What is facial Gua Sha, and how can this beauty routine help firm up your skin?

Gua Sha heart is a tool specifically designed to enhance your natural beauty by stimulating circulation. Photo: Instagram/Skin Gym

The benefits of a good face massage are plenty, and many cultures have been practicing skin and face rolling for many generations.

Among the plus points of rolling your skin, according to healthline.com, are the following: improved blood circulation as using a face roller can stimulate blood flow; decreasing puffiness by stimulating lymphatic drainage; and enhancing the skin’s appearance if the act of rolling is combined with an anti-ageing cream.

Whatever your reason, there’s no denying that the stimulation of blood flow does help make your skin feel refreshed, and there are plenty of products out there in the market to help get you started.

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Gua sha tools and facial rollers are deeply rooted in Chinese culture. Photo: Instagram/Mount Lai

Steeped in tradition

Mount Lai’s Gua Sha tools and facial rollers are deeply rooted in Chinese culture and tradition.

They have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for centuries as a method of promoting the flow of qi within the body, and for pain relief.

With jade rollers, start in the middle of the face and roll outwards across the cheeks, before moving to the eyebrows and rolling upwards across the forehead.

Then, move below the lower lip and roll downwards across the chin. It’s recommended that you use the smaller end for more delicate areas and harder-to-reach places, and the larger end for broad surfaces.

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Natural solution for puffiness

Aromatica’s Wooden Dolphin Face & Body Massage Tool is made out of real Bosnian beech wood with a smooth surface.

The tool which is highly durable has a surface which is evenly coated with natural walnut oil coating and contains zero chemical coating agents.

Specially designed with four acupressure zones, where each zone is designed to target different areas of the body, it is meant to help with reducing puffiness, enhancing energy circulation and relaxing muscle tension. and helps your body and skin look toned and healthy.

Radiant glowSkin Gym’s Gua Sha heart is a tool specifically designed to enhance your natural beauty by stimulating circulation.

This is done while also de-puffing, lifting and sculpting your face.

Meant to give your skin more radiance and smoothness, it also helps give firm up skin and improve complexion to give your skin an added glow.