The Tampico Skin Brush can be used to aid the body's natural cleansing process, as part of a Yerba Prima Internal Cleansing Program, to exercise and stimulate the skin and to gently exfoliate and deep clean the skin. Skin brushing is recommended by many natural health care practitioners, and is performed in various ways in cultures around the world. Yerba Prima's Tampico Skin Brush removes dead skin cells and helps promote the natural elimination and cleansing process that occurs through the pores of the skin. It is used by many health professionals for acupressure therapy.
The Tampico Skin Brush is made from a natural plant fiber - the desert-dwelling agave plant. It comes with a detachable long handle for ease of use. Directions: Brush the entire surface of the skin, except the face, with long gentle strokes. Best if used daily, before bathing. The brush should be cleaned periodically with soap and water.
On recommendation from previous reviewer, I tried this brush and discovered that it is true, your skin will feel like velvet after you use it--but you need to get used to how rough the brush is (it's not for the faint of heart). It's tougher than most toothbrushes I've owned! BUT once you try it lightly a few times and get used to the brush you will not regret putting up with the roughness because your skin will GLOW.
This brush is the best thing that ever happened to my skin.
I wish I had known about this brush years ago, though I'm not certain when it first became available. I use it daily before my morning shower, all over my body. I also use a moisturizing body wash and a moisturizing body lotion as a follow-up; but I had previously used the two lotion products with limited results until I started using the Yerba Prima brush. Now my skin feels velvety-soft all over. When someone touches my arm or hand, they generally touch me again just to see if what they felt the first time was real! I can't recommend this product strongly enough.