Train your body, we are already trying. And the face then? With more than fifty muscles, he is in spite of himself in the front line to absorb all the stress that we accumulate during the day. As soon as we have an expression, a smile, the forehead which wrinkles a little, the muscles contract. Result: tensions accumulate, folds are created, which accelerates the slackening of the skin. Unless the self-massage techniques arrive in time to rectify the situation.
Self-massage in an institute to correct
Unlike botox, which has the bad reputation of sometimes causing frozen faces, face training has the advantage of doing almost the same job in a totally natural way. Face training combines two ancestral massage techniques: Kobido, a Japanese maneuver to plump up the skin and release tension by creating air between bone and muscle. And the face sculpting designed by Yakov Gershkovich which redraws the shapes of the face thanks to gestures of lymphatic drainage. “We will be able to smooth the skin. It will be plumped up, because we are stimulating the production of collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid in the fibroblasts of the skin, to try to rejuvenate it as much as possible in a natural way”, explains Léa, head trainer at Face Kult.
But these are not the only advantages. These techniques are becoming more and more popular because over time, they also promise to reduce wrinkles, fine lines, dark circles and puffiness. Mari Lakspere, founder of the ÖKO Face Fitness app says: “My clients gain a visible 3-10 year rejuvenation in their physical appearance. Even if it’s not a magic wand, it would be quite possible to “recover some wrinkles” on the upper face because the skin is thinner there. conversely, on the lower face it can take up to six months, because it remains a 100% natural and manual method.
Self-massage gestures at home to maintain
In the institute, we will work much more intensely with expert maneuvers, but it is recommended to maintain the monthly sessions carried out in the studio on a daily basis. “It’s important to continue self-massage techniques at home, because it’s like sport. Doing sports with a coach then doing nothing more for the month, there will be no results and it’s the same for the face”, insists Morea, director of Luuma Institute.
Working out your muscles at home is simple. You can use massage stones like those from Face Kult or roll-on-jade or just his hands. By applying your day cream, take 5 or 10 minutes depending on the result you want. We always make movements from inside to outside to drain, on the forehead we massage from bottom to top (never the opposite). You can also lightly pinch the cheeks, always from the center of the face towards the cheeks, to activate microcirculation. To get help, tutorials are available on the ÖKO face fitness app.
Beyond aesthetics, self-massage techniques are part of overall well-being in addition to guaranteeing totally relaxed muscles and skin rid of all its tensions.