Chen outlined some steps to take so you can make sure you’re using your tool effectively:
1. Always start with a clean face.
2. Before doing gua sha, you want to make sure to prep your skin with something emollient like a face oil or a balm. You also want to apply an oil that’s silky and doesn’t absorb right away or you might tug your skin, like our Over the Moon Gua Sha Facial Oil.
3. Keep the stone as flat and close to the skin as possible—15-degree angle so you don’t create unnecessary friction or tug your skin.
4. If you have an active acne breakout, just do gua sha on the chest and neck. This will help to increase circulation and decrease inflammation.
5. Always slow strokes on neck and face, and upward and outward strokes on the face.
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