Gua Sha guide 3:
Have you heard of “Gua Sha“? This keyword seems to have shown tremendous growth in the last two or three years. Today, we will recommend different 4 gua sha shapes boards for beauty and health lovers. They vary in shape and function slightly differently. Before that, I need to briefly introduce what gua sha is:
Gua Sha is an ancient medical technique from China (with a history of thousands of years), and it has been continuously improved until today. The principle of gua sha is based on the core of traditional Chinese medicine – “Qi and blood”. In most cases, people’s “qi and blood” are unobstructed, and it flows slowly and uniformly in the body. But sometimes, the original flow of “Qi and blood” is affected by some special circumstances and blocked in certain areas, thus stopping normal operation. The body will have adverse reactions in these areas of qi and blood congestion, such as edema, muscle aches and headaches. Gua Sha can scrape away these stagnant areas, so that the flow of “Qi and blood” can be restored smoothly, thus playing a therapeutic effect.
The above is the basic principle of gua sha. The principle of gua sha is very complicated, we just briefly explained it. If you are interested in gua sha, you can search for the content about scraping yourself. So, next we will introduce 4 different gua sha boards to you, which is also the focus of this article.
Finger-Shaped Gua Sha – Also Known As Heart-Shaped Gua Sha.
This shape of gua sha board is one of the most mainstream shapes on the market. Generally, there are three sizes available in the market, 60mm*40mm, 75mm*55mm and 80mm*60mm. It is recommended that you choose 80mm*60mm or 75mm*55mm. The smallest size one, the effect is poor. Basically only as decoration.
This shape of gua sha board is mainly used for facial beauty massage. We can see that its shape fits the facial lines very well. Its functions mainly include lifting the face, reducing wrinkles and eliminating puffiness of the eyes. It is a gua sha board with a very powerful comprehensive effect.
Concave Gua Sha Shapes Stone
Compared with the comprehensiveness of the first product, this gua sha board is a more prominent product in one aspect. Although it can also be used on the eyes, cheeks and other areas, its more prominent function is to shape the nose. Its unique concave part was born for this. We fit this part to the bridge of our nose, and then perform gua sha, which is repeated about 15-20 times. Remember, don’t push too hard.
Just a reminder, if you want instant results, this gua sha won’t do it. It can only make small adjustments on your original basis, and it also takes time to accumulate.
Comb-Shaped Gua Sha Stone.
Obviously, this is also a specialized product. Looking at the gua sha shape, we can easily think of our head, because it is the shape of a comb. In fact it does, it is used to massage our scalp.
The head is one of the most important areas of the human body. There are many acupuncture points on the head, which is also one of the most prone to “qi” and “blood” congestion in the human body. Especially now that staying up late is more and more common, causing many people to experience dizziness and headaches. Ordinary gua sha boards cannot produce good results because they are blocked by hair and have a large force area. The comb-shaped gua sha board can directly massage the scalp through the hair and has a small force area, and its effect is much better than the ordinary shape.
Mushroom-Shaped Gua Sha
A very cute shape. The gua sha board of this shape has two main functions, press the acupoints, and massage the deep muscles.
This shape of the gua sha board allows you to better hold (place the indentation between the two fingers, with the palm or thumb against one end), which provides a stronger force, allowing the force to be transmitted to the deeper layers muscle. And its arc-shaped head allows it to concentrate its force on the most prominent point and press on our acupuncture points. Obviously, this is also a product of functional specialization.
There are many gua sha boards, and they cover almost all parts of the human body. I will introduce more different styles and functions of guasha boards in the future. If you are interesting in our gua sha stones, feel free to contact us. We have more than 100 different gua sha stones to choose from, and customized services offer!
