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Dry skin brushing is a natural way of stimulating skin function. It is a powerful massage which works both internally and externally. Improved circulation brings increased nutrients and oxygen to the skin while eliminating waste products. The increased blood flow and exfoliation of dead skin cells will also make perspiration more efficient. Skin brushing encourages lymphatic drainage and is very useful in the treatment of cellulite.

You will need a natural bristle dry brush with a detachable long wooden handle. Brush your skin as a daily routine just prior to your shower. Begin gently using only as much pressure as is comfortable. Gradually increase the pressure as your skin gets used to the new sensation. Begin at the soles of the feet , using firm long strokes, brushing towards the heart. About 10-15 strokes on .each area of the body is ideal. Avoid the nipples, face, broken skin and varicose veins.

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Bed Sores

Herbs: place the inside of the aloe vera leaves onto bed sores then cover, changing every 4 hours.

Food: wash bed sores with a solution of 2 drops of tea tree essential oil into 1 cup of water, bathe the sores to prevent infection. Then pack the bed sore with granulated sugar or honey and cover with an airtight dressing and repeat daily.

Essential oils: german chamomile, sage, everlasting, true lavender, calendula.

Oils: borage seed, flaxseed, olive, shea butter.

Clay: sprinkle powdered clay onto bedsores for clay disinfects and promotes the regrowth of injured tissuses.

Boils

Urine: wash with urine and apply urine compresses. Mix clay into urine and leave on over night.

Essential oils: that can be used are chamomile, lavender, lemon, nutmeg, oregano, parsley, “red thyme and tea tree. Bath affected area by adding 5 drops of the essential oils into a small bowl of hot water. Apply a hot compress with 1 drop of tea tree, bergamot or lavender to draw out pus, reapply twice a day.

Cold pressed oils: apply castor oil packs twice a day for one and a half hours. For extra benefit add clay to castor oil.

Foods: mix honey with a little bit of flour, apply to the boil. Cabbage leaves dipped in warm water can be used as a poultice as well as onion bulbs and stems. After the removal of the poultice wash the pus with raw onion juice and water. Try applying a warm poultice of carrots or figs onto boils or abscesses.

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The condition is caused when there is insufficient flow of sebum from the sebaceous glands.

Characteristics of a dry skin are fine textured, invisible pores pearly pink in colour and often flaky. The skin will have superficial lines and will feel taut.

What Causes Dry Skin?

The oil glands are under active, incorrect water balance, fat free diets, hormonal imbalances, dry weather, the sun, air conditioners and central heating. Over use of cosmetics, soaps and detergents, chlorinated water and excessive use of drugs, alcohol, coffee and cigarettes.

Internal Treatment

Increase or introduce these foods into your diet . Brewers yeast, bran, carrots, sprouts, green and red peppers, goats milk, kefir, kombucha, oatmeal, oranges, lemons, pumpkin, parsley, whole grain bread and cereal, rose hips, water cress. Add olive oil and increase purified water and herbal teas to your daily diet. Add spirulina as a natural vitamin and mineral food supplement.

External Treatment

Use a combination of these foods, herbs and oils for your daily skin care routine.

Foods: Apple cider vinegar, almond meal, brewers yeast, bean bran, cream, honey, kelp, kefir, kombucha, milk, oats, sour cream, spirulina. Fruit and vegetables: Apricots, bananas, melons, papaya, peach, pear, avocado, carrots, celery, cucumber, lettuce,, potato, spinach. Herbs: Aloe-vera, borage, calendula, chamomile, comfrey, dandelion, elder flower, lavender, rose, violet.

Essential oils: Carrot seed, chamomile, clary sage, geranium, lavender, orange, rose, rosewood, sandalwood, ylang ylang. Infused oils: Borage, calendula, carrot, evening primrose, St. John’s Wort, rose hip, vitamin E.

Cold pressed oils: Avocado, almond, apricot, jojoba, papaya, peach, macadamia, olive, safflower, sesame, wheat germ.

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The Romans introduced communal baths for the Noble Persons and Women bathed in Asse’s and Goat’s milk. They also introduced hair dyes and by the Middle Ages the use of make-up, natural skin care and herba! remedies were widespread, particularly amongst Noblewomen. In the 1500′s the Venetians dyed their hair by adding plant colour, covering it with clay and baking in the sun.

The worlds first Perfumery was started in Florence by Monks.

During the course of further development in cosmetics and skin care, some preparations used were found to be very deadly. Many men and women died from white lead (as it is extremely poisonous) which was used as a face powder. In many cases it became a choice between vanity or death!

In the 1600′s Yardley started as a soap manufacturing plant using lavender for scent.

By the early 1800′s Empress Eugenie used mascara made from wax and plant dye.

Queen Victoria encouraged bathing, but frowned at cosmetics. It was during her reign however that cosmetic companies started to make products which all contained copious amounts of chemicals. Now towards the end of the 20th Century, you will find Skin Care and Beauty Treatments all around the world, all with their own claims and most containing chemicals to some degree.

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