The purpose of gua sha is to sculpt the face while moving stagnant energy. Treatment involves using a tool, usually made of rose quartz or jade stone, to massage the face and neck with both short and long strokes gently. These nonabrasive light pressured movements increase the circulatory flow of blood and stimulate lymphatic drainage of the face. 4. Gua sha for the neck: We're excited to announce our 2nd tutorial, featuring an in depth focus on working with the neck with gentle Gua Sha techniques. If you’re new to our tutorials or Facial Gua Sha we recommend you watch our first video where we show you all the basic steps of our recommended homecare routine.
Gua sha stones are a tool used to relieve tension, sculpt skin, and increase circulation. They are traditionally made of jade or quartz, but plastic options are also available. They’re available in a variety of shapes, but usually they are somewhat tapered so there is a smaller edge that can be used near the eyes or nose. How Gua Sha Is Applied Imagine the lining of a dress becomes pulled or snagged, the material that sits over it then becomes loose, baggy, and simply looks weird. This is similarly what happens to skin over chronically tight muscle and fascia. Many believe the hanging, drooping and loss of tone this causes the skin is the inevitabillity of aging, the dreaded loss of collagen. And so they look for a scientifically promising collagen boosting cream, or play with the idea of botox, surgery, fillers.