Shower? Not with these bad boys!
One of the cornerstones of green living is saving water. Recently my own backyard has seen the addition of 600 gallons of rain water storage (for the low price of $20 and some sweat).
However, green as most folks would like to be, usually the limit is drawn at showering.
Showering is an extremely important cultural norm in America. If one were to admit that she had not showered in 3 days she might also be lowering their head in shame, self-disgust and with the remorse of one who had been branded with a scarlet letter A on her back.
Fortunately us aspiring conservationists have a great tool for cleanliness, health and reducing our water consumption on such activities like showering (which can waste 20-40 gallons per 10 minutes and hundreds of watts of embodied energy in the hotness and cleanness of the water).
The answer is dry skin brushing with a stiff bristle brush. It requires only about 5 minutes, a stiff bristle brush and a little bit of pain tolerance.
The alleged benefits are:
Benefits of Dry Skin Brushing Explained:
- Removes cellulite
- Cleanses the lymphatic system
- Removes dead skin layers
- Strengthens the immune system
- Stimulates the hormone and oil-producing glands
- Tightens the skin preventing premature aging
- Tones the muscles
- Stimulates circulation
- Improves the function of the nervous system
- Helps digestion
- AND it’s easy, inexpensive and invigorating!
Really? Well…I’m not sure if my cellulite has been removed but all things considered not even my lovely wife (whose nose functions perfectly well) could tell that I hadn’t traditionally showered since the last full moon. And honestly, my skin has never felt better mid dry-as-a-bone-Colorado-winter.
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Nick is sold on this idea. I thought his shower routine was already too pared down, but the cellulite removal has me intrigued. I think we’re going to look into buying a brush.
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Wait… You mean she couldn’t tell, right? I’m highly skeptical, and the thought of cleaning my WHOLE body this way makes me cringe. What about us folks with out of control oily scalps? One missed shower = disgusting oily mop on my head… Guess I could shave it…
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greentheo Reply:
March 1st, 2010 at 7:23 pm
Nope she couldn’t tell one bit!
Hence, proof that it works (or at least that Mrs. V is extremely polite (which I know for a fact she is not
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No no no…now that’s something i will not part from- a long hot shower pouring thousands of water buckets down the drain…sorry no brush will do!
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