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If you have visions of yourself slipping and sliding around your bathroom trying not to break a bone after slathering on body oil, you’re probably not alone. But fear not: today is the day you learn about the benefits of adding body oil to your routine, and how to apply it so that everything goes smoothly. By applying body oil before a shower, you create a barrier between your skin and water, so that the latter doesn't drain the oils from your skin. Applying warm body oil before a bath exfoliates toxins from the body and when you shower they get washed away. By massaging your skin before you bathe/shower, you increase circulation, help stimulate the removal of toxins, and provide nourishment for your skin that is free from chemical laden ingredients present in so many lotions today. Oils are naturally rich in nutrients and easily and fully absorbed by the skin. Enjoy this time to massage your body, do it with kindness and love, devoting some time just for you. To boost this action even further, invest in a natural bristle body brush and brush your body for a few minutes, in upward sweeps towards the heart, round the stomach in a clockwise direction, avoiding face neck and decollete. Your body naturally detoxes everyday, via the lymphatic system. Carrying out Abhyanga and body brushing, you support and strengthen this action, which will aid in less toxins, better circulation, and increased immunity. Click Here for a link to body brushes and Here for sesame oil for Abhyanga. (Coconut oil is great for summer) *Some people prefer oiling after, which is great of it suits you better - apply to damp skin and allow it to dry naturally so you keep the benefits sealed into your lovely skin.
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