Sometimes we may experience facial pain, and when it comes to treating this condition, we usually opt for the scraping therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. But what do we know about facial scraping for beauty purposes? Let's explore the related knowledge of facial scraping together!
The method of facial scraping requires attention because if we don't master the steps and techniques well, we may not achieve the desired results. So, when scraping, we must be careful.
Facial Scraping
1. Apply facial essential oil evenly.
2. Gently press the facial acupoints with a scraping board from bottom to top: Chengjiang, Liangdicang, Liangyingxiang, Julao, Quanlao, Liangbitong, Jingming, Yintang, Zuanzhu, Yuyao, Sizhukong, Tongziliu, Qiuhou, Chengqi, Sibai, Taiyang.
3. Use the scraping board to dot the facial acupoints: Yintang, Faji, Zuanzhu, Faji, Yuyao, Faji, Sizhukong, Faji, Taiyang, Yirou, Tinghui, Tinggong, Ermen.
4. Start scraping according to the following route and sequence: 1) Chengjiang to Tinghui; 2) Lidicang to Tinghui; 3) Renzhong to Tinghui; 4) Yingxiang to Tinghui; 5) Bitong to Ermen; 6) Qingming to Ermen; 7) Below Zuanzhu to Taiyang; 8) Divide the forehead into three sections, from Taiyang to the temples.
5. Gently stroke the entire face with the scraping board.
6. Follow the scraping route mentioned in step 4, scraping from the forehead to the jawline, starting from line 8 to line 1. Lift the left cheek, then lift the right cheek.
7. Gently stroke the entire face with the scraping board.
8. Neck route: scrape lightly from the area behind the ears to the collarbone along the path of the nerves, promoting the drainage of lymphatic fluid in the neck.
Positioning
Yangbai: Located in the front part of the forehead, 1 inch above the pupil and above the eyebrow.
Zuanzhu: Located in the face, at the depression where the eyebrows meet and the groove above the orbit.
Taiyang: Located in front of the auricle, on the sides of the forehead, above the extension line of the outer corner of the eye.
Cheche: Located on the cheeks, about one horizontal finger width above the front of the angle of the jaw, depressed when the masseter muscle is contracted, and concave when pressed.
Lieque: Located above the radial styloid process, 1.5 inches above the wrist crease, between the brachioradialis muscle and the extensor pollicis longus tendon.
Sibai: Located on the face, directly below the pupil, at the depression below the orbit.
Julao: Located on the face, directly below the pupil, below the lower edge of the nasal wing, on the outer side of the nasolabial groove.
Hegu: Located on the back of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone.
Xiaguan: Located in front of the ears on the face, in the depression formed by the zygomatic arch and the mandibular groove.
