5-Minute Face Massages for Glowing, Healthy Skin
MASSAGE #1: TO SMOOTH FOREHEAD CREASES
Benefits: This helps to smooth and relax the muscles and improve the appearance of lines and wrinkles brought on by stress.
How To: Place fingertips together in the middle of the forehead with hands and elbows out, press firmly. Next glide with fingers together with slight pressure to the temples, press and release. Repeat 3 times.
MASSAGE #2: TO REVITALIZE TIRED EYES
Benefits: Smooth frown lines, reduce eye puffiness and strain, alleviate headaches, sinus pain and enhance skin glow and health.
How to: Using your middle or index finger, press between the brows on the 3rd eye and stroke over the brows around the eyes returning to the center. Next still using your fingers, move in an S shape to release and soften the muscle between the brows. Glide around the eyes again, return to center and repeat the press, glide and drain. Now repeat the S movement. Perform this sequence 3 times each (6 total), alternating between presses and S’s.
MASSAGE #3: TO RESTORE A YOUTHFUL GLOW
Benefits: These key pressure points may feel a little tender but help to encourage circulation and detoxification of the skin while boosting inner skin radiance.
How to: Using your index or middle finger press either side of the nostril, release and slide to the glow point under the lower cheek bone and press. Glide towards the ear and press in the hollow just in front of the ear. Repeat 3 times.
MASSAGE #4: TO RELIEVE JAWLINE STRESS
Benefits: This helps to release stress and tension in the jaw, increases lymphatic drainage and improves skin tone and circulation.
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