Giving your body a thorough scrub, you can remove dead skin cells while giving your skin a real chance to glow.
As you’ve probably read somewhere out there on the Internet, the human body’s largest organ is the skin. For the average human being, their skin can stretch out over 22 square feet and weighs approximately eight pounds. Needless to say, skin can take a heck of a pounding. Although cells are always replenishing themselves, our skin’s with us from birth until death. If you want it to stay smooth and fresh, scrubbing and sauna treatments is something to weigh.
Over time, dead skin cells build-up. A fun – or not so fun – experiment you can do to show yourself what we mean starts with you taking a picture of yourself after a bath. After you’ve got your picture, wait a full week before you take your next shower. Then, take a second picture. You’re likely to notice considerable changes to your skin – in color, texture, and more. You may even catch dead skin cells resting on your face. When we take a shower or do spa treatments, we work to remove the dead skin and when we do, that lets our young skin come forward and shine!
Setting that aside, a lot of toxins come into contact with our skin. Whenever we apply mineral oil-based products on our bodies, when we consume processed foods, when we unknowingly are exposed to pollutants, when we don’t drink enough water or don’t eat enough fiber, and/or if you’re using air fresheners on the regular, these all contribute to toxins making their way into ourselves. When we sweat, 99 percent of what comes out is water while the other one percent makes up of toxins. When there’s a lot of product, a lot of toxins, or a lot of dead skin cells, this affects how much you can detoxify in a setting like a sauna treatment.
For all these reasons, getting a good body scrub done has its benefits. Any build-up of dead skin cells is instantly removed, giving your skin a better chance at expelling toxins. When you body scrub, it also stimulates the body’s lymphatic system by opening up pathways to eliminate toxins. Gentle scrubbing has also been shown to increase circulation direct to your skin’s surface, which helps with all sorts of natural body processes including the elimination of metabolic waste and getting rid of by-products of cellular respiration like nitrogen compounds, water, CO2, phosphates, sulfates, and all sorts of things.
In a sauna, if you go to a traditional Turkish Hammam, they sometimes offer a body and facial scrub. If you’ve never had it done, you may want to. See how you feel afterwards. Your skin’s appearance is likely to look younger, healthier, and more glowing.
Skin is so important. It’s insulating, protects us from harmful chemicals, prevents infection, and manufactures vitamin D to covert calcium into bones. It’s also packed with nerve endings that communicate information to the brain. With so much versatility, if you want your skin to keep working for you in the years to come, it needs to be taken care of. Body scrubbing and regular sauna treatments come highly recommended, ensuring your skin receives the attention it deserves.