With the vigorous development of the gua sha industry, everyone has more and more opportunities to come into contact with guasha. But do you know when to use Gua Sha? Or what symptoms should you use Gua Sha when you have symptoms? Today, we will analyze all the secrets of Gua Sha in all directions and angles!
The History and Effects of Gua Sha
The History of Gua Sha
Gua Sha originated in China. Gua Sha has a long history. Gua Sha is a kind of Bianstone therapy or pricking therapy. It has been spread among Chinese people for a long time, and it has been passed down from generation to generation.
According to legend, in ancient times, when human beings invented fire, they felt very comfortable when they found that the fire was roasting certain parts of the body when using fire for heating. Later, humans discovered that when the stone was heated to stimulate the body, it could cure the disease. Later, humans discovered that the abscess was punctured by heating with a Bianstone stone. Gradually, people at that time felt that using hot stones could cure some diseases. This is the prototype of “gua sha” treatment.
In the Bronze Age, people invented metallurgical technology. With the development of metallurgical technology, iron can be smelted. Iron is finer than Bianstone. Humans at that time made iron like needles used by modern people. With the development of the theory of acupuncture and meridians, the folks began to use blunt-edged copper coins, spoons, porcelain cup lids, coins, jades, buttons and other instruments to repeatedly scrape the relevant meridians on the skin surface until red or purple blood stasis appeared under the skin spot, to achieve the method of conditioning. In continuous practice, it has been interpreted as a natural therapy – gua sha health therapy.
The earliest written record of gua sha was written by Wei Yilin, a physician in the Yuan Dynasty, in 1337 AD. The earliest “sand” refers to a disease syndrome. Because of the red, purple or dark blue-like “sand”-like spots on the surface of the skin that have been scraped for many diseases, people gradually call this therapy “gua sha therapy”.
Moreover, with the research of later generations, there are no less than dozens of medical books related to gua sha.
Now, with the gua sha frenzy rolled up through various social media, gua sha has spread from China to the world and is known to more and more people.
The Effects of Gua Sha
Although guasha has a very long history, so far, there is not enough scientific research to prove many of the effects of gua sha. Most of the efficacy is the experience summed up in the clinical treatment of traditional Chinese medicine. In summary, gua sha has the following effects:
- Improve respiratory diseases, such as colds, nasal allergies, asthma.
- Treatment of musculoskeletal problems, including cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, lumbar disc herniation and muscle pain.
- Improve children’s respiratory tract infection, fever, children’s enuresis and other problems.
- Relieves fatigue, relaxes tendons.
- Strengthen the body and promote blood circulation.
As we said, the main power of Gua Sha is to improve our “Qi and blood condition”. Therefore, it has a certain effect in the face of some problems involving qi and blood. Such as muscle soreness, headache and other symptoms as well as beauty.
The main reason why Gua Sha can set off a craze all over the world is also because of the miraculous effects it brings in beauty! Gua Sha includes but is not limited to the following cosmetic benefits:
- Improve facial puffiness, eye puffiness and other symptoms.
- Improve facial skin condition and make skin look younger.
- Improve dark circles.
- Shape and improve facial lines. (short term, non-permanent effect)
- Lighten wrinkles and make the complexion more rosy.
Gua Sha is indeed embraced by many people in terms of beauty. What’s more, it can not only improve the condition of your skin through its own effect, it can also enhance the effect of your other beauty products, and more importantly, it belongs to natural beauty!
But gua sha is not a panacea, nor is it a tool that can bring you miracles. It can only improve your base, not directly give you a drastic change. If you want to make you different in the short term, Gua Sha can’t do it, maybe make-up and cosmetic surgery can. (But we do not recommend plastic surgery, the risk is too high, and it has serious sequelae. If it is not because of birth defects, please stay away from plastic surgery.)
How do You Use Gua Sha Correctly?
How to use Gua Sha depends on what purpose you want to achieve. It is generally analyzed from two perspectives: cosmetic and therapeutic.
Cosmetic
Generally divided into home beauty and professional beauty shop care. We only briefly describe the use of home beauty care here. If you want to experience a deeper level of gua sha beauty, please find a local beauty place that can provide guasha, and they will give you professional services.
First, you must clean your gua sha tool before using it. Then, apply your favorite serum or cream to your face. Now, officially enter the Gua Sha tutorial:
- Reduce eye puffiness and dark circles. First, using the relatively flat side of your guasha tool, use gentle pressure to scrape along the lower eyelid from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner of the eye. Repeat 15-20 times on each side.
- Relieve facial puffiness. Using the smoother sides, scrape upwards along the sides of the cheeks to the front of the ears. Repeat 15-20 times.
- Lift facial lines. Using the angle part of the gua sha board, scrape along the jawline from the chin to the ear. Repeat 15-20 times. You can see results in the short term, but this is only temporary, not permanent.
- Lighten forehead lines. Two methods are required. The first one is to use the gentle side of the gua sha board to scrape from the middle of the forehead to both sides, repeating 15-20 words. Second, use the flat side to shave from above the eyebrows to the hairline. Repeat 15-20 times. Note that one method needs to be completed before the other method can be used interchangeably.
The above four methods can basically meet your daily gua sha and beauty needs.
Treat
Gua sha for treatment. We recommend not to try it at home, please go to a regular gua sha place for treatment. Because guasha for the purpose of treatment, the force used is much heavier than that of beauty. Only in this way can the force penetrate deep into the muscles and achieve the effect of treatment. This requires personnel with professional skills and experience. If you try it yourself at home, there is a chance of more serious injury. Not worth the loss.
If you must do it yourself at home, please consult enough information and fully understand the technique of gua sha before you try it.
Precautions for Gua Sha
Before Use:
- Ensure that gua sha products are cleaned and disinfected.
- Try to use with essence or lotion.
- Try to be in a quiet, warm environment. Too high or too low temperature is not conducive to gua sha.
During Gua Sha:
Try to scrape according to the instructions, do not change the guasha method at will. If you feel discomfort during the gua sha process, you should stop it immediately, and if it is serious, please go to the hospital for treatment.
After Use:
- Do not wash immediately. Because after gua sha, your pores are in a state of dilation. Washing at this time may damage your skin and cause unsuitable infection.
- Clean your guasha tools.
- Keep the environment warm.
Recommended Gua Sha Tools
There are many gua sha tools on the market today. Different styles, different materials, varied. If we say which guasha tools are worth recommending, we will consider from two aspects: material and style.
Material:
At present, there are many kinds of gua sha materials on the market. Generally speaking, there are five kinds of guasha materials. We will analyze their advantages and disadvantages below.
Natural crystal, stone material: This is the most common gua sha material on the market. Its advantages are that it is natural and pollution-free, and the temperature of the stone is generally low, so it is the best in guasha effect. The disadvantage is that it is fragile.
Metal material: mainly stainless steel. It is a material that has risen in recent years. Its advantage lies in the excellent properties of stainless steel. Easy to make, easy to store, not easy to damage. The disadvantage is that the price is generally high and the weight is heavy.
Plastic Material: Synthetic material. The advantage is that it is cheap. The disadvantage is that the weight is too light and the gua sha effect is poor. And plastic may have residues of substances that are harmful to the human body.
Resin material: Its advantages and disadvantages are similar to plastic materials, but relatively speaking, the safety factor is higher.
Biological materials such as buffalo horn: the advantage is that the price is low, and the texture is tough and not easy to damage. The disadvantage is that it is light in weight and may carry odors. And because of its biological properties. Not in line with natural and moral standards, will be resisted by certain groups.
In general, we recommend that you choose a gua sha board made of natural crystal or stainless steel. In terms of effect and safety factor, both of them are more excellent existences.
Shape:
In terms of style alone, those special guasha boards made for special treatments, such as comb-shaped gua sha boards, are excluded. There is no obvious difference in the effect of different styles of guasha boards. You can roughly analyze their use in terms of volume and shape.
- The bulky gua sha pad is suitable for use on large areas, such as the back, cheeks, etc.
- Small gua sha pads are more suitable for small areas, such as eyes, nose, etc.Long and wide, knife-like guasha boards are generally used for areas with large areas such as back, thighs, and arms with high muscle content.
- Long, round, pen-like gua sha tools are suitable for acupoint massage.
- Tooth guasha tools are generally used for head massage.
Choose the gua sha board that suits you according to your actual needs.
The following four guasha boards are worth your consideration, and these are the four most popular products on the market.
How to Find the Best Gua Sha Seller!
Because of the popularity of the market, there are more and more Gua Sha sellers. How should you find the best gua sha seller for you? Start by clarifying your needs. There are generally three needs: 1. Own use, 2. Small retail resale 3. Large supermarket chains or large retail stores.
1. Use By Yourself
Then your demand is roughly below 10. At this point you should look for a store that offers Gua Sha retail. You can start with these platforms: AliExpress, Amazon, and eBay, etc. These platforms basically sell guasha boards at retail prices. The only difference is that AliExpress is a Chinese platform, and most of the merchants are Chinese sellers. The price of products on this platform is slightly lower than Amazon and eBay, but the fortune time will be much longer.
Of course, you can also find many independent station retail stores from Google. Example: This is our own retail store: Jeoxi Gems. As a leading gua sha factory in China, we provide the best quality products at prices superior to platforms like Amazon.
2. Small Retail Resale Sellers.
These demanders generally have their own online or offline gua sha retail malls. At this time, your order quantity is generally above 50pcs. You can find cooperative suppliers in the following ways.
- Wholesale platforms such as Alibaba. As the most well-known wholesale platform. There are many suppliers on Alibaba. Similar platforms include Made in China, Global Sources, etc. You can find your favorite gua sha supplier on these platforms. If you want to get the product at the best price, choose the original manufacturer. However, it should be noted that Alibaba’s store rankings are not of high reference value. Even the number one seller is not necessarily the source factory.
- Search engines such as Google. As the world’s largest search engine, you can find almost all the information you need on Google. Enter keywords such as “gua sha wholesale” or “gua sha factory” in the search bar, you can find a lot of useful information. Please try to choose the top ranking sites.
- Social media. There are also many supplier information on social media, such as Instagram, facebook. But if you want to find the manufacturer from social media, the difficulty is higher than the previous two methods.
3. Large Supermarket Chains or Retail Stores
The preferred method is still to recommend wholesale platforms such as Alibaba and search engines such as Google. If you have sufficient conditions, you can go directly to China for field investigation! At present, the main gua sha factories in China are mainly located in Liaoning and Dongguan.
As a leading guasha factory in China, we very much welcome you to visit our factory!
Start your gua sha journey now! Whether you are a gua sha user or a gua sha seller, now is the time to try!
