Dry skin brushing is favored technique Europeans have used for centuries. Not only does it remove toxins accumulated in dead skin cells, but it also enhances circulation. Your daily regime should begin with skin brushing for a period of three to five minutes. I believe skin brushing is one of the finest of all baths, says Bernard Jensen, M.D., author of Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care (Avery, 1998). No soap can wash the skin as clean as the new skin that you have under the old. You make a new top layer of skin every 24 hours. Skin brushing removes the old layer and lets this clean new layer come to the surface. He recommends brushing the whole body (except the face) 30 minutes after rising and prior to the morning bath or shower. You may wish to skin brush again before retiring for the night. Use an all-natural vegetable fiber brush with a long handle to reach out-of-the-way places. Brush from the outermost points the feet and hands toward the center of your body; brush bottoms of feet, as nerve endings here affect the entire body. Brush across your upper back and down the front and back of your torso. Use lighter strokes over breasts and do not brush the nipples. Wash your brush every few weeks in water and let it dry. Enjoy the sensations of newly invigorated skin.