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| skin. Yet even after long-term tobacco use, the skin's color and texture will improve once the habit is kicked. |
| Skin Brushing |
| Brushing the skin is as important as brushing the hair and teeth. Buy a soft vegetable fiber skin brush at the health food store. Before bathing, with a gentle circular motion, start by brushing the feet, followed by the legs, hands and arms, working the torso front and back towards the heart for two or three minutes. Be gentle over the face and breasts and avoid the genitals. Then shower or bathe, ending with a cool water rinse to give yourself a good circulatory massage. Every two weeks wash your skin brush and dry it in the sun or a warm place. Dry-brush skin massage is excellent for loosening dead skin cells, improving circulation, breaking up cellulite, moving lymphatic fluid and energizing yourself. A good massage can also be beneficial for the skin as well as to one's total well-being. |
| Skin and the Emotions |
| When dealing with skin problems, ask what the skin is trying to tell you on an emotional level. For example, broken-out skin may serve as protection from the threat of intimacy. When dealing with skin problems, do your best to understand what was going on in your life at the time they started. |
| People with very sensitive skin should do a patch test on the forearm by applying a bit of an intended skin product and leaving it undisturbed for 24 hours. If swelling or irritation develops, the product should be avoided. |
| Dry Skin |
| As the skin ages, it naturally produces less oil. Dry skin results when there is too little moisture in the stratum |
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