Wax and Bubbles

You know what I’m talking about, when your face seems to be glowing and clear and free of any oddities. Then you have your other face, that’s puffy, a huge blemish on your cheek and not to mention, your color is completely shot. There are several ways you can help prevent this and keep it from ever happening to your when you least likely expect it. Here are three facial steps you can take today and use throughout your life to help your face stay focused as one face and not two.

Facial Toning Massage:

What is it? Facial massage relaxes tension, tones muscles, stimulates the blood flow and also helps to improve skin tone and lymphatic drainage. It has also been know to help remove toxins from the face as well.

What to do: Cleans and tone your face thoroughly, using a cold cream cleanser and a good skin toner. Gently hold the heat to establish facial connection then with a bit of oil on your fingertips and with a sweeping movement, lightly draw your finger from the bottom of the face to the top, avoiding the eyes. Repeat several times, gently increasing the pressure.

Place your fingertips horizontally in the middle of your forehead, using a little more oil if required. Draw them firmly out to the temples several times. You should be able to feel the bones of the forehead through the facial skin and the flesh.

Now place your fingertips on either side of the nose. Draw them up and out to the sides of the face several times, using a little less pressure than you used on the forehead. Using both index fingers, make small circles all over the nose. Be careful not to block off the air flow. Continue making small circles over the chin and around the mouth area, be sure and avoid hitting the lips.

Finish as you started with gently sweeping motions, then gradually getting lighter with the pressure. Lie there and relax for a few minutes afterward. It’s best to perform this on each other, rather than yourself.

Draining Facial Massage:

What is it? If you have a semi-puffy complexion, or even a cold, congestion or sinus stuffiness, a drainage massage is a great way to help relieve the symptoms. Production of excess mucus in nasal and respiratory passages is the body’s response to inflammation caused by i8nfection or even irritants we tend to breath in.

What to do: Start the massage just the same as you would the toning massage, after your do the firm strokes on the forehead, start the drainage techniques. Using both index fingers, place your fingertips on the boy ridge just under the eyebrows on each side right under the inner edge. Press firmly upward, hold for two seconds, then release the pressure and move slightly along the eyebrows, pressing upward with firm pressure. Repeat this procedure until you have reached the outmost edge of the brows. Start again at the inner edge and do this twice.

Now start with your index finger just about each brow and with firm pressure make large circles outward. Following the line above the brow, down past the side of each eye. Then across the top of the cheekbone and up the side of the nose, until you reach the point where you started. Make a total of six circles in this fashion. Start in the same place and do six more circles going in the opposite direction. Then finish the massage with light pressure and getting softer. It’s best to do this massage on each other rather than yourself.

Facial Steaming:

What is it? Facial steaming with essential oils offers an extra dimension to the cleaning process done to the face. The facial steam can increase perspiration which helps rid the skin of toxins and helps clean out the pores and encourages the eliminations of deep seated wastes as well. Facial steaming also helps soften the skin and loosens dead skin cells as well.

What to do: Make up a large bowl of boiling water or even use a facial steamer. Add 5 -10 drops of essential oils if desired. Either place your face in the sauna or hold your face 2-5 inches over the bowl and place a large towel over your head.

Keep you eyes closed especially when using essential oils. After steaming for five minutes, wipe your face and allow your face to cool at room temperature. Then spray with flower water, allowing it to dry naturally. This further helps to cool the face and closes the pores as well.

How to perform:

1. Start the facial massage according to the previous posting. After the firm strokes on the forehead, start the drainage techniques.

2. Using both index fingers, one on each side of the face, place your fingertips on the bony ridge just under the eyebrows at the inner edge. Press firmly upward, hold for two seconds, then release the pressure and, moving slightly along the eyebrow, press upward firmly again. Repeat this procedure until you reach the outermost edge of the eyebrow. Start again at the inner edge, and do it twice more.

3. Now start with your index fingers just above each eyebrow. Using firm pressure, make large circles outward. Follow the line above the eyebrow, down pas the side of the eye (being careful not to get close to the eye), then across the top of the cheekbone and up the side of the nose, until you reach the point where you started., Make a total of six circles.

4. Starting in the same place, do six circles going in the other direction.

5. Finish by completing the rest of the facial massage by placing your fingertips on either sides of the no9se. Draw them up and out to the sides of the face several times, using a little less pressure than you used on the forehead.

6. Using both index fingers, make small circles all over the nose. Be careful not to block off the air flow. Continue making small circles over the chin and around the mouth area, avoiding the lips.

7. Finish as you started, with gently sweeping strokes up the face, getting gradually lighter until the contact disappears. Encourage your friend to lie there and relax for a few minutes after the massage is finished.

1. Cleanse and tone the face throughly, ideally using a cold cream cleanser and skin toner of your choice.

2. Gently hold the head to establish contact. Then oil your fingertips and, with sweeping, stroking movements, lightly draw your fingers from the bottom of the face to the top, avoiding the eyes. Repeat several times, gently increasing the pressure.

3. Place your fingertips horizontally in the middle of the forehead, using a little more oil if required. Draw them firmly out to the temples several times. You should be able to feel the bones of the forehead through the facial skin and flesh.

4. Now place your fingertips on either side of the nose. Draw them up and out to the sides of the face several times, using a little less pressure than you used on the forehead.

5. Using both indeex fingers, make small circles all over the nose. Be careful not to block off air flow. Continue making small circles over the chin and around the mouth area, avoiding the lips.

6. Finsih as you started, with gentle sweeping strokes up the face, getting gradually lighter until the contact disappears. Encourage your friend to lie there and relax for a few minutes after the massage is finished.