UNDERSTANDING GUA SHA
Before delving into the timing of Gua Sha , let’s first understand its methodology. Gua Sha involves gently scraping a flat jade or rose quartz tool across the skin to stimulate circulation and promote lymphatic drainage. This practice can alleviate tension, reduce puffiness, and enhance the skin’s natural radiance.
GUA SHA SCRAPING TOOLS– Gua Sha scraping tool brightens your complexion, contours and sculpts, and softens wrinkles and fine lines. Besides improving overall health and radiance of the skin, Gua Sha has a multitude of benefits. Promotes lymphatic drainage, reduces puffiness and fluid buildup, relieves facial and jaw tension, aids in circulation to give skin a glow, and firms and lifts the face over time.
*These tools can be ordered through Healing Touch & are sometimes in stock.
Jade Stone
Tools: Gua Sha : Bow– (Dolphin shape )(Heart) –Roller – Double Head
-Recommended for all skin types/ Jade is the most common stone used within the Gua Sha tools. Jade is known for spiritual properties, including confidence, acceptance, health, and the ability to resolve emotional or spiritual issues. It carries a healing energy to help to relax, rebalance, and restore a sense of harmony. It’s considered the ultimate gemstone of ancient Chinese beauty treatments. Made of natural Jade
Black Obsidian Stone
TOOLS: Gua Sha Shape – (Wing) – Dolphin shape (Heart) – Roller – Double Head
-Recommended for all skin types, especially mature skin, dull-looking skin. Black Obsidian is known to have a strong protective stone that forms a shield against negativity, providing a grounding cord from the base chakra to the earth’s center. Obsidian brings clarity to the mind, clears confusion, and is a relaxing way to promote firmer and brighter skin. It’s properly curved for facial and other body contours, and easy to use.
Rose Quartz Stone
TOOLS- Gua Sha: Fin shape (Wing) – Roller – Double Head –Roller – Smooth and Ridged
-Recommended all skin types/Skin lacking firmness/Sensitive skin– Rose Quartz is known as a healing crystal and the stone of unconditional love. It’s believed by some to emit strong vibrations of love, which are thought to support emotional and relationship healing. inspire compassion. boost feelings of peace and calm. Its firming, lifting effect on the skin has soothing benefits and promotes self-love, reflection and acceptance.
White Jade Stone
TOOLS- Gua Sha: Dolphin shape (Heart) – Roller – Double Head
-Recommended for all skin types- White Jade, a symbol of health and harmony, skin smoothing helps to raise one’s vibrations, awareness, and clarity. This activator of the crown and upper chakras can be easily added to your daily self-care ritual. Spiritual significance: harmony, peace, clarity, calmness, eliminate distraction, optimism, luck.
Amethyst Stone
TOOLS- Gua Sha : Dolphin shape (Heart) – Roller – Double Head
-Recommended for all skin, including problematic skin such as acne, dry or damaged skin- Amethyst it’s believed to be stress relieving and cleansing of negative energies. It promotes clarity and relaxation. It is ideal for brightening the complexion, detoxifying, stimulating blood circulation and reducing the appearance of wrinkles while giving a healthy glow. It is known for its soothing and purifying effects, is ideal for problem skin.
FACE ROLLERS– Using a face roller can stimulate blood flow to your face, which may help make your skin look bright
