The popular trend of facial massage known as Gua Sha? Gua Sha started out as an herbal medicine, but has recently become a popular tool in the beauty/wellness world. Many people want to know how to incorporate Gua Sha into their lives and how to use it properly.
In this article, we will cover how to use serums with scraping stones and which serums are best to purchase.
What is Gua Sha?
Gua Sha is a traditional form of Chinese medicine designed to promote lymphatic drainage and reduce inflammation in the body through facial massage.
"Historical records of Gua Sha date back to the Paleolithic era. When people were sick or unconscious, people would rub their hands or stones against certain parts of their bodies to help alleviate the symptoms of illness." ChinaCulture.com
In addition to the historical medical uses of Gua Sha, there are many modern benefits to adding it to your skin care routine.
Sculpting the face: Gua sha has the potential to create a more defined facial bone structure. Performing daily gua sha can help build facial muscles and create a more defined bone structure over time. If you want to get these results, you must be very consistent.
Increase Circulation Flow: Increasing blood flow throughout the face will help create a brighter, glowing complexion. It will also speed up the wound/acne healing process. Increasing blood flow is a key component of healthy skin.
Lymphatic drainage: If you perform a Gua Sha massage correctly, you will actually help the lymphatic drainage in your face. This is good for your health as well as reducing inflammation.
Increased collagen production: With increased blood circulation, your skin will be more likely to produce more collagen, which helps prevent signs of aging such as wrinkles and sagging skin.
Temporarily tighten your skin: After a Gua Sha massage, you will notice a tighter, smoother, plumper face.
Tips for using serum with scraping stones.
Using an oil or facial serum on the scraping tool is important to prevent pulling or bruising the skin. The smoothness of the serum makes it easier for your tools to glide over your skin. You never want scraping to pull or strain your skin, as it will only do more harm than good.
You can absolutely use a simple facial oil like rosehip oil, argan oil or grapeseed oil, but if you want to get more benefit from your daily scraping, add a serum with some active ingredients!
Serums are concentrated liquids containing active ingredients that can provide many different benefits to your skin.
If you suffer from irritation or acne, using a serum with niacinamide can provide some soothing effects on your face. Niacinamide soothes and repairs the skin barrier, so you can soothe your skin and reduce stress on your facial muscles during a shave!
You can also use a facial oil while you are scraping and then apply a moisturizing serum with hyaluronic acid after you cleanse your skin. This will leave your skin plump and smooth after the shave.
The bottom line is to choose an oil-based light serum for your shave. You want it to glide nicely and allow the tool to glide easily across your face.
