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How
To Get The Best Results From Facial Message - Part III
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| by Louise Forrest
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The following
techniques will help you learn to give yourself a wonderfully
relaxing facial massage, which will do wonders for your
skin when used in conjunction with your organic skin
care regimen and moderate exercise.
For scalp massage, simply work your scalp with the tips
of your fingers (not your nails) while shampooing. For
all steps marked 'problem area,' use only what you actually
have trouble with. |
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| Technique for light, quick
massage (for longer massage, repeat entire process 3 or
4 times: |
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Cover
your face and neck with your emollient, then starting
at the base of the neck, rub your hands toward
your chin one at a time for 3 strokes with each
hand. |
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Problem
area: To combat a double chin, massage the underside
of the jaws with your thumbs, sliding from the
middle to the outer edges of the jaw. Do this
for the entire underside of the jaw and repeat. |
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Using
both hands, place your first two fingers on your
chin; slide up your jaw to you ear with slight
pressure, soothing the muscle you feel there.
Repeat 3 times. |
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Using
the same fingers, starting on your chin, make
very light, tiny circles moving all the way around
your mouth (this skin can be stretched easily,
so remember to use a light touch). Repeat 3 times. |
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Problem
area: To combat wrinkled lips, smile and hold
one corner of your lips. Use your other hand to
make small circles along both the upper and lower
lips edges on that side. Do the same thing for
the other side and repeat. |
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Problem
area: To combat sagging jowls, use your right
hand on the left side of your face and 'roll'
the muscle between your lower jaw and cheek bones,
working it upward. Do the same thing, using your
left hand on the right side of your jaw. Repeat. |
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Place
the same fingers on either side of your nose with
the middle fingers on the sides of the bone in
your nose and the first fingers on your cheek
bones. Press and hold for 2 seconds. Repeat 3
times. |
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Releasing
the pressure, slide from this position, making
tiny circles up your cheek bones. When you get
near the ear, slide just below the bone and press,
holding for 2 seconds. Repeat 3 times. |
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Now
you will use your 2nd and 3rd fingers to lightly
trace along your eyebrow. Place the fingers on
the bridge of your nose and slide your fingers
up and along your brow bone, then using only the
3rd finger, slide very lightly under your eye
and around to the brow, stopping at the edge of
your brow. Again, this skin can stretch very easily,
so use a very light touch. Repeat 3 times. |
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Problem
area: To combat frown lines between the brows,
slightly pull the skin tight and make tiny circles
in the area. |
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Using
your 3rd finger, lightly smooth your closed eyelids,
starting at the inner corner and working up and
out at the same time. Again, this skin is easily
stretched and requires a very light touch. |
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Problem
area: To combat crow's feet, make diagonal lines
(like railroad crossing signs) in the area with
your ring fingers. |
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Alternating
your hands and using your 1st and 2nd fingers,
you are going to make diagonal lines from you
brow to the hairline on your forehead. These lines
should always work up and out. For instance, using
your right hand, start at the inner corner of
your left brow and slide your fingers toward your
upper left hairline.
Do the same with your left hand - place the fingers
at the right inner brow area and slide diagonally
toward the upper right hairline. By alternating,
I mean that you should make the stroke as described
with your left hand, then the one as described
for your right hand each time. Mimic these strokes
across your entire forehead 2 times. |
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Slide
your hands over your entire face, always starting
at the center and sliding to the outer edges,
lightly slide back down to the base of your neck. |
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| Crossing your arms put your
left hand on the right side of your neck and your right
hand on the left side. Give slight squeezes to the muscles
in your neck from the base to the jaw. Don't squeeze hard
or directly on your windpipe. Repeat 3 times. |
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