Facial Massage-To Enhance Youthful Skin
Massaging the face is a must follow beauty regime to keep early aging and stress at bay. The add on to this daily care not only promises soft skin but also helps in stimulating blood circulation and removing dead skin. It helps in tightening the skin tissue, thus preventing the flabby and undesirable sagging skin. Follow these tips to maximize skin's natural radiance with a youthful look.
Face massaging tips Before massaging the skin, clean your face with a cleansing milk thoroughly to remove all traces of make up. This helps in avoiding the skin pores to get blocked by any dirt particles. Tie a head band and drape a towel below the shoulder. Avoid applying lot of pressure on the face since, while massaging you may cause the skin to bruise or swell. Move the finger tip around the face as directed in swift, light and firm way. Make sure to massage at least for 20 minutes. Do not apply any make up for the next 3-4 hours after massage. The best time for a face treat would be at night before going to bed. Apply a massaging oil or cream that is suitable for your skin type. For instance, massage dry skin with a cold cream. For oily skin use olive oil with few drops of lemon juice.
Face massaging steps
To ensure the right pressure use index, middle and ring fingers. Do it with a
Before massaging the skin clean your face with a cleansing milk thoroughly to remove all traces of make up. | |
Forehead or the temple: gently move across the temple, with the index and middle finger in circles with the sign of number eight. It should be done just like you number the temple with several small 8's. Cover the forehead area from the eyebrow to the hairline. Repeat it in slow and firm motion for at least 5-10 times.
Eyes : While massaging the area around the eyes, work out from the outer temple inward the bridge of the nose as this will help the facial muscles around the eyes suspend from the temple towards the nose. By stretching the skin in the opposite direction the skin will have less risks of any kind of skin damage. To get rid of work stress, gently place your finger in the hollow of your eye, next to your nose and press in gently, releasing the pressure after every 5 seconds. Repeat the step for 5 times for instant relief.
Nose : For the nose begin stroking the area from inner hollow of the eye, massage downward, along the sides of your nose. Do it with the help of index finger and repeat it for 5 times.
Cheeks : start circular motions from the chin and move upwards across the cheeks to the temples. After reaching the temples, massage in circular motions three times. Repeat the entire sequence for 5 times. Stretch the cheek bone skin in an outward motions, that is start from the chin and move it outwards towards the earlobe.
Around the lips: with the help of index and middle finger make circular and upward motion around the mouth and lips. Start the gentle massage form the chin and move upwards to the area under the nostrils. Repeat the massaging technique for 5 times.
Chin : By starting from the ear lobe where the right jaw meets grasp the skin between your index and middle fingers and move them the length of the jaw in a form of scissor motion. Massage back to the starting point in a circular motion. Repeat the entire sequence for 5 times.
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