Don't Delay Detox
Sun Herald
Sunday May 4, 2003
Scrubbing your way to healthy skin? Kylie Keogh finds the solutions.
It is important to remove dead skin as the toxins rise to the surface while detoxing. Use a dry, bristled brush such as The Body Shop Bath Brush, $17.50 or Exfoliating Bathing Gloves, $8.50. From The Body Shop, phone 1800 065 232 for your nearest store.
Use a soap with natural ingredients to moisturise and smooth your skin. The Modern Apothecary, a herbal pharmacy, has clay and calendula soap and kelp and manuka honey soap, both $7.25. The Modern Apothecary, Neutral Bay, phone 9904 0084.
Detoxing can be stressful for the body
and mind, so be kind to yourself with a soothing warm bath. Vanilla Foaming Bath by L'Occitane, beauty therapy from Provence, contains nourishing shea butter and a
natural foam base derived from sugar and coconut. Leaves skin soft and moisturised. $32.95, phone 8912 3000 for stockists.
The Body Shop Africa Spa Body Salt Scrub, $48.95, contains community-traded shea butter and organic beeswax to smooth dry skin. It also has a warm floral, fruity scent. Phone 1800 065 232 for your nearest Body Shop store.
Eau Dynamisante Satin Finish Body Oil, $52, from Clarins is a highly concentrated blend of natural plant extracts to promote soft, smooth, more toned skin. A unique body treatment that combines the pleasures of fragrance, freshness and vitality. Available from Clarins counters in major department stores.
A body exfoliant will remove dead and dry skin leaving you silky smooth from head to toe. L'Occitane Aromachology Purifying Body Scrub, which contains essential oils of lemon, cardamom and eucalyptus, helps eliminate dead skin cells, toxins and
impurities left on the skin by everyday life. $29.95, phone 8912 3000 for stockists.
A body mask is the perfect way to treat every centimetre of your skin. Try the In Mint Condition Body Mask, $15.95 from The Perfect Potion. Just add water and smooth on.
Why not ask your partner to give you a massage using the Body Toning Massage Oil, $10.50, also by The Perfect Potion. Or pour it into a warm bath for a luxurious soak. The Perfect Potion, Shop 62, QVB, phone 9286 3384.
Give your hands and feet a treat, courtesy of Aveda. Hand Relief, $20, and Foot Relief, $43.50, both feel silky smooth and smell lovely. Phone 1300 300 054 for stockists.
Natural therapists recommend drinking herbal tea during a detox. The Modern Apothecary blends its own teas. Try the Cleanse Tea, $12. The Modern Apothecary, Neutral Bay, phone 9904 0084.
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