The Gua Sha is a facial massage accessory that is highly prized by facial exercisers. Most often made from semi-precious stones such as quartz or jade, this small accessory is used to smooth features and relax the fifty muscles that make up the face.
Why use a Gua Sha?
Sa forme organique lui permet de cibler des zones que les autres accessoires peinent à atteindre telle que la mâchoire ou encore l’arcade sourcilière en passant par les pommettes. Utilisé avec une huile neutre ou notre Huile de Nuit Seasonly, c’est l’outil idéal pour s’initier à la gym du visage et aux techniques de massage comme le kobido.
How to choose your Gua Sha?
For lithotherapy experts, we recommend that you choose your Gua Sha according to your skin's needs. Rose quartz, for example, is renowned for its soothing properties, while a jade Gua Sha is ideal for relaxing facial features and taking advantage of the relaxing properties of the jade stone.
While each stone has its own benefits, it's also a good idea to take advantage of their heat-conducting properties. In fact, to enhance the decongesting effect of your massage, we recommend keeping your Gua Sha in the fridge, especially for massaging the eye area and the oval of the face.
How to use your Gua Sha?
On the face, Gua Sha is used flat against the skin. If the aim is to drain the face, use an upward-downward movement to circulate lymph from under the skin to the lymph nodes at the base of the neck. If you wish to use a Gua Sha to reshape and tighten the skin for an anti-ageing effect, then we recommend that you always use your Gua Sha from bottom to top to smooth the features.
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