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BODY SCRUB

The body scrub is one of the most basic and rewarding in the realm of spa treatments. Done properly, it will leave your skin cleansed and ready to receive maximum benefit from any of the treatments that follow.

Seaweed mask will sink through the pores more quickly. Herbs will be able to penetrate and detoxify that much better. Essential oil will reach the blood stream with less to impede them. And as a side benefit, you will literally glow.

As the name suggests, its purpose is to scrub away dead skin cells, leaving the pores open and clean. Since the skin is the largest organ of the human body, it is vital to periodically rid it of the natural build-up of dry peeling skin.

Exfoliation is the term used to describe any type of treatment that scours dead skin cells from the body. Historically, the ancient Egyptians had used a type of soda ash to vigorously scrub the skin and the Romans used metal skin scrapers called strigils as exfoliants or scrubbing agents.

Today, the products used are more sophisticated and the methods employed are quite gentle. Dead Sea salts as exfoliant is highly recommended as they are extremely high in magnesium chloride, potassium chloride, and calcium, three vitally important minerals.

Even though having a body scrub can be very beneficial, one should not receive this treatment for more than once a week. The dead cells are also essential in acting as a barrier against light and heat energy, and they protect the body from water loss, micro-organisms and many chemicals.

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