Facial Gua-Sha

Let me introduce you to 'Facial Gua-Sha'

But first, what is Gua-Sha?

Gua Sha is an ancient Chinese technique that involves lightly stroking the skin with a smooth blade typically made from jade or water buffalo horn in order to promote blood circulation to heal the body.

It is also sometimes referred to as "friction-stroking", because the skin is stroked with friction in the direction of blood flow.

Gua Sha is a technique that promotes blood circulation and can remove toxins from within the body.

It is usually done on one's back.


Facial Gua Sha is different from regular Gua Sha in that the skin is handled more carefully. This is because the skin around the face is more sensitive and thinner than the skin on the back.

This is what is being stated about Facial Gua-Sha :

It's an anti-aging routine that lifts the face, lessens wrinkles, improve your blood circulation to give your face a beautiful radiance.

Your face's skin will also increase its absorption ability so that it can absorb any treatment products apply on your face better.

Effects you can see/feel :

1) Dark circles decrease
2) Eye Bags/Puffy eyes decrease
3) Fine Lines reduced
4) Uneven tone improved
5) Smoother skin
6) Smaller pores
7) Dark spot lighten
8) More radiant look
9) Skin Lifted
10) Skin Firmer
11) Double chin reduced/Refined better face shape
12) Skin condition improved

I had gone for Facial Gua-Sha twice and my friend had attended a facial gua-sha course at one of the Community Club. Seemed kind of complicated as apparently there are acu-points to press on etc and also the facial gua-sha price are so expensive.

So for me, I just do the simple method, which is just to gua-sha the face all over in an upward movement.
You do not gua-sha on a dry face but to use facial oil but lazy me, I just splash plain water on my face for easier movements.

I do this gua-sha almost every night or every other night and this is my results after a couple of months :

1) Dark circles decrease – no (see earlier article "Panda Eyes" for solution)
2) Eye Bags/Puffy eyes decrease - no
3) Fine Lines reduced – yes, slight, crow's feet and laughter lines are not so deep
4) Uneven tone improved – yes
5) Smoother skin – yes
6) Smaller pores - no
7) Dark spot lighten - yes
8) More radiant look - yes
9) Skin Lifted - yes
10) Skin Firmer - yes
11) Double chin reduced/Refined better face shape – don't know, I don't have double chin
12) Skin condition improved - yes

There will be some slight redness when you gua-sha the face but the redness goes away almost immediately.


My gua-sha blade which is made from buffalo's horns




You cannot stop yourself from aging but you can DELAY aging.