Aside from self-care, facial massages also have health and beauty benefits.
Combine self-care and skin care by adding a facial massager to your beauty arsenal.
All you’ll need are two skin care products — a facial cleanser and a facial oil, serum, or moisturizer — and your hands or a face massage tool. Grab those essentials, then read on to find out how to add facial massage to your weekly skin care routine.
What Are the Benefits of Face Massage?
According to a study from the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), facial massage rollers work wonders to increase blood flow with continued use, which helps with the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and under-eye bags. The NCBI also shares that a facial massager can help you de-stress and improve your overall mood.
3 Face Massage Tools You Can Try
While your hands are a great way to massage your skin, face massage tools can take your skin care game to the next level.
1. Derma Rollers
If you’ve been scouring Google for the best face massagers, you’ve likely come across derma rollers. According to the NCBI, derma rollers are a needle-studded tool that’s rolled over the skin to help treat acne scarring, and they can also help induce collagen and elastin production, as well as enhance product absorption. Since this tool requires puncturing the skin, talk to your dermatologist before trying it at home.
2. Jade Rollers
One of the most popular beauty tools, a jade roller helps increase blood flow to the face and helps to smooth products evenly onto skin for a balanced and refreshed complexion.
3. Gua Sha
Gua sha is an East Asian massage technique that uses blunt objects to press and scrape all over the skin to relieve muscle tension and boost blood circulation. Gua sha tools, which are flat and often made of pink quartz, have become popular stateside and are typically used to massage the face in a similar fashion to a jade roller.
Source: L'Oréal
