For an in-depth gua sha tutorial for your face and neck, try this 5-minute gua sha ritual as the perfect relaxing addition to your daily self-care routine.īegin with a clean gua sha stone. Use the stone’s different edges to your benefit - a long edge for gliding strokes and grooved edges for small, concentrated areas. Want more instructional Gua Sha videos? We’ve got you - check out our YouTube channel.You can use a gua sha stone on yourself by taking a clean stone in hand and applying light to moderate sweeping strokes across your clean, moisturized skin. Sarah demonstrates how to use this versatile stone here. TRY DIFFERENT TOOLS: To target more specific areas of the face, you can try a tool like Cecily Braden’s Gua Sha Stone. Movements can be done 3-5 times per side, moving slowly and intentionally. ( Watch how Sarah uses these two products to prep her skin for Gua Sha here another facial oil we love using f or Gua Sha is Dara’s Oil.)ĪNGLE IT: Hold the tool at a 15-degree angle, hold the skin taut, and use light to medium pressure. Here, Sarah uses YULI Cocoon Elixir and M.E. PREP: Begin by misting your face generously and add a few drops of your facial oil to the face and neck. She's using the same tool shape in rose quartz (which is great for a pro, but we find that the jade version we sell is more durable for home use). In this quick and easy-to-follow video tutorial, our esthetician, Sarah, uses Gua Sha to sculpt the jawline and cheekbones and remove puffiness from the lower part of the face. Lanshin's Nephrite Jade Gua Sha tool has been a favorite since we first started carrying it in 2018: what we love about it is the fact that you can so quickly and easily work it into your routine, especially if you already use a face oil. We particularly adore its effect on the jawline, where many of us hold tension. This encourages healthy circulation, releases muscular tension, and promotes lymphatic drainage for a more lifted, less puffy look and brighter, healthier looking skin.
Gua Sha is a traditional healing technique from China that involves a small, smooth stone board that is pressed against the skin to gently massage facial fascia, muscles, and skin while stimulating specific energy points.
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