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近年網上吹捧不少刮痧和面部滾輪的按摩器。還記得第一次看見60多歲的祖父用一個刮痧工具已是小學的時候了。這種美容和護膚趨勢並不是全新的，而是一種已經使用了幾個世紀的傳統中醫技術。
刮痧
有些人可能在中醫那裡，甚至中式的按摩場所做過背部刮痧。刮痧是一種傳統的中醫療法，亦被認為是健康問題的根源，「痧」是體內氣血淤積、阻塞，藉刮痧排毒、封除淤積。通過用表面光滑的石塊作為刮痧器具，進行刮痧治療。刮痧可以加速血液流動，減少毒素，並讓組織創傷修復能力提升。
近年來，美容品牌開發了帶有晶石的面部刮痧工具，如玉石和玫瑰石英被認為能吸引正能量，並對皮膚產生 "淨化 "和 "提升 "效果。
如何使用刮痧板：
1. 刮痧前請徹底清潔肌膚、刮痧板以及雙手，以免將污物帶入皮膚中。
2. 潔面後用精油塗抹在皮膚上以防止刮痧板造成刺激。
3. 握住刮痧板以45度角置於臉部，從上往下、由內向外進行刮拭。先從臉部中央開始，再到左右兩側。
4. 完成後，再進行正常的護膚步驟。
面部滾輪採用晶石，如玉石，粉紅石英和紫水晶製成，像刮痧一樣，有效清除皮膚的毒素。
滾輪是一個有方向性及遵循中醫經絡的按摩，通過推動淋巴帶走毒素。
溫柔的按摩能提高血液循環，刺激面部的淋巴引流系統，使皮膚變得緊緻及紓緩緊張，同時促進血液循環和減少浮腫；讓護膚品更吸收。
使用面部滾輪的小貼士：
1. 可將滾輪先放在冰箱過夜，低溫有助收縮皮膚下的血管。早上用玉石滾輪按摩面部、頸部和眼部有助消除浮腫並刺激血液循環。
2. 潔面後完成正常的護膚程序並在使用滾輪時可以塗上精華油或任何潤膚乳液令滾輪不會在按摩的過程，因為拉扯增加臉部的細紋。玉石滾輪具有大小不同的玉，對應不同的按摩部位，較小的一面適合眼周及鼻翼；而較大的一面適合額頭、頸、下巴及面頰。
3. 由面部中心向外滾動，於面部每個部分輕輕滾動10-20下；從臉部中心向外滾動，例如，從額頭中心到太陽穴。將面部的淋巴液推向淋巴結，並自然地刺激淋巴系統排出液體。
4. 最後一步也是”排出積水”的最關鍵步驟，滾動臉部邊緣，然後沿頸部向下滾動至鎖骨便完成了。
千萬不要低估刮痧板和滾輪的力量，所謂熟能生巧，如果每天都把這些工具加入你的護膚程序，必定能更容易掌握當中的技巧。只要在化妝前做幾分鐘，皮膚整天看起來都會更年輕更有光澤。
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Gua Sha and Facial Rollers – the simple what and how
The newest trends of Gua Sha and Facial Rollers has taken over the mainstream social media platforms. I remember first seeing it with my 60 something year-old grandfather when I was in Primary School. I caught him using a Gua Sha tool sitting at his desk. This newest beauty and skincare trend isn’t brand new, it’s a traditional Chinese medicine technique that’s been used for centuries.
Gua Sha
Some of us may have done Gua Sha on our back at a Chinese medicine practitioner or even at a Chinese massage place. Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medicine that is used when your qi (chi), becomes stagnant in certain areas, which is believed where health problems take root. By using a smooth-edged tool, you gently scrape areas of your body where there is inflammation. There are many benefits to using the Gua Sha Method. It essentially increases blood flow, lessens toxins, and promotes healing and recovery from tiredness.
In recent years, beauty brands developed the facial Gua Sha tool with gemstones such as jade and rose quartz, which believe to vibrate positive energy, for creating a ‘purifying’ and “lifting” effect on our skin.
To correctly use the tool:
1. Before you use it, you want to make sure it’s clean.
2. Cleanse your face, and then use a facial oil or serum to ensure your skin is slippery. This prevents the tool from causing irritation.
3. Hold it firmly in the correct way, the curved part should hug the curves of your skin, and the flat part should rest on your skin. Then start scraping it upward along the edge you are shaping, and repeat. Gently use it on your skin, with gradual slow strokes. Then slowly adding more pressure the more you get comfortable with it. It is important that all movements should be done from bottom to top, as we want our skin to lift, not to sag.
4. Once you are done, finish your skincare routine as usual.
Facial Rollers
Facial Rollers (also seen in gemstones like jade, pink quartz and amethyst), like Gua Sha has been used for years to flush out toxins from the skin. The cold sensation restricts blood flow to a particular area, and the pressure pushes fluid, known as lymph, to the lymph nodes, so it can be processed and filter out toxins. This will have so many benefits like lymphatic drainage, tighter looking facial skin, facial depuffing, improved circulation, and better product absorption.
Here are a few quick tips on mastering your ‘rolling ritual’:
1. It’s best to use a jade roller in the morning on your face, neck, and eyes. Store your roller in the fridge, this helps in alleviating puffiness.
2. Cleanse your skin and follow your normal morning routine, then apply a serum or moisturizer. There are usually two sides of the roller. The smaller side is best for your eye and nose area, while the larger for your forehead, neck, jaw, and cheeks.
3. Start rolling gently, aim for 10-20 strokes on each section of your face. Roll from the center of the face outwards, e.g., from the center of your forehead to your temples. Rolling fluid away from your face and towards the lymph nodes will naturally stimulate the system to drain the fluid.
4. Roll the edges of your face and then down along your neck to the collar bone for completion. This final step is also the most crucial step of the ‘drainage’.
The more you practice these techniques and tools into your skin care routine, the easier it will be. Do not underestimate the power of these small scrubbing and rolling you do every day. Just a few minutes of those before putting your make up on can well prepare your skin for the long day ahead, and for it to look more youthful and radiant.
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