The ritual of theblack soap scrub is much more than a practice of beauty au naturel à l'oriental... The scrubnot only gets rid of dead skin but also stimulates blood, lymphatic and energetic circulations. In the next few lines, here are the reasons why you should regularly adopt this deep cleaning practice.
Why use black soap?
Black soap or beldi soap is anaturaland vegetable soap made by hand from crushed black olives. This soap is dark in color and has an oily appearance that tends to soften to the point of liquefaction when in contact with heat. If you buy some, I advise you to keep it in the refrigerator, it will be easier to use it when the time comes.
Its exfoliating action and rich in vitamin E Allow the skin to soften to more easily peel off dead skin. However, be careful not to confuse household black soap which is not the same as the one used in cosmetics.
The black soap scrub in practice
Create a steamy atmosphere by taking a warm bath or shower.
Next, spread the black soap all over your body, including your face, massaging it in to really get it in and thus start activating the blood, lymphatic and energy circulations, as mentioned above.
Wait about 10 minutes and then rinse completely and drain so you don't get runny skin, which would make it harder to exfoliate.
Finally, proceed to to the scrubbing with a kessa glove (a kind of slightly rough crepe glove traditionally used in oriental hammams), a loofa or a hair glove.
By dint of friction, small bits of dead skin will pile up to form a sort of grayish vermicelli: the scrubbing is in progress.
Black soap scrub and mindfulness
For a better effect and according to the principles of mindfulness, it is interesting to perform the scrub by taking your time. This is not a technique to be rushed. It is a ritual that requires you to refocus, to listen to yourself, to touch yourself. It is perfect for learning how to take care of yourself, with gentleness and kindness. Yes, gently, because it is not by rubbing vigorously that dead skin is flaked off. It is thanks to the mechanical action of friction with the kessa glove, the exfoliating power of black soap and the softening of the skin by the heat of a bath or even better, of a hammam, that the dead skins are detached.
The black soap scrub as part of a "detox" treatment
This practice is a wonderful complement to the "food" part because it initiates thedetoxification process by activating intra and extra cellular exchanges while releasing stagnant energies. Thus, the friction stimulates the evacuation of residual metabolic waste to be eliminated by perspiration, by the kidneys or the liver via the lymph.
The black soap scrub and skin problems
It is quite possible to wash with black soap if you suffer from dermatological problems such as acne, eczema, psoriasis etc... Only, scrubbing will be a no-no for irritated, inflamed, scoured or purulent areas.
For the face, prefer finger exfoliation, which is much gentler than using a glove.
The skin alone represents a surface of 1.8m² for a weight of about 3kg. It is the link between the external and internal world. It protects, participates and regulates the exchanges between the "inside" and the "outside". It is, moreover, constantly attacked by UV rays, clothes (washing powder, chemical dyes), non-natural cosmetics, pollution and can become a gateway for potentially pathogenic micro-organisms if it is damaged. It is important to take care of it while respecting its Ph, its superficial microbial flora and its protective sebum layer. Overcleaning weakens this whole balance, which is so subtle.
Scrubbing should be a regular act to promote tissue regeneration while remaining occasional so as not to weaken the previously mentioned balance. 1 time per month would be a good average, to be adjusted according to your lifestyle.