Is your skin on your body dry, rough or perhaps not looking as smooth or feeling as soft as it could? Perhaps you haven’t been paying your skin as much attention lately. After all, you’re busy. While you remember to moisturise your face and you look after your hands there are other parts of the body where skin needs attention.  Leave it long enough and that neglected skin won’t glow with good health. Luckily, it doesn’t take too much effort to get it looking clear and feeling great! Body brushing isn’t a new phenomenon, millions of women brush their skin gently with a body brush every day and it is simply a matter of factoring in a few more minutes a day.     Dry brushing is a type of Ayurvedic medicine that has been around for centuries. It’s believed to have many health benefits. Some of the benefits may include: stimulating the lymphatic system exfoliating the skin helping the body rid itself of toxins increasing circulation and energy exfoliation helping to break down cellulite Dry brushing works by exfoliating the skin. Practitioners of dry brushing rub a brush with coarse, natural-fiber bristles over their bodies in a particular pattern.     For best results, follow this YUCI guide to body brushing below: Start at your feet and move up your body. Brush your skin using wide, circular, clockwise motions. Use light pressure in areas where your skin is thin and harder pressure on thicker skin, like the soles of your feet. Brush your arms after you have brushed your feet, legs, and mid-section. You should brush upward towards your armpits. After dry brushing, take a cool shower to help remove the dry skin. After your shower, dry off and then consider adding natural plant oil, such as olive or coconut oil, to moisturize your skin. When you first start dry brushing, it’s best to begin with light brushing. As you get used to it, you can increase the pressure. Avoid sensitive areas and anywhere the skin is broken. These include areas with: rashes/wounds/cuts/infections