Gua Sha - How To Choose The Magic Tool For Smooth Skin And Puffy Eyes

This story goes back to the ancient time when people fell sick or went into a coma, physicians used stones or household materials, such as coins or tins, to massage the patient’s body parts. This helped alleviate some illnesses.

About Gua Sha

Gua Sha massage was widely popular in ancient China as a folk therapy. the actual concept of Gua Sha is much older, its first computed record dates back about 700 years. This ancient Chinese practice is all about ‘chi’, known as ‘prana’ in Ayurveda. 

As per Chinese philosophy, energy flows through our bodies known as ‘chi’. To ensure good health and skin, we must let good chi flow freely, creating a balanced mind and body.

How To Choose The Right Gua Sha?

It is a facial roller that can define our facial contours like the jawline, cheekbones and under-eye area. Gua Shas of different lengths and those that have various curves and angles along their edges. This helps you apply the perfect amount of pressure to stimulate blood circulation.

Benefits Of Gua Sha

It promotes muscle movement, which relieves built-up tension to reduce puffiness, fatigue, acne and other skin concerns. The facial tool can also heal flare-ups, redness and acne by removing lymphatic congestion and improving blood circulation in your face.

 It helps to renew cells, thereby reducing the appearance of acne scars, wrinkles, fine lines or dark spots. Improved blood circulation brightens skin complexion and eliminates puffiness.

How To Use It?

Clean your face with a face wash. apply facial oil, serum or a moisturiser of your choice. Your skin should be slippery so that the tool can easily glide across your face, and not irritate. The curved portion of the tool should sit on the curved face, and the flat portion should be angled to partially rest on your skin. 

Starting at the base of the neck, drag the wider concave side of the tool towards your jaw. Repeat the motion a few times before you move to the other side of your neck. Remember not to put too much pressure on your skin. The motions should be gentle and smooth.

Repeat this a few times and follow the same pattern on the other side as well. Once you have massaged your entire face, wipe the Gua Sha with a clean cloth or towel.