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How to use a gua sha and find the stone best suited to you

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We spoke to trained professionals for their advice and tips on how to add gua sha to your regular skin-care regimen. But before we get to technique, let's start with the basics. Dehiya Rainbow Fluorite Facial Gua Sha Tool Works for all areas of the face

What Are the Benefits of Gua Sha?

A Gua Sha is a flat tool, made of semi-precious stone, that is used to massage the face. Even though the Gua Sha face tool has recently gone mainstream, it is a lot older than you think. This modern-day face scraping technique is based on a traditional Chinese healing practice known as Gua Sha. Gua means to stroke or press, and Sha refers to redness. According to early practitioners, the redness that is obtained through scraping encourages the skin to heal itself. While the modern-day Gua Sha practice is less intense, it will still leave you with a well-sculpted face along with other remarkable results! The Best Gua Sha Tools  When you give yourself a gua sha massage, you’re essentially scraping all of that water and lymph under your skin to the edges of your face and pulling it down your neck to drain. It’s kind of gross but also super cool, huh? It moves all the blood around under your skin, so after a gua sha session, your face is plump with fresh, new blood to the surface.

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Lymphatic drainage also benefits the skin by eliminating toxins, fluid buildup, and puffiness. "Gua Sha helps drive movement and circulation in the body to release stagnation," Gray explains. "Depending on the amount of pressure used with the gua aha tool, you can target different regions of the body. This is where the proper technique matters. We recommend a gentle gua sha scraping motion to help activate lymphatic drainage and movement of lymphatic fluids." Mount Lai Gua Sha Facial Lifting Tool The real benefits of using jade rollers is that they improve circulation and lymphatic drainage (which is basically built up fluids in the skin), so you look more glowing and less puffy. As well as this, using jade rollers are quite cooling and relaxing on the skin, giving yourself a bit of downtime.