There are various methods and channels for beauty. When it comes to facial beauty, there are fundamentally two approaches: Western beauty, which focuses on improving skin texture, and Chinese beauty, which involves acupoint beauty.
Gua sha, originally a medical technique, can combine Western and Chinese beauty. By performing acupoint gua sha during facial beauty treatments, it can achieve beauty effects that other methods cannot. Facial gua sha can dilate blood vessels, increase blood flow, enhance local tissue nutrition, promote the growth of skin tissue cells, and remove harmful substances from the face, thus maintaining a healthy and beautiful complexion.
Facial beauty can be divided into different areas: forehead, eyes, nose, cheeks, lips, ears, and head.
1. Acupoints for gua sha on the forehead: Yintang, Shenting, and the temples on both sides.
2. Acupoints for gua sha around the eyes: Jingming, Zanzhu, Yuyao, Sizhukong, Tongzilu, Chengqi, and Sibai.
3. Acupoints for gua sha on the nose: Bitong, Yingxiang, and Sulutu.
4. Acupoints for gua sha on the cheeks: Julu and Cheche.
5. Acupoints for gua sha on the lips: Renzhong, Chengjiang, and Dicang.
6. Acupoints for gua sha on the ears: Ermen, Tinggong, Tinghui, and Yifeng.
7. Acupoints for gua sha on the head: Baihui and Fengchi.
8. After gua sha on the face, perform 50 strokes each on Quchi, Xuehai, and Sanyinjiao.
A gua sha session takes approximately 10-15 minutes (the longer, the better). Consistency is key for good results, and it is both economical and efficient.
In addition, gua sha beauty should be combined with detoxification. To achieve optimal beauty effects, detoxification is necessary to eliminate fecal matter from the intestinal walls. These accumulated substances ferment in the intestines and produce toxins. These toxins can cause illness and accelerate aging. Consuming detoxifying foods can eliminate toxins and waste from the body, thereby removing factors that contribute to the growth of acne, dark spots, and pigmentation on the face, and achieving healthy and beautiful skin.
