Gua Sha's Ancient History . I significantly helped repair my skin using mostly all AB products. There's actually a 3x1 inch oblong shape of totally clear skin where she scrapes the most that is easily five shades lighter (this has created another unevenness issue, but she's too delighted to care). It seems to be a very gentle and even pressure and there's apparently an order in which you do it (but I don't think she's been following this as demonstrated by her uneven results). ). A Gua Sha Stone can help your skin look fresh and radiant by Staff Writer / Jan 29, 2021. I would like to try this as a professional treatment if anyone has a rec in Toronto, [–]somnolentflame 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). DISCUSSION Kind of like a placebo effect. Holy moly, I never thought I would see somebody using this for their face. I use it while I'm oil cleansing when I have the time. I have fibroymyalgia. GIFT EXCHANGE [–]danakass 4 points5 points6 points 3 years ago (3 children). Join our Discord Server to start chatting, Businesses/Market Research/Shops/Stores/Apps/etc. [–]YT-Rei 3 points4 points5 points 3 years ago (1 child), ikr, but placebo effect might be the thing here :), [–][deleted] 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). [–]aebl22 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children), I have heard of really intense lymphatic facial massages, both of the French and Korean variety (article here from New York magazine) , that help slim and contour the jaw, this is kind of the same thing? Okay, it relaxes the muscles, sure. She knew that the Gua Sha would help relieve those muscles even more and start to draw the toxins out of my body. GUIDE Some side effects of gua sha might include: keeping your stone on you at all times just in case you want to give friends, family members or the lady at the grocery store an impromptu facial. [Discussion] I noticed Dear Dahlia has arrived to Sephora Australia. July Prokopiv/Getty Images ... Rihanna Got This Contouring Facial Before the Met Ball, So I Did Too The Korean Way to Get Better Skin Without Spending a Dime 8 Non-Scary, Non-Surgical "Tweakments" That Sculpt Your Face I Got a Microcurrent Facial and It Instantly Sculpted My Features About Mattie Schuler. We are recruiting volunteers to join the team. Dealing away with puffiness, that I can see. To understand better, please read. If someone like longer, more dedicated massages 3 times a day, jade roller/Gua sha might be a good investment. For gua sha massage, "a flat jade stone that has curved sides is gently pressed along your face, moving upward and outward as you do with a … That's awesome. The skin below her cheekbones are considerably more even-toned and have gotten clearer. I had a PT use a similar tool on my plantar fascia once and it was super helpful. [–]anisopterasaurus 6 points7 points8 points 3 years ago (1 child), I bought a pack of a bunch of different types. Doing gua sha here and there is great, but consistency is ALWAYS key to real and lasting results. I think this could be a wonderful luxurious step for the evening! If it is a 5 minute massage in the morning to refesh the face, a cold metal spoon is just as effective in my opinion. Any favourites or otherwise? I think there are some beauty tools that are specifically designed for cooling massage, too. Still, I remained pretty skeptical. “Some people prefer to do it in the morning, others enjoy it before going to sleep, but for me, a quick facial gua sha is my favorite way to prep my skin for makeup.” Using with products is key. When you think of a traditional facial, cleansers, face oils, and exfoliators likely come to mind. How is it going for you? Since the redness associated with inflammation is the result of dilated blood vessels? It has be gentle with a gua sha, and it's basically a massage where you release the bad stuff in the skin (rough translation). Gua Sha is this... flat, triangley thingy. I've seen this before and I wanna buy and try these, sadly they're not very easily available for me. A Gua Sha Stone has been around for centuries. My mom's been using papaya soap and OST 20 for about six months now. Japan, Taiwan, India, South Korea, China, etc. If you have amazon prime they sure are available for you! Yes!! How is it supposed to help with inflammation, which causes itching she mentions, though? Christen Michel explains how you use it. She currently resides in Boulder, Colorado. I kind of believe that my face has remained slim but I can't be definite because I've started working out recently. Hmm I was given a tool for facial gua sha massage, and it did reduce my face fattiness/puffiness by about 2cm around my jawline, but it's not a permanent reduction. She even accidentally created a control area because she forgets to scrape over her cheekbones so we have a way to compare before and after. Elegant facial rollers and flat, grooved tools made of jade, rose quartz, and other divinely polished stones. Some suggestion: military metal name tag, big metal coin, ceramic spoon,... :), [–]ThorsHammerMewMEwNW15|Acne/Pigmentation|Combo|AU 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago (3 children). They are nice back massagers tho :), [–]happycheetos[S] 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children), [–]XX5452 12 points13 points14 points 3 years ago (4 children). A Hong Kong host went for it in Seoul and she said it is super painful. [–]ThorsHammerMewMEwNW15|Acne/Pigmentation|Combo|AU 0 points1 point2 points 3 years ago (1 child). I'm not sure how this is different from a good ol' plain roller, tbh. My mom saw some video online about doing a gentle version of gua sha on her face in order to reduce wrinkles and firm the skin. My AB routine has helped me quite a bit and I don't yet have issues with sun damage and wrinkles, but I'm definitely adding gua sha to the drill. [–]XX5452 1 point2 points3 points 3 years ago (0 children). ETA a day later lol: okay, so the roller is just a roller, not a Gua Sha, apparently. I don't find the claims she makes credible. ETA: okay, apparently jade is pricey, I'm stupid. The most common areas for treatment are the yang areas of the body such as the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, limbs. I've started doing it on and off again mostly because it feels really good on my tense jaw, it's a nice pampering step and I enjoy the idea of increasing the blood circulation in my face. NC15|Pigmentation|Dehydrated/Sensitive|US.