Why massage the face properly? What are the benefits of proper facial massage?

Proper facial massage is one of the effective methods to maintain radiant, youthful skin along with shiny, healthy skin. However, not everyone knows how to massage the face properly to achieve the best effect.

Let's find out what facial massage brings and why it is necessary to massage the face properly through this article!

What is massage?

Massage is a general term that refers to massaging and performing light strokes or deep pressing on the skin, muscles, tendons and ligaments. This is a method of relaxation and strength training based on mechanical movements. These movements act on the body to help relieve pain, fatigue and stress as well as beauty. 

Massage has been around for a long time and is popularly applied in many countries around the world. The ancient Greeks often used massage as a healing technique. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, used herbs with oils for massage and acupressure. In Japan, massage was developed in the direction of diagnosis and treatment called Shiatsu.

Massage has many positive effects on health, has appeared for a long time in medicine.

Swedish massage is a form of gentle massage, using long strokes and massaging movements, deep circular movements, tapping,... Deep massage is a massage technique that uses slow, stronger massage movements to Targets deep layers of muscle and connective tissue. Thus, this massage can reduce the damage caused by trauma. Trigger point massage is a massage method that focuses on areas of muscle tension caused by overuse or injury. In short, the main movements in massage such as pressing, kneading, massaging, vibrating, pressing ...

For facial massage, we use light movements on the skin to firm, improve sagging, aging, ...

Why is it important to massage the face properly?

Facial massage anti-aging or skin tightening is not a difficult method, but on the contrary, it is quite easy to do. However, it is not because facial massage is simple that it is done arbitrarily and without the right method. Because if we massage the face in the wrong way, the benefits and disadvantages can be harmful, which may cause the skin to sag, appear more wrinkles, slack skin, lose elasticity, poorer skin pigmentation. So you need to remember the correct manipulation when massaging your face to achieve the best effect. 

What are the benefits of proper facial massage?

Reduce stress, smooth wrinkles

Time causes every organ in our body to age gradually, including our skin. In addition, often experiencing stress and fatigue is also the cause of many wrinkles on the skin and crow's feet. Proper and regular facial massage will help us no longer worry about the time marks appearing on the face. 

Increase blood circulation

Facial massage is like massaging other parts of the body. We must use the right facial massage technique. The massage manipulations must be regular and gentle, the purpose is to increase blood circulation and exchange nutrients for the skin. Areas such as forehead, eyebrows, eyes, mouth, we need to focus on massaging because this is the area most prone to aging. The gentle massage to increase blood circulation to feed skin cells in the best way. A small but very important note is to clean your face and hands before the massage. 

Boost collagen production and anti-aging 

Facials with massage methods promote collagen production and anti-aging. This is a natural and effective method, increasing blood circulation, making the skin healthy, smooth and elastic. Proper facial massage will help anti-aging, youthful, smooth and shiny facial skin. 

Proper facial massage helps to reverse the signs of skin aging.

Better absorption of nutrients

In order for the skin to absorb the nutrients in the best way, we should clean the skin thoroughly and gently massage when applying the cream, to help the cream penetrate deep into the skin. Only by doing it properly can we get a brighter skin. The right manipulations make the nutrients penetrate deep into the skin, so it will improve the aging and damaged condition of the skin.

Cleans the pores

When properly massaging the facial skin, the pores are enlarged, so the dirt stains from deep inside are also cleaned, overcoming large pores . As a result, the skin will become smoother and brighter. The skin aging process also slows down, increases skin elasticity, skin will be healthy and firm. 

Note to massage the face properly

The facial skin is very special, it needs careful and gentle care. When massaging, use your fingertips to move gently in a circle. The misconception of many people is that the stronger the pressure, the more obvious the feeling and effect. If the massage is strong, not only is it not good but also has the opposite effect, the muscles will sag, and over time the skin will sag and wrinkle. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to gentle and flexible massage for the best absorption of nutrients. 

It is necessary to massage the face gently so as not to cause the skin to sag.

Different skin types need different massage methods to be effective. For dry skin and normal skin, massage time is about 20 minutes per day. You only need to spend about 10 minutes a day to massage your face if you have oily and acne-prone skin.

With acne-prone skin, massage gently. If we exert too much force or massage for too long, it will damage the skin and may even appear acne.

When massaging the face, it should be combined with  good moisturizers  to increase effectiveness.

When is the best time of the day for facial massage? Experts recommend that the morning after waking up and the evening before going to bed are the two best times for massage. When you wake up, massage your face properly to help blood vessels under the skin circulate well, leading to slowing down the skin aging process, the skin will become fresher and smoother.

Above is the answer to the question of why facial massage is necessary as well as the benefits of facial massage. Hope you have found the most suitable method to care for your skin.