Taking care of yourself, with small daily pampering is the right answer to promote the well-being of our body. Like all aesthetic practices, a good facial massage can be very effective and stress-proof, especially after the holidays.
It is never too late to allow yourself a few minutes of relaxation to treat yourself without any effort in small daily gestures that make you feel good. Facial massage is one of these little secrets everyone should know to promote relaxation, as is this tool that can relieve stress in 10 minutes.
Why should we get used to this practice that promotes the well-being of our body
The massage helps to hydrate the skin and, with the special creams, to stimulate microcirculation, elastin and collagen which help maintain the right elasticity of the skin and support and resistance. But in addition to this, this practice also serves to give moments of pleasure and a few minutes of relaxation.
During this small period of time of the day, the mind becomes free from all thoughts. This helps both to better face the day but also to end it by reconciling a restful sleep.
Some points on the face have small contractures, such as the forehead, the browbone and the jaw that many people tighten at night when they are highly stressed. With the right movements and consistency, ailments such as stress, insomnia and much more can be relieved.
A simple and effective post-holiday stress-proof facial massage
This good daily habit does not require any kind of mastery of specific techniques, but only small gestures. These will also help in getting the creams that are used daily to absorb well.
In addition to the classics anti-aging creams there are various serums or oils that can be used to deeply hydrate the skin. One of them is the classic extra virgin olive oil which is used in the kitchen, but also in aesthetics for its many beneficial properties.
But how to do a face massage? The main rule is to always start from the bottom, in this case in fact you will have to starting from the neck.
With your right hand you will work the part of the left neck starting from the center and going up to behind the ears. Do this for each side also wrapping the collarbone with circulatory movements.
Switch to the chin and with the same system, starting from the center and then reaching the temples, wrapping the chin taking it between the fingertips and the thumb which will form a hollow. With your thumbs, press on the chin and relax it with circulatory movements and continue throughout the jaw.
Switch to flesh out cheekbones lightly pinching them with your fingertips and tapping gently. Then press lightly with the palm of your hand while sliding upwards.
Relax the browbone gently pinching it from the outside to the inside with your thumb and forefinger. Once in the center, apply a slight pressure.
Move to the forehead with circular movements in order to stretch the skin down to the temples, behind the ears and finally to the neck.
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