Facial massage is a skin care technique that has beneficial effects on the health and beauty of your skin. Facial massage helps stimulate blood microcirculation, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and relax facial muscles.
Why have a facial massage in a Skin Studio:
Stimulates blood circulation: Facial massage stimulates blood circulation, which helps deliver oxygen and essential nutrients to your skin. It is also this stimulation that improves the radiance and texture of your skin.
Reduces fine lines and wrinkles: Facial massage helps reduce fine lines and wrinkles by stimulating the production of collagen and elastin. These two proteins are essential for maintaining skin firmness and elasticity. In addition, by boosting blood flow, the muscles swell for an immediate tightening effect.
Improves skin elasticity: The massage, by mobilizing the tissues, performs traction on the fibroblasts which are revitalized and thus produce more collagen and elastin. This makes your skin firmer and plumper.
Relaxation of the facial muscles: Facial massage can help relax the muscles of the face and neck, which reduces muscle tension and the pain it causes (it is also very useful, for example, for people who bruxism or who tend to have contracted trapezius muscles). This relaxation helps prevent expression lines caused by muscle tension.
Reduces Stress and Anxiety: Facial massage can help reduce stress and anxiety by promoting relaxation of the body and mind. This can help improve your overall well-being and promote restful sleep.
How to do a facial massage?
There are different facial massage techniques, but here are the basic steps for a simple facial massage:
Cleanse your face: Before starting the massage, cleanse your face to remove any traces of makeup or impurities.
Use a massage oil: Apply a small amount of massage oil to your face. Jojoba oil, sweet almond oil, and grapeseed oil are great options for facial massage.
Start with your neck: Start by gently massaging your neck in circular motions moving up towards your chin.
Move to chin: Next, move to chin and massage it with circular motions moving up towards your cheeks.
Massage the cheeks: Massage the cheeks with circular movements moving up towards the cheekbones.
Massage the forehead: Finish by massaging the forehead with circular movements moving up towards the scalp.
Use tapping movements: Use tapping movements to stimulate blood circulation and the production of collagen and elastin. Gently tap your face with your fingers, using the pads of the fingers rather than the nails.
Finish with a lymphatic massage: Finish the massage by performing a lymphatic massage to help eliminate toxins. Use gentle, even movements to massage your face starting from your chin and moving down to the lymph node area of the collarbones.
In conclusion, facial massage is a simple yet effective skin care technique that can help improve the health and beauty of your skin. By using natural massage oils and following simple massage techniques, you can stimulate blood circulation, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity, relax facial muscles, reduce stress and anxiety and promote restful sleep. Try incorporating facial massage into your skincare routine with our facial gym introductory programs to enjoy all the benefits it can offer.
Find all our facial massages in our “ Our treatments” section.
