Face Massage for Beautiful Skin

One of the best techniques for beautiful skin is a face massage. But these days, who can afford to get a weekly facial massage at a spa?

This step-by-step home instruction video is just as good as an expensive spa treatment…..and very relaxing too. For even better results consider adding Facial Exercises to your weekly routine. Just performing facial exercises a few times a week can make a difference in your appearance and skin texture.

Why A Face Massage

The benefits are endless! It encourages blood circulation flooding the skin cells and tissues with nourishing oxygen. This helps to carry away waste products and carbon dioxide -- cleansing the skin. It also helps to:

• firm the skin and underlying tissues
• eliminate excess fluid - reducing Puffy Eyes
• strengthened and tone muscle fibers
• increase skin moisture through sebum production
• loosen and remove dead skin cells exposing healthier skin

Before Beginning A Face Massage

Make sure your face and hands are clean. If you skin is very dry, you can add a little massaging oil a potent Organic Vitamin C Serum. This helps to work the vitamin rich serum deep into the pores and help create tighter and brighter skin. Vitamin C helps to inhibit excess melanin production so you can reduce brown spots, blotches, and dark patches - enhancing your tone and complexion.

The pressure you would exert during a face massage is a gentle light friction – like you’re polishing a pair of shoes. Don't be afraid of rubbing the skin.

Ok Ready?

Click on the Face Massage Video to get started.

Click on the Before and After pictures to the right for more information......

Additional Reading

Copper Peptide Cream - Find out how copper peptide creams can enhance your facial exercise workouts and help thicken and firm the skin faster than exercises alone.


Here is the text to the Facial Massage video above.

If you like you can print this out.

How To Give Yourself An Energizing Face Massage________________________________________

Step 1: Make yourself comfortableYou can do this massage in any setting, but it is more effective when the mind is calm and the body is relaxed. Find a quiet place if possible, either lying down or seated. Take a few deep breathes and if you wear glasses, remove them before starting. ________________________________________

Step 2: Head tapping - Firstly, start by gently tapping the head by drumming your fingertips all around the top of the scalp. This stimulates blood flow and brain cell activity. Carry on doing this for about 1 minute. ________________________________________

Step 3: Forward swipes - Next flatten both hands with your palms facing you and hold them at forehead level. Turn your head from left to right, alternate swiping the forehead with the fingers of the left and right hand. It should be your head that is moving and not your hands. Repeat this about 10 times to each side.

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Step 4: Circle the eyes - With the hands still at eye level, now make loose fists while placing the thumbs on the cheekbones. Starting at the bridge of the nose, firmly draw the knuckles of the index fingers in an arc across the eyebrows and down the outside of the eye.

Then once again starting from the bridge of the nose, this time draw the knuckles in an arc beneath the eyes on the crest of the cheekbones. Repeat this cycle approximately 10 times.

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Step 5: Palming the cheeks - Once again open the hands and place the palms over the cheekbones.

Firmly draw the palms down towards the mouth, then continue along the bottom edge of the jawbone. Follow the line of the jaw upwards, to just in front of the ears, then in along the cheekbones completing a cycle. Repeat this cycle 10 times.
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Step 6: Mouth swipes - Now turn the hands with fingertips pointing towards each other and the palms towards you as in the forehead swipes, but this time at mouth level.

Again, move the head side to side, swiping the mouth and lips with your fingertips. Remember it is the head that turns while the hands remain still. Repeat 10 times to each side ________________________________________

Step 7: Throat pull - Lowering the hands to neck level, we will now extend the thumbs and curve the fingers slightly.

Using very light pressure place one hand on the throat, and pull directly forward while closing the thumb and forefinger so that you tug gently at the skin as your hand slides off. This should not be painful or uncomfortable.

As the first hand slides off, the other hand is rising to repeat the process. With practice, you can achieve a steady rhythm. Repeat with both hands 10 times. ________________________________________

Step 8: Ear massage - To begin, we are going to make "Spock" hands, that is, with your little finger and ring finger together and middle and index finger together.

Place the hands on the side of the head with the ears between the fingers and massage up and down. Repeat this 10 times.

Now we will massage the ears. Starting at the tops, rub the ear firmly between thumb and the first two fingers. Continue down to the lobe covering the entire ear. To finish give the earlobe a firm tug, then the middle of the ear, and finally the top.

Repeat this 3 times.