Beauty Medicine & Self-Care Rituals
Beauty Rituals & Self-Care
How to use a Facial Teishin Beauty Wand:
Follow along step-by-step:
This self-care ritual takes about 10 minutes. The three keys to a good treatment are noticing texture, the way the surface of the skin feels, noticing tone, how the face feels right under the surface of the face, and always being gentle.
1. Start at Chin
2. Bottom of jawline
3. Between the cheeks and jawline.
4. Cheekbone
5. Sinuses
6. Under Eyes
7. Under brows
8. Temples
9. Between eyebrows
10. Sunset pattern on forehead
11. Lips
12. Other side of face repeating steps 1 – 10.
13. Scalp using pointed side of beauty wand.
14. Down neck.
How to use a Gua Sha:
1. Jawline – use the double bump side to scupt the jawline.
2. Massage underneath the ear with edge of tool.
3. Between the cheeks and jawline using the flat edge of the tool.
4. Cheekbone – Use the double bump side of the gua sha to scupt.
5. Sinuses. use the flat side of the tool.
6. Under Eyes
7. Under brows
8. Temples
9. Between eyebrows
10. Sunset pattern on forehead
11. Lips
12. Other side of face repeating steps 1 – 10.
13. Down neck – do not skip! This is the most important part for clearing lymph and toxins.
14. Under the clavicle.
Why use a gua sha? This facial gua sha technique moves lymphatic fluid out of the face which clears toxins and increases microcirculation. With regular use, gua sha can clear the skin, reduce blemishes, and even lessen rosacea.
The goal of a gua sha treatment is to move the lymphatic fluid layer right under the skin out of the face and down the neck. This technique will also bring fresh circulation to the face resulting in clearing toxins and bringing fresh nourishment to your skin.
Before a gua sha treatment, I apply the Gua Sha Oil to my face. This allows the tool to glide over the skin rather than stretch the skin and is a nutrient dense oil which will deeply absorb during the treatment.
Unless instructed otherwise, this technique is best with an almost flat angle to the face. Think around 15 degrees – this will make sense if watching the video. The pressure of the tool should be gentle. Probably more gentle than you think.
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