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Thu Apr 17, 2008 4:59 pm  |
Sept,
I can only talk by my experience. What I have done and what works for me. I have no idea if doing the brushing as Bren posted is better or not, or if it has anything to do with lymphatic drainage or what is the reason. Not that i question it at all.
I am not an expert in any field nor I want to convince anyone to do what I do.
I only know that doing the brushing in the surrounding skin of the eye with the tooth brushes previously bended as I did, and working the area as I posted (holding the skin and in the direction i wrote) did work for me and for few friends that tried it.
Everyone is different, and the greatest thing of sharing information on forums is how much you learn not only by others experiences but by your own too.
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:16 am |
Zenity - I totally agree. It's important to hear every ones experience. I get encouraged by the results you have seen in your eye area. 
I bought this little baby tooth brush yesterday with a nice rabbit on the front. It will have a lot of work to do on my bags and crowfeet. |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:18 am |
I bought this little baby tooth brush yesterday with a nice rabbit on the front. It will have a lot of work to do on my bags and crowfeet.[/quote]
Let us know how you get on Septembergirl. fingers crossed for youthful eyes in no time at all  |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:01 am |
| I remember reading that one of the more mature (over 35!) supermodels swears her radiant skin is due to over rubbing her face with a towel after washing. I have tried to continue drying my face with the towel (once it's already dry and I would normally stop), with smal gentle circular motions, and it really does get rid of some of the little dry bits, and make your skin glow. I don't think I'd want to do it regularly, but it's ok once in awhile |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:30 am |
| Cindi wrote: |
| I bought this little baby tooth brush yesterday with a nice rabbit on the front. It will have a lot of work to do on my bags and crowfeet. |
Let us know how you get on Septembergirl. fingers crossed for youthful eyes in no time at all [/quote]
Thank you very much, Cindi.
This little rabbit started to work for me this morning. I will give him a few weeks before I judge on his efforts.
Well, if this little plastic rabbit manages to erase my crowfeet, be sure I will report back to the forum.  |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:56 am |
| Please do post back, Septembergirl! And any others too! |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:16 am |
I am game for most anything.  At my age I figure what the heck and go for it. I am a newbie to facial exercise. Part of the program is massage and being somewhat aggressive in handle the face (long story). I have the Clarisonic and tested using the delicate brush on my dry skin. After I go though all areas dry, I proceed and use a cleanser, pat dry and moisturize well. WOW...my skin feels so alive after doing this. If not for this thread I would have never tried it. Thanks |
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As I am getting older I realize my biggest beauty secret is smile more and frown less. Be aware that wrinkles do not make a person unattractive. Cynicism, unforgiveness, anger and jealousy are the real culprits. Sixty something |
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Fri Apr 18, 2008 11:29 am |
Ok, Winnie, you got me in on this one!!!! What a great idea  I have to order a delicate brush (I use the sensitive one wet) but I'm gonna try this! |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:29 am |
Zenity, I tried to use your link but the page said, "This thread does not exist"  |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:36 am |
Weird!
It does not work if you direct click on it, but it does if you copy and paste in your browser. Try that. |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:55 am |
| Brushing the face helps with removing toxins, helps with circulation and promoting oxygen. |
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sensitive oily/combination, green eyes, brown hair, fair skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:58 am |
| OK, that worked, thanks. Seeing the pics helped me understand much more how the curvature and the issue areas. Thanks! |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:38 am |
| Winnie wrote: |
| I am game for most anything. At my age I figure what the heck and go for it. I am a newbie to facial exercise. Part of the program is massage and being somewhat aggressive in handle the face (long story). I have the Clarisonic and tested using the delicate brush on my dry skin. After I go though all areas dry, I proceed and use a cleanser, pat dry and moisturize well. WOW...my skin feels so alive after doing this. If not for this thread I would have never tried it. Thanks |
I think it might be a point that skin needs to be challenged to a certain extent in order to get strong and robust. Just like our soul (sigh...).
I have been thinking about buying the Clarisonic brush if the electric brush can be used in Norway.  Do you think the normal brush head will be to stiff for dry brushing?
Off topic: Why am I not able to post a link at this forum? |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:05 pm |
Septembergirl, you can get an adapter for the Clarisonic. I wouldn't have the patience to wait - it seems like Clarisonic is taking a while to get it's internationals ready for market... They originally said they would be coming out this month; now they say sometime in 2008.... There are a number of people here who have posted that they bought an adapter and use the Clarisonic fine.
I tried Winnie's idea of using the Clarisonic dry yesterday and it worked fine. I use the Sensitive Brush, so I used that. I do have a normal brush though (mine came with one of each) and might try it as well.
I get my brush head replacements on Ebay and it's much harder to find delicate brush heads there... But it doesn't seem like I need one after trying the sensitive one...
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Regarding posting links, I think you should be able to now. I think after a certain # of posts, you can then post a hyperlink. Forget the actual # but you seem over it... |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:37 pm |
| lunarmm wrote: |
Septembergirl, you can get an adapter for the Clarisonic. I wouldn't have the patience to wait - it seems like Clarisonic is taking a while to get it's internationals ready for market... They originally said they would be coming out this month; now they say sometime in 2008.... There are a number of people here who have posted that they bought an adapter and use the Clarisonic fine.
I tried Winnie's idea of using the Clarisonic dry yesterday and it worked fine. I use the Sensitive Brush, so I used that. I do have a normal brush though (mine came with one of each) and might try it as well.
I get my brush head replacements on Ebay and it's much harder to find delicate brush heads there... But it doesn't seem like I need one after trying the sensitive one...
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Regarding posting links, I think you should be able to now. I think after a certain # of posts, you can then post a hyperlink. Forget the actual # but you seem over it... |
Thank you very much.
I would love to replace my brush with an electric one.
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I was not able to post a link (on a certain product from an internet store) today. I don't know if that's called an hyperlink, or if I am doing it the wrong way...? My post disappeared when I pressed "submit", and I was asked to log in once more. It happened twice. |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 1:24 pm |
If it continues to happen, contact one of the Moderators of the Forum.
You should be able to post a link by just cutting and pasting the internet address into your post. Preview your message first before submitting it to make sure your hyperlink works. Hope that helps and you don't have further problems with it. |
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42yo, natural strawberry blonde so fair skin, blue-eyed, and dry skin |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:14 pm |
Lunarmm - thank you so much for your patience. I managed at last!
I was looking at Clarisonic on EDS website. It seems like they don't carry brush heads...  m. |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Sat Apr 19, 2008 2:38 pm |
| Septembergirl wrote: |
Lunarmm - thank you so much for your patience. I managed at last!
I was looking at Clarisonic on EDS website. It seems like they don't carry brush heads... m. |
Clarisonic brush heads are temporarily back ordered from manufacturer. Hope they will come in soon. |
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As I am getting older I realize my biggest beauty secret is smile more and frown less. Be aware that wrinkles do not make a person unattractive. Cynicism, unforgiveness, anger and jealousy are the real culprits. Sixty something |
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Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:10 am |
| Thank you, Winnie, for your up-to-date information on Clarisonic on EDS. |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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Sun Apr 20, 2008 7:08 am |
I was also waiting for the international model of the Clarisonic to be released but when I sent them an email they just said it would be sometimes in 2008 so I decided just to go ahead and order.
I bought a voltage adaptor and so far it seems to be working though I have only had it for a few days. |
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 3:13 pm |
I have found a website that has great diagrams and explanations of the lymphatic system and glands in the face.
http://www.bartleby.com/107/177.html
In case someone wants to check it out to do proper lymph draining brush in the face.
It has helped me a lot to understand how to brush in order to direct the lymphatic fluid to the glands to get all the benefits of lymphatic cleansing.
There is also a great explanation about how to dry skin brush body and face in the same thread of FE that I posted before (these diagrams are there too)
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Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:50 pm |
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You'll probably all think I've lost it, but here goes anyway..
I use a baby's hairbrush on my face. ... I keep a larger one in the shower for the rest of me.
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A larger baby hair brush? (heehee couldn't resist it sorry haha)
Anyhoos - of course the natural thing (for me) to do when everybody's raving about something is to go ahead and try it, and so try this I did.
I can't say there's been any improvements yet (I'm aiming for improved firmness in the long term, but my short term goal is to rid of little bumps under my eyes. they are not a lot but I see them, and it's annoying to be able to see them) but I like the way it makes my skin feels and the glow, the 'very alive' face I see right afterwards. I'm definitely going to continue with this.
Oh btw this morning I did the extreme and tried my body brush on my face! Right over my ears, too! And then I proceeded with a baby toothbrush for my eye area. Now I don't think anybody would advice using a body brush on the face, but I think if you do it r-e-a-l-y gently it can't do any harm. Or can it? It felt good after though... |
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:45 am |
As Septembergirl wrote:
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| I think it might be a point that skin needs to be challenged to a certain extent in order to get strong and robust. Just like our soul (sigh...). |
I think that our skin gets used to what we train her to take.
I have found myself being so aggressive sometimes with my face, if progressively done i am confident our facial skin is not as fragile as everybody says. In fact in can say mine has become stronger, thicker and more toned. Aggressive massage, brushing and dermarolling have helped my skin to respond and become stronger than ever before.
So yes, using a body brush is not a crazy idea if your face is used to regular brushing.
I have done it myself sometimes when I felt the baby ones (i have different degrees of softness) are not enough. The key is not get so enthusiastic to hurt yourself and get blisters.
It is about looking better not looking like an extra from the famous Michael Jackson's thriller videoclip.  |
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Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:06 am |
Exactly, Zenity.
The key is to gradually increase brushing power and time. I read somewhere to start with one minute face brushing and increase to three minutes.
My skin definitely tolerates more brushing now than a couple of weeks ago. |
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Female, 40, Norway. Normal/dry skin, starting to see signs of aging. Staples: Glycolic acid cleanser, SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF, Revaleskin, NIA24. |
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