Hot towel body scrub offers many benefits including deep relaxation. It involves scrubbing a hot towel all over your body which can have an amazing effect. Body scrubbing can be done before or after your bath or shower, or anytime during the day. All you need is a sink with hot water and a medium-sized cotton washcloth.

For the maximum effect, scrub your body twice a day: once in the morning and once again in the evening. Scrub for two minutes to 20 minutes, depending on the amount of time you have. The process of the hot towel scrub has a deeper physical, mental and emotional effect when done at the sink as opposed to in the shower.

Why Do a Hot Towel Body Scrub?

There are so many reasons to do a hot towel body scrub. For example, it reduces muscle tension, reenergizes in the morning and deeply relaxes you at night. It’s also an excellent treatment for opening the pores to release stored toxins.

Many people may not know this, but a hot towel scrub can soften deposits of hard fat below the skin and prepare it them for discharge. This is reason enough to do a hot towel scrub on yourself or go to the spa.

In addition, it helps excess fat, mucus, cellulite and toxins to actively discharge to the surface rather than to accumulate around deeper vital organs. A hot towel body scrub also calms the mind and promotes circulation.

This treatment can be a sacred moment in the day, especially if done with candlelight and a drop or two of essential oil, such as lavender. If you add the fragrant essential oil to the hot water, it will give you an even more soothing experience and you’ll smell great afterwards!

By creating a profound and loving relationship with your body, this treatment also spreads energy through the chakras.

How This Treatment is Done

• Turn on the hot water and fill the sink.
• Hold the towel at both ends and place in the hot water.
• Wring out the towel.
• While the towel is still hot and steamy, begin to scrub your skin gently.
• Do one section of the body at a time. For example, begin with your hands and fingers and work your way up the arms to your shoulders, neck and face. Then down to the chest, upper back, abdomen, lower back, buttocks, legs, feet and toes.
• Scrub until your skin becomes slightly pink or until each part becomes warm.
• Reheat the towel often by dipping it in the sink of hot water after scrubbing each section, or as soon as the towel starts to cool.

In Beauty & Wellness,
Marcey, Certified Health Coach & Trichologist

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