Beauty enthusiasts who enjoy facial massages and wellness know that regular facial massages can not only relieve fatigue but also rejuvenate the skin, making it more radiant. So what are the methods of facial massage? Let's take a look together below.
1. Pushing Method
Apply pressure to certain areas of the face with the fingertips, moving in a straight line or arc in one direction. The pushing method can be divided into separate pushing and combined pushing. Separate pushing involves using both hands to push the skin from the center of the face in different directions. It requires equal force from both hands and coordinated movements. Combined pushing involves using both hands to push the skin from the sides of the face towards the center. It also requires the same technique as separate pushing. These two methods are often used together. The pushing method can promote blood circulation, improve brain function, relax muscle tissue, dilate capillaries, and improve blood circulation.
2. Pressing Method
The pressing method involves applying pressure with the fingertips to a specific area or acupoint on the face or body, gradually increasing the force. The pressure should be applied vertically, with the force increasing gradually, steady and continuous, allowing the stimulation to penetrate deep into the subcutaneous tissue. This method has a strong stimulating effect and is often combined with kneading, known as kneading and pressing. The pressing method has a significant effect on opening blockages, dilating blood vessels, improving tissue blood supply, enhancing the body's oxidation process, eliminating lymphatic stagnation, and increasing tissue nutrition while reducing edema.
3. Kneading Method
Use the fingertips to gently rotate, roll, and friction a certain area or acupoint on the face. The kneading method is different from the rubbing method, as it applies more pressure and focuses on a specific area, mobilizing the subcutaneous tissue. The rubbing method, on the other hand, only involves circular motions on the surface without moving the subcutaneous tissue. In practice, these two methods can be used in combination. The kneading method promotes blood circulation, disperses stagnation, stimulates meridians, reduces swelling, regulates metabolism, and enhances the elasticity of facial muscles.
4. Holding Method
Use the thumb in combination with the index, middle, and ring fingers to hold and grasp relaxed muscles (such as the neck area) and soft tissues. During the operation, each finger should hold the muscle, alternately tightening and loosening. The technique should be light and flexible with moderate force. The holding method can promote blood circulation, stimulate meridians, restore relaxed muscles to normal, promote metabolism, and enhance cell regeneration capacity.
5. Rubbing Method
Attach the fingertips or the palm of the hand to a specific area on the skin and perform a back and forth rubbing motion. The force should not be too strong, and the movement should be even and continuous, with stable force. The rubbing method has a gentle and warm stimulating effect on the skin and acupoints, promoting meridian circulation and improving blood circulation.
6. Friction Method
Use the fingertips or palms of both hands to perform circular and smooth motions on the surface of the skin. The technique should be moderate, not too fast or slow, and not too light or heavy. The friction method has the effect of warming and stimulating meridians, promoting blood circulation, dispersing stagnation, promoting the shedding of dead skin cells on the surface of the face, improving the function of sweat glands and sebaceous glands, accelerating the flow of lymphatic fluid and blood, and beneficially stimulating peripheral nerves.
