How to Dry Brush - Step by Step
Known as garshana (pronounced ghar-shun-uh), dry brushing is a self-massage technique where you ‘brush’ your skin with a natural bristle body brush or garshana gloves. It's so simple to do at home and can leave you feeling a little more refreshed and energised for the day ahead in as little as 5 minutes!
Materials
- Natural bristle body brush or raw silk garshana gloves
Instructions
- Start gently dry brushing/gently massaging from your hands, moving up your arms towards your chest
- Use circular strokes on all joints (wrists, elbows, shoulder) and use long sweeps on the limbs, moving against the direction of hair growth
- Next move to your feet and move up your legs towards your torso
- Use circular strokes on all joints (ankles, knees, hips) and use long sweeps on the limbs, moving against the direction of hair growth
- Perform clockwise motions around abdomen
- Adjust your pressure depending on the area of the body you are dry brushing - apply light pressure on sensitive areas (like inside of arms) and apply slightly firmer pressure on thicker skin (like soles of feet)
- Avoid the face, chest and any area of inflamed, irritated and broken skin
- Also avoid areas affected by varicose veins
- After dry brushing, have a shower to remove skin cells and pat dry