What are the benefits of facial scraping?

With the progress of society, people pay more attention to personal health while pursuing material life. There are many health-preserving methods on the market, such as: diet therapy, health care products, etc. With today's advanced technology, people are paying more and more attention to traditional therapies, such as scraping, acupuncture, and massage. Then let’s take a look at one of the health-preserving methods of scraping. What are the benefits of scraping on the face to the human body?

Benign facial "scraping" stimulation can not only improve the microcirculation of facial blood vessels, increase the flow of blood, lymph and body fluids, so that the cells in the skin get sufficient nutrition and oxygen, but also accelerate cell metabolism, promote the shedding of aging cells, maintain the elasticity of fibers, stimulate the "potential" of the human body, and enable the brain to feedback information and redistribute energy throughout the body, thereby detoxifying and beautifying, relieving wrinkles, promoting qi and eliminating spots, and maintaining health and beauty.

"Sha" is the metabolic product of the struggle between positive energy and negative energy in the meridians. Gua Sha can open local sweat pores, promote the expulsion of evil spirits, improve microcirculation, cleanse meridians, and eliminate hidden dangers; at the same time, it can dredge meridians, promote the flow of qi and blood, invigorate yang energy, replenish oxygen and remove blood stasis, regulate internal organs, and improve the body's disease resistance; it can change the hypoxic state of tissues, strengthen the body's metabolism, and promote cell regeneration and activation.

Facial scraping technique

1. Press: Use the snout or tail of a fish-shaped scraping board to gently press down on the acupoint.

2. Twisting: Use the snout of the fish-shaped scraping board to perform spiral twisting on the acupoints, twisting in the forward or reverse direction.

3. Scrape: Use a fish-shaped scraping board to scrape the top edge of the fish belly lightly along the meridians.

4. Tap: Use the tail of the fish-shaped scraping board to tap the seven meridian lines on the face.

5. Press: Use the flat surface of the head of the fish-shaped scraping board to press down slowly and forcefully on the acupoint.

6. Knead: Place the flat surface of the fish-shaped scraping board on the acupuncture points or meridians, and knead them in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

7. Support: Use the flat surface of the head of the fish-shaped scraping board to lift the muscles upwards.

8. Deflate: Use the flat surface of the head of the fish-shaped scraping board to press and rub, then drag it to the next acupuncture point on the same meridian line, release the board and deflate.

9. Swimming: Use the fish-shaped scraping board's belly edge to gently, softly and slowly slide on the acupuncture points or meridians.

Through the above introduction to the methods and effects of scraping. I believe everyone has a general understanding of traditional Chinese scraping therapy. Gua Sha can be done not only on the face, but also on the whole body. However, it should be noted that scraping requires certain techniques and should not be done casually. It is best to go to a regular hospital or have a professional perform scraping. After scraping, you should drink more water to maintain hydration in your body.