect bacteria causing germs, common skin diseases and removes excess dirt and dead skin build-up without drying out the skin. You can also add any one of these essentials to your favor body cream. 5 to 6 drops per 6 oz.

Applying moisturizer is the final touch in your basic body care routine. Moist skin contains 10-30 percent moisture. More moisture in the cells means greater flexibility, softness, and smoothness.

When you apply a natural moisturizer that contain essentials herbal extracts, and skin vitamins, you are treating the skin, moisturizing and help protect the skin from future signs of skin disease, and skin problems. Protecting the skin from environmental conditions is necessary to prevent skin irritation, skin damage, aging, skin diseases, and moisture loss.

Moisturizing the body daily can help to keep the skin soft and supple and protected against moisture loss and free radicals damage. It is best applied after a shower or bath because the skin has been hydrated by the water. Body care products that use today, natural herbals and nourishing skin nutriments are experiencing unprecedented popularity in bath and body care. Personal care is an enjoyable and rewarding way to put aromapathics to good use to combat the stresses in everyday like and the damage caused by a bad environment. These essential oils and extracts can not only beautify and treat our skin, but our bodies as well, by improving our emotions, moods, relaxation, sexual feelings, and restoring the harmony to our lives.

In most cases the reason you lose your healthy and youthful skin glow, is the dead cells at the top of your skin is not being shed as effectively as it should. While young healthy skin naturally get rid of these dead cells and replaces them with fresh new cells. Unfortunately, as we age, this become a slower and more difficult procedure (up to 60% slower). Your skin becomes unable to shed dark blotches, sun damage, dull, dry, and/or unhealthy skin tissues. What this means is that the dead cells remain on the surface of your skin too long; they clump together, clogging pores, causing an ashen, lifeless and sometimes a leathery-looking skin tone.