The Right Way To Massage The Face So That The Skin Looks Radiant And Youthful

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JAKARTA - Facial massage does not always have to be done in a beauty salon or spa. Because basically facial massage can be done alone at home, especially during the skincare routine. The question is, how to massage the right face like a facialist does? Take a jade roller, gua sha, or use your fingers if you don't have a facial massager and let's look at the correct and effective way of facial massage based on esthetician Cara Peloso as reported by Beautified, Tuesday, 28 September.

Before getting into the correct facial massage technique, the first thing to know is the benefits of massage itself. What you will get if you are diligent in massaging your face is to maximize your glowing and youthful face.

How Peloso explains facial massage can increase oxygen circulation to the skin, thus helping to increase collagen production and make the face glow. Facial massage also makes the skin more relaxed. Moreover, massage techniques such as pinching massage are useful for tightening the skin, while lymphatic drainage massage techniques are useful for detoxing so that they can overcome blackheads and acne.

Here are the steps that can be followed based on the How to Peloso guide:

Perform facial massage at the cleansing routine stage (morning and evening). Clean the face with cleansing oil, then compress the face with a warm towel so that the skin is soft before massage. Use an oil serum or oil like jojoba and grapeseed for facial massage. It is recommended to use oil instead of moisturizer because the moisturizer absorbs quickly when the face is massaged. For massage tools, use according to taste, be it a jade roller, gua sha, or fingers. Start massaging the face with a stimulating massage technique, which is doing massage movements from the neck up to the forehead. After that, continue with a drainage massage using the pads of the fingers, with a gentle downward pumping motion of the skin (like moving a coin on a table). Continue this movement up to the neck. Do the massage for as long as we want (at least 3 minutes) and focus on areas of the face that need more attention. Keep in mind, you can't match the position of your hands and the level of relaxation you get from professional treatment. However, if facial massage is done regularly 4-5 times a week, we can see significant results: glowing, healthy, bright, youthful, and trouble-free faces.

Easy, less than 5 minutes. With the benefits that are quite major for skin health, it seems there is no reason not to do it. Moreover, facial massage really helps reduce facial swelling in the morning. Immediately practice later during your skincare routine.